Microsoft
      
      
        
          MSFT
        
        
      
    
  
          MSFT
        
        
      3,085 hedge funds and large institutions have $567B invested in Microsoft in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 364 funds opening new positions, 1,204 increasing their positions, 1,327 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
more ownership
Funds ownership: →
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,204 | Existing positions reduced: 1,327
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $643B → $567B (-$75.6B)
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.99B | Put options by funds: $7.21B
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        3,085
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        1,459
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $5.99B
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $7.21B
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$2.56B | |
| 2 | +$1.29B | |
| 3 | +$874M | |
| 4 | 
      Geode Capital Management
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$721M | 
| 5 | 
      AllianceBernstein
     
      
        Nashville,
      
      
        Tennessee
      
     | +$633M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$880M | |
| 2 | -$813M | |
| 3 | -$668M | |
| 4 |   
      Franklin Resources
     
      
        San Mateo,
      
      
        California
      
     | -$640M | 
| 5 | 
      BNP Paribas Financial Markets
     
      
        Paris,
      
      
        France
      
     | -$571M |