First Trust Advisors’s Morgan Stanley MS Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $79.3M | Sell |
379,345
-158,766
| -30% | -$31.4M | 0.05% | 450 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $88.6M | Sell |
538,111
-27,642
| -5% | -$4.79M | 0.06% | 383 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $100M | Buy |
565,753
+32,664
| +6% | +$5.45M | 0.07% | 327 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $84.7M | Sell |
533,089
-307,371
| -37% | -$45.4M | 0.06% | 377 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $118M | Buy |
840,460
+22,757
| +3% | +$2.8M | 0.1% | 258 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $95.4M | Buy |
817,703
+63,161
| +8% | +$8.14M | 0.08% | 289 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $94.9M | Buy |
754,542
+14,690
| +2% | +$1.81M | 0.08% | 278 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $77.1M | Buy |
739,852
+517,895
| +233% | +$52.2M | 0.07% | 312 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $21.6M | Buy |
221,957
+14,045
| +7% | +$1.34M | 0.02% | 762 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $19.6M | Sell |
207,912
-1,943,096
| -90% | -$171M | 0.02% | 805 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $201M | Buy |
2,151,008
+152,337
| +8% | +$12.2M | 0.22% | 146 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $163M | Buy |
1,998,671
+13,875
| +0.7% | +$1.2M | 0.19% | 157 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $170M | Sell |
1,984,796
-11,565
| -0.6% | -$989K | 0.19% | 147 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $175M | Sell |
1,996,361
-61,357
| -3% | -$5.73M | 0.2% | 139 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $175M | Sell |
2,057,718
-84,911
| -4% | -$7.24M | 0.21% | 130 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $169M | Sell |
2,142,629
-298,788
| -12% | -$25.2M | 0.22% | 133 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $186M | Sell |
2,441,417
-447,128
| -15% | -$36.6M | 0.23% | 117 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $252M | Buy |
2,888,545
+441,631
| +18% | +$42.6M | 0.26% | 92 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $240M | Buy |
2,446,914
+472,462
| +24% | +$47.1M | 0.23% | 107 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $192M | Sell |
1,974,452
-131,066
| -6% | -$13M | 0.21% | 132 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $193M | Buy |
2,105,518
+325,647
| +18% | +$27.9M | 0.21% | 119 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $138M | Buy |
1,779,871
+1,463,738
| +463% | +$112M | 0.17% | 158 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $21.7M | Buy |
316,133
+28,799
| +10% | +$1.65M | 0.03% | 599 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $13.9M | Buy |
287,334
+5,404
| +2% | +$272K | 0.02% | 627 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $13.6M | Sell |
281,930
-633,721
| -69% | -$26.6M | 0.02% | 641 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $31.1M | Sell |
915,651
-189,553
| -17% | -$8.93M | 0.07% | 412 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $56.5M | Buy |
1,105,204
+102,280
| +10% | +$4.84M | 0.1% | 305 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $42.8M | Buy |
1,002,924
+135,068
| +16% | +$5.77M | 0.08% | 362 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $38M | Buy |
867,856
+117,767
| +16% | +$5.25M | 0.07% | 351 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $31.7M | Buy |
750,089
+38,071
| +5% | +$1.6M | 0.06% | 400 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $28.2M | Sell |
712,018
-6,918
| -1% | -$302K | 0.07% | 382 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $33.5M | Buy |
718,936
+136,897
| +24% | +$6.69M | 0.06% | 378 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $27.6M | Sell |
582,039
-83,452
| -13% | -$4.36M | 0.06% | 420 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $35.9M | Sell |
665,491
-34,843
| -5% | -$1.93M | 0.08% | 292 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $36.7M | Buy |
700,334
+11,828
| +2% | +$598K | 0.09% | 291 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $33.2M | Buy |
688,506
+52,029
| +8% | +$2.41M | 0.09% | 274 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $28.4M | Buy |
636,477
+3,125
| +0.5% | +$135K | 0.08% | 330 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $27.1M | Buy |
633,352
+118,342
| +23% | +$5.25M | 0.08% | 331 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $21.8M | Sell |
515,010
-153,983
| -23% | -$5.82M | 0.06% | 420 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $21.4M | Sell |
668,993
-109,047
| -14% | -$3.25M | 0.06% | 423 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $20.2M | Buy |
778,040
+579,929
| +293% | +$15.2M | 0.06% | 413 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $4.96M | Sell |
198,111
-18,066
| -8% | -$461K | 0.02% | 935 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $6.88M | Buy |
216,177
+171,196
| +381% | +$5.69M | 0.02% | 820 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $1.42M | Sell |
44,981
-15,238
| -25% | -$555K | ﹤0.01% | 1575 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $2.34M | Sell |
60,219
-116,184
| -66% | -$4.42M | 0.01% | 1437 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $6.3M | Sell |
176,403
-159,987
| -48% | -$5.74M | 0.02% | 952 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $13.1M | Buy |
336,390
+14,298
| +4% | +$509K | 0.04% | 588 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $11.1M | Buy |
322,092
+71,380
| +28% | +$2.38M | 0.04% | 665 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $8.11M | Sell |
250,712
-77,552
| -24% | -$2.39M | 0.03% | 759 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $10.2M | Buy |
328,264
+260,379
| +384% | +$8.04M | 0.05% | 653 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $2.13M | Buy |
67,885
+24,794
| +58% | +$737K | 0.01% | 1315 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $1.16M | Buy |
43,091
+7,972
| +23% | +$214K | 0.01% | 1493 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $858K | Buy |
+35,119
| New | +$833K | 0.01% | 1530 |
|
Other funds holding MS
First Trust Advisors's MS Position: Q2 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Morgan Stanley (MS) stake by 30% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $31.4M and leaving 379,345 shares worth $79.3M. The position accounts for 0.05% of the portfolio, ranked #450.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in MS in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $252M in Q1 2022. 2,734 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MS as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 379,345 shares of Morgan Stanley worth $79.3M as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 158,766 Morgan Stanley shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $31.4M.
- Morgan Stanley made up 0.05% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #450 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Morgan Stanley in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Morgan Stanley position peaked at $252M in Q1 2022.
- 2,734 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Morgan Stanley as of Q2 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.