Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in MSFT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 593.5M | $219.68B | -1.5% | 7.989% | 3.85% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 482.6M | $178.63B | — | 6.496% | 4.47% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 306.7M | $113.53B | +0.2% | 4.129% | 3.92% |
| 4 | FMR LLC | 190.2M | $70.41B | -5.3% | 2.561% | 3.79% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 188.5M | $69.60B | +3.2% | 2.538% | 4.33% |
| 6 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 167.5M | $62.00B | — | 2.255% | 3.29% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 124.9M | $46.23B | +3.0% | 1.681% | 2.79% |
| 8 | Capital Research Global Investors | 96.1M | $35.57B | +31.1% | 1.294% | 5.52% |
| 9 | BARCLAYS PLC | 90.7M | $33.58B | — | 1.221% | 13.80% |
| 10 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 79.7M | $29.50B | -0.1% | 1.073% | 3.90% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 70.8M | $26.20B | -3.2% | 0.953% | 1.91% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 70.3M | $26.04B | +19.7% | 0.947% | 2.99% |
| 13 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 63.8M | $23.63B | +6.1% | 0.859% | 4.91% |
| 14 | Soroban Capital Partners LP | 63.6M | $23.54B | +1535.8% | 0.856% | 45.44% |
| 15 | Capital World Investors | 61.7M | $22.85B | -4.2% | 0.831% | 3.12% |
| 16 | Capital International Investors | 54.8M | $20.29B | -32.8% | 0.738% | 4.76% |
| 17 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 52.7M | $19.52B | +7.8% | 0.710% | 3.65% |
| 18 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 52.7M | $19.50B | +67.7% | 0.709% | 2.19% |
| 19 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 52.5M | $19.44B | +3.1% | 0.707% | 2.97% |
| 20 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 51.7M | $19.12B | -5.1% | 0.695% | 3.52% |
| 21 | Legal & General Group Plc | 50.3M | $18.61B | -1.6% | 0.677% | 4.30% |
| 22 | Nuveen, LLC | 44.1M | $16.33B | -8.4% | 0.594% | 4.42% |
| 23 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 42.6M | $15.78B | — | 0.574% | 4.03% |
| 24 | Invesco Ltd. | 42.3M | $15.66B | -6.5% | 0.569% | 2.40% |
| 25 | Amundi | 41.7M | $15.43B | +30.8% | 0.561% | 4.20% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in MSFT — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in MSFT during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new MSFT position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their MSFT position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 6,015 | 0.8% | 66.10% | 20.35 pp | $1.92T | 24% |
| Q4 2025 | 6,066 | +6.8% | 86.45% | 4.73 pp | $2.51T | 5.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 5,680 | +0.4% | 91.18% | +3.53 pp | $2.65T | +4.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 5,659 | +1.5% | 87.65% | +23.70 pp | $2.54T | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | 5,573 | 0.1% | 63.95% | 8.85 pp | $1.86T | 12% |
| Q4 2024 | 5,581 | +9.5% | 72.80% | +0.58 pp | $2.11T | +0.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 5,096 | +1.3% | 72.22% | 15.93 pp | $2.10T | 18% |
| Q2 2024 | 5,033 | — | 88.15% | — | $2.56T | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MSFT stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Microsoft Corporation stands at 66.1%, held across 6,015 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of MSFT, with approximately 593,456,071 shares worth $219.68B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of MSFT, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for MSFT is 30 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
378 institutions opened new positions in MSFT during Q1 2026, while 429 fully exited. 479 added to existing positions and 5,137 trimmed.
MSFT institutional ownership fell by 20.35 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -51 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 44.8% of all reported 13F value in MSFT, and the top 25 account for 60.5%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Institutional Ownership