10/27/13 10/26/14 10/25/15 10/30/16 10/29/17 10/28/18 applied materials , inc . s&p 500 rdg semiconductor composite part ii item 5 : market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities market information applied 2019s common stock is traded on the nasdaq global select market under the symbol amat . as of december 7 , 2018 , there were 2854 registered holders of applied common stock