Microsoft
MSFT
3,591 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12T invested in Microsoft in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 145 funds opening new positions, 1,355 increasing their positions, 1,857 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
93% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 145 | Existing positions closed: 75
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.1T → $1.12T (+$21.4B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,559 → 3,591 (+32)
0.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.19% → 70.4% (-0.79%)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.5B | Put options by funds: $21.3B
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,092 → 2,023 (-69)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,355 | Existing positions reduced: 1,857
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.79B |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$955M |
| 3 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$839M |
| 4 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$548M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$510M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.32B |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$2.18B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.96B |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.5B |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.21B |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
3,591 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $1.12T — up 2% from $1.1T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 145 funds opened new MSFT positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 1,355 added to existing stakes and 1,857 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $2.79B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $2.32B.
- 3,591 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q3 2020, up from 3,559 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $1.12T of Microsoft stock for Q3 2020, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 145 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q3 2020 and 75 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q3 2020 was UBS AM, an estimated $2.79B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q3 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $2.32B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.