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Ownership structure analysis across 117 NZX-listed companies. Holder type distribution, concentration risk, nominee transparency, and cross-company holder overlap.
Classification of all top-20 shareholder entries across the NZX. Nominee entries hide the beneficial owner behind a custodian.
Companies where a single shareholder holds the largest percentage. High concentration may indicate controlling interests.
Companies with the most evenly distributed ownership. Lower HHI suggests no dominant block holder.
Shareholders appearing in the top-20 registry of 5 or more NZX companies. These are typically custodians, fund managers, or large institutional investors.
| Holder Name | # Companies | Sample Tickers |
|---|---|---|
| Custodial Services Limited | 46 | AFT, AIA, AIR, ALF, ARB, ARG, BLT, CEN, EBO, ENS... |
| FNZ Custodians Limited | 44 | AFT, AIA, AIR, ALF, APL, ARB, ARG, BAI, BLT, BRW... |
| Accident Compensation Corporation | 41 | AGL, AIA, AIR, AOF, APL, ARG, ATM, BPG, BRW, CEN... |
| Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited | 33 | AFT, APL, ARG, BAI, CEN, EBO, FCG, FSF, GNE, GNZ... |
| HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited | 32 | AGL, AIA, AIR, APL, ARG, ATM, BPG, CEN, CHI, FSF... |
Companies with the highest proportion of individually-named shareholders in the top-20 register. Higher individual ownership may indicate founder/insider presence or concentrated personal holdings.
Data sourced from publicly available records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
NZ Governance Power Index — top directors, board interlocks, auditor concentration, and multi-board analysis.
Interactive force-directed visualization of board interlocks across NZX, charities, iwi, and public sector.
Auditor market concentration, tenure analysis, and director-auditor independence.
| Utilities | 0.8% | 3.6% | 4 | 0.0% |
| Real Estate | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Industrials | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Consumer Staples | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Healthcare | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.1% |
| Information Technology | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Industrials | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Consumer Staples | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Industrials | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.1% |
| Industrials | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.1% |
| Real Estate |
| 0 |
| 0.1% |
| 0.3% |
| 16 |
| Industrials | 0 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| Communication Services | 0 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 20 |
| Industrials | 0 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 19 |
| Healthcare | 0 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 18 |
| Utilities | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| Financials | 0 | 0.4% | 1.0% | 8 |
| Financials | 0 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 21 |
| New Zealand Depository Nominee | 30 | AGL, AIA, AIR, ALF, APL, ATM, BLT, BPG, CCC, CEN... |
| New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited | 21 | AFT, ARG, CHI, EBO, ERD, FBU, FSF, GNE, GNZ, HLG... |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 19 | AFI, AIA, AIR, ATM, CNU, EBO, ERD, FBU, FPH, GNE... |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 18 | AIA, AIR, ATM, CNU, ERD, FBU, FPH, GTK, IFT, KMD... |
| New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited | 17 | AIA, APL, ATM, CEN, FPH, IFT, IKE, KMD, KPG, MFB... |
| Premier Nominees Limited | 15 | AIA, ATM, CEN, FPH, HGH, IFT, KPG, NPH, NZL, NZX... |
| Tea Custodians Limited | 15 | AIA, AIR, APL, ATM, FPH, GTK, HGH, IFT, KMD, MFB... |
| JBWere (NZ) Nominees Limited | 14 | CEN, EBO, FCG, FPH, GNE, GNZ, HLG, KPG, MCY, MFB... |
| New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited | 12 | AIA, ATM, CEN, FPH, IFT, KMD, NPH, POT, RYM, SPK... |
| Masfen Securities Limited | 12 | AGL, BRW, CEN, MFB, MPG, NZK, PEB, PFI, POT, SAN... |
| Public Trust | 12 | AIA, AIR, ATM, CEN, FCG, FPH, GNE, GTK, POT, RYM... |
| Leveraged Equities Finance Limited | 12 | APL, CHI, IKE, MOV, MPG, OCA, PEB, PGW, RAD, STU... |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 9 | AIA, AIR, ATM, GTK, KMD, NZM, THL, VGL, WBC |
| Citibank Nominees (New Zealand) Limited | 9 | ARG, CHI, FSF, GNE, GNZ, HLG, MCY, PGW, SKL |
| BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited | 8 | AIR, CEN, FPH, NPH, POT, RYM, SPK, THL |
| Real Estate |
| 1.0% |
| 0.0% |
| 1 |
| Consumer Staples | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Industrials | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Healthcare | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 |
| Financials | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 |
| Financials | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 |
| Healthcare | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Industrials | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0 |
