Doesn't work that way. Float is shares that can be bought or sold, even if they're in investors hands, like yours and mine, they're still part of the float because we can still sell them. Float refers to unrestricted shares that can change hands without the company taking action. So even if you bought 1 billion shares, they would still be considered part of the float because you can just turn around and try to sell them whenever you want.
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