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Microsoft Ownership Summary

Microsoft is owned by 69.24% institutional investors, 0.06% insiders, and 30.71% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.10% 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	69.24%	0.06%	30.71%
Sector	Technology Stocks List	64.44%	1.73%	33.84%
Industry	Software - Infrastructure Stocks List	69.24%	0.06%	30.71%
Idea	Electric Vehicle Stocks List	21.05%	11.59%	67.36%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	675.91M	9.10%	$302.10B
Blackrock	553.98M	7.45%	$247.60B
State street	300.03M	4.04%	$134.10B
Fmr	216.69M	2.92%	$96.85B
Geode capital management	161.76M	2.18%	$72.12B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	136.74M	1.84%	$61.12B
Jpmorgan chase	132.61M	1.78%	$59.27B
Morgan stanley	122.76M	1.65%	$54.87B
Norges bank	97.07M	1.31%	$43.39B
Capital investors	79.00M	1.06%	$35.31B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Sander capital advisors	232.51K	47.47%	$103.92M
Laird norton trust company	743.47K	46.87%	$332.29M
Joho capital	651.70K	41.21%	$291.28M
Black point wealth management	78.03K	36.14%	$34.88M
Bellevue asset management	142.19K	35.09%	$63.55M
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	34.89M	32.71%	$15.59B
Constitution capital	129.43K	30.52%	$57.85M
Lakeside advisors	101.83K	29.56%	$45.51M
Fortis capital management	295.31K	28.15%	$131.99M
Value star asset management (hong kong)	148.00K	24.52%	$66.15M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	97.07M	6.48%	97.07M
Ubs asset management americas	52.47M	6.73%	11.32M
Blackrock	553.98M	5.60%	7.96M
Vanguard group	675.91M	5.80%	7.92M
Jpmorgan chase	132.61M	4.87%	4.86M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital world investors	74.73M	5.45%	-7.86M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	136.74M	7.31%	-5.46M
Wellington management group llp	54.01M	4.31%	-4.78M
Capital investors	79.00M	7.27%	-4.57M
Mirae asset global investments	2.37M	5.30%	-4.52M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	97.07M	6.48%	97.07M	$43.39B
Mirae asset global etfs	3.01M	3.20%	3.01M	$1.34B
Corebridge financial	2.22M	5.44%	2.22M	$990.15M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	1.22M	6.15%	1.22M	$544.82M
Magnolia capital advisors	708.49K	2.72%	708.49K	$8.63M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Thomas j. herzfeld advisors	-6.00
Zynergyretirementplanning	-7.00
Icon advisers inc/co	-15.00
Cultivar capital	-52.00
Interval partners, lp	-60.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2023	4,960	0.90%	5,134,375,861	-0.65%	69	1.43%	2,329	19.31%	2,077	-16.22%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Performer (AFRIS)	705.72M	9.49%	705.72M
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	233.64M	3.14%	-1.01M
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	199.85M	2.69%	2.84M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	93.10M	1.25%	699.52K
Fidelity 500 Index	91.85M	1.24%	624.09K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	87.30M	1.17%	61.36K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	70.20M	0.94%	374.50K
Invesco QQQ Trust	61.30M	0.82%	668.03K
AF High Growth (AFRIS)	53.65M	0.72%	53.65M
Vanguard Institutional Index I	47.05M	0.63%	-186.59K

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
2024 Q4	-	7
2024 Q3	-	13
2024 Q2	-	3
2024 Q1	-	9
2023 Q4	-	2

MSFT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Microsoft?

Microsoft shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 69.24%, followed by 0.06% insiders and 30.70% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Microsoft's industry, Software - Infrastructure Stocks List, is 69.24%, which Microsoft falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Microsoft?

Microsoft’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (675.91M shares, 9.10%), Blackrock (553.98M shares, 7.45%), and State street (300.03M shares, 4.04%). Together, they hold 20.59% 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 47.47% of its assets in 232.51K Microsoft shares, valued at 103.92M$.

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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