Morgan Stanley’s Alphabet (Google) Class A GOOGL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $34.8B | Sell |
120,955,598
-838,768
| -0.7% | -$264M | 2.1% | 5 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $38.1B | Sell |
121,794,366
-151,282
| -0.1% | -$43.2M | 2.28% | 4 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $29.6B | Sell |
121,945,648
-12,544,279
| -9% | -$2.63B | 1.79% | 5 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $23.7B | Buy |
134,489,927
+7,202,481
| +6% | +$1.18B | 1.54% | 6 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $19.7B | Buy |
127,287,446
+2,489,942
| +2% | +$452M | 1.41% | 6 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $23.6B | Buy |
124,797,504
+1,670,624
| +1% | +$292M | 1.66% | 5 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $20.4B | Buy |
123,126,880
+6,897,518
| +6% | +$1.16B | 1.48% | 7 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $21.2B | Buy |
116,229,362
+2,834,927
| +3% | +$478M | 1.64% | 5 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $17.1B | Sell |
113,394,435
-111,119,849
| -49% | -$15.9B | 1.37% | 6 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $31.4B | Buy |
224,514,284
+113,256,555
| +102% | +$15.2B | 1.38% | 6 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $14.6B | Sell |
111,257,729
-1,886,778
| -2% | -$244M | 1.48% | 4 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $13.5B | Buy |
113,144,507
+12,303,738
| +12% | +$1.42B | 1.33% | 5 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $10.5B | Buy |
100,840,769
+408,529
| +0.4% | +$39.2M | 1.12% | 6 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $8.86B | Buy |
100,432,240
+6,356,885
| +7% | +$604M | 1.01% | 6 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $9B | Sell |
94,075,355
-218,165
| -0.2% | -$24.2M | 1.23% | 5 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $10.3B | Buy |
94,293,520
+26,586,700
| +39% | +$3.13B | 1.33% | 5 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $9.42B | Sell |
67,706,820
-4,004,120
| -6% | -$544M | 1.27% | 5 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $10.4B | Buy |
71,710,940
+5,357,140
| +8% | +$772M | 1.28% | 5 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $8.87B | Buy |
66,353,800
+2,023,460
| +3% | +$275M | 1.19% | 6 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $7.85B | Buy |
64,330,340
+788,740
| +1% | +$92.1M | 1.04% | 7 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $6.55B | Sell |
63,541,600
-1,881,980
| -3% | -$186M | 0.96% | 11 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $5.73B | Buy |
65,423,580
+13,944,720
| +27% | +$1.17B | 0.89% | 11 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $3.77B | Buy |
51,478,860
+1,188,240
| +2% | +$90.5M | 0.73% | 18 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $3.57B | Sell |
50,290,620
-1,171,860
| -2% | -$79M | 0.79% | 14 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $2.99B | Buy |
51,462,480
+2,280,640
| +5% | +$155M | 0.81% | 13 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $3.29B | Buy |
49,181,840
+4,374,700
| +10% | +$282M | 0.77% | 12 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.74B | Sell |
44,807,140
-1,217,600
| -3% | -$72.1M | 0.72% | 11 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $2.49B | Buy |
46,024,740
+1,335,460
| +3% | +$77.3M | 0.66% | 15 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $2.63B | Sell |
44,689,280
-3,930,800
| -8% | -$222M | 0.74% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.54B | Sell |
48,620,080
-1,298,260
| -3% | -$70.2M | 0.76% | 12 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $3.01B | Sell |
49,918,340
-1,182,780
| -2% | -$71.6M | 0.75% | 13 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $2.89B | Sell |
51,101,120
-393,820
| -0.8% | -$21.4M | 0.78% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $2.67B | Sell |
51,494,940
-513,540
| -1% | -$28.5M | 0.74% | 12 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $2.74B | Buy |
52,008,480
+5,593,260
| +12% | +$289M | 0.75% | 12 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $2.26B | Sell |
46,415,220
-2,112,680
| -4% | -$100M | 0.68% | 13 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $2.26B | Sell |
48,527,900
-276,300
| -0.6% | -$12.9M | 0.68% | 12 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $2.07B | Buy |
48,804,200
+5,013,120
| +11% | +$211M | 0.64% | 14 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.74B | Sell |
43,791,080
-4,443,580
| -9% | -$178M | 0.57% | 19 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.94B | Buy |
48,234,660
+2,900,940
| +6% | +$113M | 0.66% | 11 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.59B | Sell |
45,333,720
-2,781,720
| -6% | -$102M | 0.58% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.84B | Buy |
48,115,440
+1,090,980
| +2% | +$40.2M | 0.71% | 11 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $1.83B | Buy |
+47,024,460
| New | +$1.74B | 0.66% | 11 |
|
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Morgan Stanley's GOOGL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Morgan Stanley reduced its Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) stake by 0.69% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $264M and leaving 120,955,598 shares worth $34.8B. The position accounts for 2.1% of the portfolio, ranked #5.
Morgan Stanley first reported a position in GOOGL in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since. The position peaked at $38.1B in Q4 2025. 5,619 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GOOGL as of Q1 2026.
- Morgan Stanley held 120,955,598 shares of Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $34.8B as of Q1 2026.
- Morgan Stanley sold 838,768 Alphabet (Google) Class A shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $264M.
- Alphabet (Google) Class A made up 2.1% of Morgan Stanley's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #5 holding.
- Morgan Stanley first reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q4 2015 and has held it in 42 quarters since.
- Morgan Stanley's Alphabet (Google) Class A position peaked at $38.1B in Q4 2025.
- 5,619 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Alphabet (Google) Class A as of Q1 2026.
Based on Morgan Stanley's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.