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Microsoft Ownership Summary

Microsoft is owned by 65.79% institutional investors, 0.31% insiders, and 33.90% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.20% of MSFT shares. Performer (AFRIS) is the top mutual fund, with 9.49% of its assets in Microsoft shares.

MSFT Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Microsoft	65.79%	0.31%	33.90%
Sector	Technology Stocks List	54.24%	1.94%	43.82%
Industry	Software - Infrastructure Stocks List	65.79%	0.31%	33.90%
Idea	Electric Vehicle Stocks List	20.42%	11.56%	68.02%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	684.07M	9.20%	$288.34B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	576.23M	7.75%	$242.88B
Blackrock	553.98M	7.45%	$247.60B
State street	300.03M	4.04%	$134.10B
Fmr	197.51M	2.66%	$83.25B
Geode capital management	168.13M	2.26%	$70.72B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	135.15M	1.82%	$56.97B
Jpmorgan chase	134.94M	1.82%	$56.88B
Morgan stanley	122.76M	1.65%	$54.87B
Norges bank	105.20M	1.42%	$44.34B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Laird norton trust company	743.47K	46.87%	$332.29M
Sander capital advisors	229.68K	44.56%	$96.81M
Joho capital	556.20K	40.68%	$234.44M
Ursa fund management	1.01M	31.94%	$425.08M
Bellevue asset management	141.78K	30.85%	$59.76M
Crake asset management llp	641.47K	29.17%	$270.38M
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	28.46M	28.55%	$11.99B
Constitution capital	119.66K	28.30%	$50.44M
Lakeside advisors	97.00K	27.05%	$40.89M
Armstrong henry h associates	665.37K	24.21%	$249.77M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	105.20M	5.82%	105.20M
Bank of new york mellon	62.13M	5.09%	62.13M
Gamma investing	46.70M	0.66%	46.58M
Raymond james financial	17.13M	2.68%	17.13M
Proficio capital partners	16.84M	1.93%	16.79M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
International assets investment management	91.66K	3.21%	-38.41M
Legal & general group	51.25M	5.72%	-14.39M
Fmr	197.51M	4.97%	-14.12M
Barclays	25.86M	3.05%	-4.75M
Mirae asset global investments	2.37M	5.30%	-4.52M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	105.20M	5.82%	105.20M	$44.34B
Raymond james financial	17.13M	2.68%	17.13M	$7.22B
Leigh baldwin	2.94M	2.55%	2.94M	$2.94B
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	1.22M	6.15%	1.22M	$544.82M
Ursa fund management	1.01M	31.94%	1.01M	$425.08M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Thomas j. herzfeld advisors	-6.00
Zynergyretirementplanning	-7.00
Cultivar capital	-52.00
Authentikos wealth advisory	-61.00
Lion point capital, lp	-100.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	5,310	-1.56%	4,890,335,323	-5.08%	65	1.37%	2,805	7.27%	1,974	-10.44%
Sep 30, 2024	5,317	-0.51%	5,146,438,277	-2.77%	69	1.36%	2,574	2.47%	2,173	-2.60%
Jun 30, 2024	5,244	-1.41%	5,285,657,800	0.85%	71	1.43%	2,467	3.87%	2,187	-8.80%
Mar 31, 2024	5,306	0.30%	5,241,187,937	-0.84%	70	1.39%	2,367	-5.02%	2,396	3.95%
Dec 31, 2023	5,290	6.65%	5,285,783,003	2.95%	71	1.49%	2,492	7.00%	2,305	10.98%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Performer (AFRIS)	705.72M	9.49%	705.72M
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	234.51M	3.15%	797.01K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	206.20M	2.77%	1.40M
Fidelity 500 Index	93.12M	1.25%	414.66K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	90.69M	1.22%	262.74K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	90.02M	1.21%	-471.85K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	75.29M	1.01%	56.64K
Invesco QQQ Trust	62.23M	0.84%	-54.00K
AF High Growth (AFRIS)	53.65M	0.72%	53.65M
Vanguard Institutional Index I	46.10M	0.62%	-545.09K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Dec 09, 2024	Numoto Takeshi	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$1.12M
Dec 04, 2024	Numoto Takeshi	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$874.63K
Dec 02, 2024	Numoto Takeshi	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$1.08M
Nov 27, 2024	Numoto Takeshi	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$423.48K
Nov 22, 2024	Numoto Takeshi	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$414.72K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	7
2024 Q3	-	13
2024 Q2	-	3
2024 Q1	-	9

MSFT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Microsoft?

Microsoft shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 65.79%, followed by 0.31% insiders and 33.90% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Microsoft's industry, Software - Infrastructure Stocks List, is 65.79%, which Microsoft exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Microsoft?

Microsoft’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (684.07M shares, 9.20%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (576.23M shares, 7.75%), and Blackrock (553.98M shares, 7.45%). Together, they hold 24.41% of Microsoft’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Microsoft?

Yes, BlackRock owns 7.45% of Microsoft, totaling 553.98M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 5.60% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 247.6B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 7.96M shares, a 1.46% change.

Who is Microsoft’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Laird norton trust company is Microsoft’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 46.87% of its assets in 743.47K Microsoft shares, valued at 332.29M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Microsoft shares?

Performer (AFRIS) is the top mutual fund holder of Microsoft shares, with 9.49% of its total shares outstanding invested in 705.72M Microsoft shares.

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