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Balance of Investor Protection Fund From Which Awards Are Paid (as of FY2020)

$ 0 m

SEC Whistleblower Awards Paid to Date

0

Number of SEC whistleblower submissions in FY2020

Largest SEC Whistleblower Award
More than $110 million

Successful SEC Whistleblowers...

that are foreign nationals: Over 48%
that were insiders: 68%
that reported their concerns internally: Approximately 84%
that reported anonymously: Almost 25%
that filed jointly: Approximately 19%

Whistleblower Tips Received by the SEC

Year / Amount % increase over prior year
2014 3,620
2015 3,923
8.4%
2016 4,218
7.5%
2017 4,484
6.3%
2018 5,282
17.8%
2019 5,212
-1.3%
2020 6,911
32.6%
113%

Since the beginning of the program, the number of whistleblower tips received has grown by approximately 74%.

48%

In 2020, almost half of awards paid have been to foreign sources.

Corporate Disclosures and FinancialsCrypto CurrencyOffering FraudMarket ManipulationInsider TradingTrading and PricingFCPAUnregistered OfferingsMarket EventMunicipal Securities and Public PensionOtherNot Reported

Whistleblower Tips by Allegation Type

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Tips Received / Fiscal year
% of Total Whistleblower Tips/Fiscal Year
2017
0
0%
2018
0
0%
2019
0
0%
2020
0
0%
Total: 0
Average: 0%

Whistleblower Tips Received by Geographic Location U.S. and its Territories

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AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC
California

1.8%

of total population
FY2012
300
Total: 2,559 Avg/Year: 511.8
Total: 2,559 Avg/Year: 511.8

Top Whistleblower Tips Received International

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UK
Canada
Australia
China
India
  • 0
    2015
  • 0
    2016
  • 0
    2017
  • 0
    2018
  • 0
    2019
  • 0
    2020

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Whistleblower Tips Received by Country International

*ALL STATISTICS CURRENT AS OF NOVEMBER 2020 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

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