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If it trades, it's investable

What You Can Actually Buy

"Investable" means a company is publicly traded — listed on a stock exchange — so any retail investor with a brokerage account can buy and sell shares. Substox tracks 4,634+ public companies across the world's major exchanges, plus the ETFs, IPOs, dividend payers, and holding companies that make this universe explorable.

Six Ways to Explore

Public Companies

Every company in the Substox database that's listed on a major exchange — searchable by sector, country, and market cap.
4,634+ tracked

Holding Companies

The public conglomerates that own the brands you use every day — Alphabet, Berkshire Hathaway, LVMH, Tencent, SoftBank.
1,439 identified

ETFs & Index Funds

Buy whole markets, sectors, or themes in a single ticker. The fastest way to diversify — and the simplest way for new investors to start.
Explore ETFs

IPO Center

Upcoming and recent IPOs, the largest IPOs in history, and a calendar of what's coming public next.
View IPOs

Dividend Stocks

Companies that pay you to hold them. High yields, Dividend Aristocrats, REITs, and monthly payers — the income side of the market.
Dividend ideas

Market Cap Explorer

Mega Cap, Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, Micro Cap — different sizes mean different risk profiles and growth potential.
Explore by size
Questions people ask

Common Questions

What makes a company investable?

In Substox terms, a company is investable if you can buy a share of it on a public exchange. That covers ordinary listed companies, holding companies, ETFs and index funds, and companies that have recently completed an IPO.

How many investable companies does Substox track?

4,634 publicly traded companies, across 11 sectors and 6 continents.

What if the company I want is not listed?

Search it anyway. If it is private, Substox shows the parent company that owns it and any listed companies in the same business, so you can see what exposure is actually available to you.