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Microsoft Ownership Summary

Microsoft is owned by 81.74% institutional investors, 0.07% insiders, and 18.20% retail investors. Barclays is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.05% 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	81.74%	0.07%	18.20%
Sector	Technology Stocks List	67.52%	1.64%	30.85%
Industry	Software - Infrastructure Stocks List	81.74%	0.07%	18.20%
Idea	Electric Vehicle Stocks List	20.79%	14.37%	64.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Barclays	821.34M	11.05%	$18.22B
Vanguard group	701.99M	9.44%	$363.59B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	591.86M	7.96%	$306.55B
Blackrock	553.98M	7.45%	$247.60B
State street	299.76M	4.03%	$155.26B
Fmr	210.49M	2.83%	$109.02B
Geode capital management	180.71M	2.43%	$93.29B
Jpmorgan chase	158.81M	2.14%	$82.25B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	132.18M	1.78%	$68.46B
Morgan stanley	120.24M	1.62%	$62.28B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Sander capital advisors	220.26K	47.81%	$114.08M
Ddd partners	1.14M	37.63%	$592.35M
Joho capital	408.70K	37.60%	$211.69M
Elite wealth management	269.04K	36.06%	$139.35M
Thiel macro	49.00K	34.09%	$25.38M
True blue (bvi)	135.62K	33.74%	$70.24M
Bellevue asset management	136.86K	32.62%	$70.88M
Armstrong henry h associates	646.00K	30.27%	$334.59M
Laird norton trust company	332.57K	29.60%	$172.26M
Constitution capital	121.17K	29.35%	$62.76M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	105.20M	5.82%	105.20M
Ubs asset management americas	59.54M	6.70%	49.62M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	591.86M	5.37%	10.28M
Blackrock	553.98M	5.60%	7.96M
Goldman sachs group	54.56M	3.46%	7.84M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Laurel wealth advisors	60.01K	4.34%	-29.91M
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	9.19M	13.01%	-17.00M
Ci private wealth	5.33M	4.32%	-5.80M
Bnp paribas asset management	-	-	-5.00M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	132.18M	7.32%	-4.69M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	105.20M	5.82%	105.20M	$44.34B
Axa investment managers	4.25M	5.94%	4.25M	$2.20B
Clear street group	2.84M	5.01%	2.84M	$1.47B
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	1.22M	6.15%	1.22M	$544.82M
Pbcay one rsc	420.60K	12.16%	420.60K	$157.89M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Thomas j. herzfeld advisors	-6.00
Zynergyretirementplanning	-7.00
Cultivar capital	-52.00
Lion point capital, lp	-100.00
University of illinois foundation	-100.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	5,861	-2.02%	6,075,585,964	-1.63%	81	1.18%	2,697	-2.99%	2,476	-4.40%
Jun 30, 2025	5,833	-0.75%	6,159,252,491	17.07%	82	1.66%	2,704	-1.99%	2,532	-1.56%
Mar 31, 2025	5,572	-6.40%	5,044,907,782	-5.50%	67	1.32%	2,613	-17.44%	2,444	10.64%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Performer (AFRIS)	705.72M	9.49%	705.72M
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	235.48M	3.17%	96.65K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	233.55M	3.14%	-5.40M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	183.98M	2.47%	-26.95M
Fidelity 500 Index	94.22M	1.27%	40.46K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	92.47M	1.24%	-1.39M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	90.02M	1.21%	-471.85K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	89.77M	1.21%	1.10M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	89.44M	1.20%	-
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	74.12M	1.00%	274.28K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 03, 2025	SMITH BRADFORD L	Vice Chair and President	Sell	$4.20M
Nov 03, 2025	SMITH BRADFORD L	Vice Chair and President	Sell	$15.77M
Sep 03, 2025	Nadella Satya	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$19.76M
Sep 03, 2025	Nadella Satya	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$13.00M
Sep 03, 2025	Nadella Satya	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$13.35M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	2
2025 Q3	-	8
2025 Q2	-	9
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	7

MSFT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Microsoft?

Microsoft shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 81.74%, followed by 0.07% insiders and 18.19% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Microsoft's industry, Software - Infrastructure Stocks List, is 81.74%, which Microsoft falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Microsoft?

Microsoft’s largest shareholders are Barclays (821.34M shares, 11.05%), Vanguard group (701.99M shares, 9.44%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (591.86M shares, 7.96%). Together, they hold 28.46% 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?

Sander capital advisors is Microsoft’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 47.81% of its assets in 220.26K Microsoft shares, valued at 114.08M$.

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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