BlackRock Japan’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History

BlackRock Japan’s Portfolio MSFT Stock Details MSFT Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2016 Q4	$652M	Sell	10,489,773 -113,923	-1%	-$6.85M	2.15%	2
2016 Q3	$611M	Buy	10,603,696 +385,319	+4%	+$21.8M	2.09%	2
2016 Q2	$523M	Buy	10,218,377 +37,936	+0.4%	+$1.97M	1.88%	3
2016 Q1	$562M	Buy	10,180,441 +457,908	+5%	+$24M	2.09%	2
2015 Q4	$539M	Buy	9,722,533 +18,500	+0.2%	+$974K	2.02%	2
2015 Q3	$430M	Buy	9,704,033 +299,286	+3%	+$13.4M	1.72%	3
2015 Q2	$415M	Buy	9,404,747 +190,492	+2%	+$8.69M	1.6%	3
2015 Q1	$375M	Sell	9,214,255 -1,232,906	-12%	-$53.7M	1.5%	4
2014 Q4	$485M	Buy	10,447,161 +938,789	+10%	+$44.1M	1.86%	2
2014 Q3	$441M	Buy	9,508,372 +244,039	+3%	+$10.9M	1.9%	3
2014 Q2	$386M	Sell	9,264,333 -680,495	-7%	-$27.5M	1.76%	3
2014 Q1	$408M	Sell	9,944,828 -356,064	-3%	-$13.4M	1.82%	3
2013 Q4	$385M	Sell	10,300,892 -578,763	-5%	-$21M	1.71%	3
2013 Q3	$362M	Buy	10,879,655 +466,547	+4%	+$15.3M	1.72%	3
2013 Q2	$360M	Buy	+10,413,108	New	+$341M	1.65%	3

Other funds holding MSFT

Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $846B AUM 46.74% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

BIT

BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return

T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return

Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

BFA

BlackRock Fund Advisors San Francisco, California $542B AUM 18.13% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Japan's MSFT Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Japan reduced its Microsoft (MSFT) stake by 1.1% in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $6.85M and leaving 10,489,773 shares worth $652M. The position accounts for 2.15% of the portfolio, ranked #2.

BlackRock Japan first reported a position in MSFT in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. 2,427 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q4 2016.

BlackRock Japan held 10,489,773 shares of Microsoft worth $652M as of Q4 2016.
BlackRock Japan sold 113,923 Microsoft shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $6.85M.
Microsoft made up 2.15% of BlackRock Japan's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #2 holding.
BlackRock Japan first reported a position in Microsoft in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
2,427 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Microsoft as of Q4 2016.

Based on BlackRock Japan's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.