shareholding
noun [ C ]
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET (also share-holding) uk/ˈʃeəˌhəʊldɪŋ/ usthe shares in a company that a particular person or organization owns considered together as a unit:
acquire/secure a shareholding Telefonica acquired a shareholding of 51% in each local operator.
a shareholding in sth The Quatari fund now has a 25% shareholding in the company.
Venture capitalists have a controlling shareholding in the business.
a majority/minority shareholding