cross-holdings

One corporation owning shares in another corporation. Cross-holdings are important when it comes down to accounting because without taking cross-holdings into consideration would mean double-counting. For example, if Corporation X and Corporation Y are both listed on the same index, Corporation X's cross-holdings in Corporation Y need to be accounted for in order to avoid Corporation Y's value from being double-counted.

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