Calculate a proportional company stake from direct ownership and one indirect intermediary holding, as described below. Separate FPL modes calculate scoring exposure, exact captaincy targets and points versus a cohort average; they do not predict rank movement.

Company mode adds direct and one disjoint indirect economic stake, with equal proportional rights. It does not determine legal control, tax attribution or beneficial-owner reporting. FPL modes use a separate scoring-exposure definition.

Use a separate holding of the same target share class. Exclude circular or overlapping paths.

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Effective Ownership Formula

For one disjoint company-ownership path with equal proportional economic rights, use the following formula. All inputs are percentages, not decimals.

EO = DO + (IO × OPIE / 100)

Variables:

  • EO is the total proportional economic stake in the target (%)
  • DO is your direct stake in the target (%)
  • IO is the intermediary entity’s stake in the target (%)
  • OPIE is your ownership stake in that intermediary (%)

To calculate the effective ownership, add the direct ownership to the product of the indirect ownership and the ownership percentage in the intermediate entity divided by 100.

What is Effective Ownership?

Effective ownership refers to the actual percentage of ownership that an individual or entity has in a company or asset, taking into account both direct and indirect ownership stakes. This simple economic-share model does not establish voting control, tax attribution or legal beneficial-owner reporting. Circular or overlapping holdings and different share-class rights require separate analysis. Effective ownership is calculated by combining direct ownership with the proportionate share of indirect ownership through intermediate entities.

How to Calculate Effective Ownership?

The following steps outline how to calculate the Effective Ownership.

  1. First, determine the direct ownership percentage (DO).
  2. Next, determine the intermediary’s stake in the target (IO), excluding your separate direct holding.
  3. Next, determine your stake in that intermediary (OPIE).
  4. Finally, calculate the Effective Ownership using the formula EO = DO + (IO * OPIE / 100).
  5. After inserting the values and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.

Example Problem : 

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.

Direct Ownership (DO) = 30%

Indirect Ownership (IO) = 20%

Ownership Percentage in Intermediate Entity (OPIE) = 50%. The proportional effective stake is 30 + 20 × 50 / 100 = 40%. The direct target holding and intermediary target holding must be separate, non-overlapping stakes.