Amounts reported for vested shares and exercised options (number of executives are below dollar amounts)
| Mean dollar value of shares vested (dollars) | Mean dollar profit in options exercised (dollars) | Aggregate dollar value of shares vested (billions of dollars) | Aggregate dollar profit in options exercised (billions of dollars) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $557,064 | $1,059,619 | $9.0 | $17.4 |
| 16,080 | 16,428 | 16,080 | 16,428 | |
| 2008 | $541,980 | $722,580 | $9.2 | $11.7 |
| 16,894 | 16,208 | 16,894 | 16,208 | |
| 2009 | $358,816 | $271,415 | $6.5 | $5.2 |
| 18,124 | 19,005 | 18,124 | 19,005 | |
| 2010 | $548,318 | $414,884 | $9.7 | $7.9 |
| 17,711 | 19,096 | 17,711 | 19,096 |
Source: Author's analysis of Capital IQ microdata