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Shareholder
A shareholder is a person or entity that owns shares in a company. Depending on the type of shares and the company's governing documents, shareholders may receive economic rights such as dividends and may also have voting or other ownership rights.
Why it matters to you
Some tokenized investments represent shares in a company or SPV rather than direct ownership of the asset held by that company. In those structures, understanding your rights as a shareholder can be more important than simply knowing that you hold a token.
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