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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ☐ ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( B ) OR 12 ( G ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ☐ OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report For the transition period from Commission file number : 001-34936 to NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class N / A ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) Cayman Islands ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Building 2 , 1687 Changyang Road , Shanghai 200090 , People's Republic of China ( Address of principal executive offices ) Qing Pan , Chief Financial Officer Noah Holdings Limited Building 2 , 1687 Changyang Road , Shanghai 200090 , People's Republic of China Phone : ( 86 ) 21 8035 9221 Facsimile : ( 86 ) 21 8035 9641 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : American depositary shares , two of which represent one Class A ordinary share , par value US $ 0.0005 per share Class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.0005 per share * Trading Symbol ( s ) NOAH ( Title of Each Class and Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered ) Name of exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Not for trading , but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange of the American depositary shares Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE