tracking stock

noun

: a stock the value of which is linked to the performance of a company division but which does not confer ownership in the company or the division

Examples of tracking stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Formula One Group Series, a tracking stock owned by Liberty Media that reflects the economic interest in the commercial operations of the FIA Formula One World Championship, appeared in the consumer experience group. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Rather than fatally fracturing his balance sheet to fund the mega-deal, Dell utilized a masterful piece of financial structuring, issuing a tracking stock (DVMT) tied to EMC’s economic interest in VMware. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026

After completing the acquisition, Liberty Media’s Formula One Group tracking stock will include Formula 1, MotoGP and Quint, and certain minority investments. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

The expert also raised his stock price target on the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock by $6 to $47. — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tracking stock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock