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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission File Number 001-33653 5/3 FIFTH THIRD BANCORP ( Exact name of Registrant specified in its charter ) Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 31-0854434 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 38 Fountain Square Plaza Cincinnati , Ohio 45263 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 800 ) 972-3030 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) : FITB Title of each class : Common Stock , Without Par Value Depositary Shares Representing a 1 / 1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625 % Fixed - to - Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock , Series I Depositary Shares Representing a 1 / 40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.00 % Non - Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock , Series A Depositary Shares Representing a 1 / 1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 4.95 % Non - Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock , Series K FITBI FITBP FITBO Name of each exchange on which registered : The NASDAQ Stock [ arket LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes : < No : Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes : □ No : " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes : > No : Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes : < No : Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company " and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer > Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company □ Emerging growth company □ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes : □ No : " There were 708,697,950 shares of the Bancorp's Common Stock , without par value , outstanding as of January 31 , 2021. The Aggregate Market Value of the Voting Stock held by non - affiliates of the Bancorp was $ 12,243,222,418 as of June 30 , 2020 . 17 Fifth Third Bancorp