Royal Bank of Canada’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $13.7B | Sell |
37,062,879
-394,457
| -1% | -$165M | 2.41% | 3 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $18.1B | Sell |
37,457,336
-444,056
| -1% | -$223M | 2.95% | 4 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $19.6B | Sell |
37,901,392
-154,703
| -0.4% | -$78.9M | 3.22% | 1 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $18.9B | Sell |
38,056,095
-207,773
| -0.5% | -$90.2M | 3.41% | 1 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $14.4B | Sell |
38,263,868
-1,096,243
| -3% | -$447M | 3% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $16.6B | Buy |
39,360,111
+2,989,493
| +8% | +$1.27B | 3.31% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $15.7B | Buy |
36,370,618
+270,500
| +0.7% | +$116M | 3.2% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $16.1B | Buy |
36,100,118
+1,121,224
| +3% | +$474M | 3.67% | 1 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $14.7B | Sell |
34,978,894
-2,069,209
| -6% | -$838M | 3.38% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $13.9B | Buy |
37,048,103
+1,238,698
| +3% | +$441M | 3.25% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $11.3B | Buy |
35,809,405
+335,926
| +0.9% | +$111M | 3.06% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $12.1B | Sell |
35,473,479
-58,744
| -0.2% | -$18.4M | 3.17% | 1 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $10.2B | Sell |
35,532,223
-2,213,810
| -6% | -$565M | 2.89% | 1 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $9.05B | Buy |
37,746,033
+1,761,653
| +5% | +$423M | 2.59% | 2 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $8.38B | Sell |
35,984,380
-167,739
| -0.5% | -$44.3M | 2.64% | 2 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $9.28B | Buy |
36,152,119
+1,030,524
| +3% | +$280M | 2.73% | 2 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $10.8B | Sell |
35,121,595
-10,496,304
| -23% | -$3.16B | 2.71% | 2 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $15.3B | Buy |
45,617,899
+9,745,826
| +27% | +$3.16B | 3.5% | 1 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $10.1B | Sell |
35,872,073
-124,723
| -0.3% | -$36.3M | 2.67% | 1 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $9.75B | Buy |
35,996,796
+1,931,757
| +6% | +$491M | 2.59% | 1 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $8.03B | Sell |
34,065,039
-3,124,191
| -8% | -$725M | 2.33% | 2 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $8.27B | Buy |
37,189,230
+6,869,828
| +23% | +$1.48B | 2.4% | 3 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $6.38B | Buy |
30,319,402
+267,381
| +0.9% | +$56.2M | 2.27% | 3 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $6.12B | Buy |
30,052,021
+2,067,984
| +7% | +$375M | 2.43% | 2 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $4.41B | Sell |
27,984,037
-2,053,978
| -7% | -$338M | 2.12% | 4 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $4.74B | Sell |
30,038,015
-659,578
| -2% | -$96.9M | 1.71% | 5 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $4.27B | Buy |
30,697,593
+1,265,379
| +4% | +$174M | 1.69% | 6 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $3.94B | Buy |
29,432,214
+1,926,088
| +7% | +$245M | 1.58% | 7 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $3.24B | Buy |
27,506,126
+136,786
| +0.5% | +$14.9M | 1.39% | 8 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.78B | Buy |
27,369,340
+972,826
| +4% | +$104M | 1.34% | 8 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $3.03B | Sell |
26,396,514
-659,620
| -2% | -$71.5M | 1.26% | 10 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $2.67B | Buy |
27,056,134
+475,607
| +2% | +$46.1M | 1.2% | 13 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $2.43B | Buy |
26,580,527
+2,165,812
| +9% | +$198M | 1.09% | 15 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $2.09B | Buy |
24,414,715
+3,720,051
| +18% | +$305M | 0.92% | 16 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $1.54B | Sell |
20,694,664
-800,991
| -4% | -$58.5M | 0.74% | 23 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $1.48B | Buy |
21,495,655
+342,562
| +2% | +$23.5M | 0.77% | 20 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $1.39B | Buy |
21,153,093
+1,953,374
| +10% | +$125M | 0.75% | 21 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.19B | Sell |
19,199,719
-620,196
| -3% | -$37.3M | 0.65% | 23 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.14B | Sell |
19,819,915
-1,895,605
| -9% | -$107M | 0.64% | 22 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.11B | Buy |
21,715,520
+3,154,872
| +17% | +$164M | 0.66% | 24 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.03B | Buy |
18,560,648
+570,637
| +3% | +$29.9M | 0.64% | 26 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $998M | Sell |
17,990,011
-1,362,440
| -7% | -$71.7M | 0.66% | 21 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $857M | Sell |
19,352,451
-2,202,300
| -10% | -$98.9M | 0.64% | 25 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $952M | Buy |
21,554,751
+2,165,112
| +11% | +$98.8M | 0.66% | 23 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $788M | Sell |
19,389,639
-523,246
| -3% | -$22.8M | 0.55% | 28 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $925M | Buy |
19,912,885
+3,200,110
| +19% | +$150M | 0.6% | 26 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $775M | Buy |
16,712,775
+1,632,801
| +11% | +$72.8M | 0.53% | 28 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $629M | Sell |
15,079,974
-1,979,761
| -12% | -$80.1M | 0.43% | 34 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $699M | Sell |
17,059,735
-1,045,392
| -6% | -$39.2M | 0.51% | 30 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $677M | Buy |
18,105,127
+1,838,185
| +11% | +$66.8M | 0.48% | 30 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $541M | Sell |
16,266,942
-203,428
| -1% | -$6.69M | 0.42% | 41 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $569M | Buy |
+16,470,370
| New | +$540M | 0.48% | 31 |
|
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Royal Bank of Canada's MSFT Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Royal Bank of Canada reduced its Microsoft (MSFT) stake by 1.1% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $165M and leaving 37,062,879 shares worth $13.7B. The position accounts for 2.41% of the portfolio, ranked #3.
Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in MSFT in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $19.6B in Q3 2025. 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q1 2026.
- Royal Bank of Canada held 37,062,879 shares of Microsoft worth $13.7B as of Q1 2026.
- Royal Bank of Canada sold 394,457 Microsoft shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $165M.
- Microsoft made up 2.41% of Royal Bank of Canada's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #3 holding.
- Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in Microsoft in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Royal Bank of Canada's Microsoft position peaked at $19.6B in Q3 2025.
- 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Microsoft as of Q1 2026.
Based on Royal Bank of Canada's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.