Microsoft
MSFT
4,674 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27T invested in Microsoft in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 403 funds opening new positions, 1,895 increasing their positions, 2,049 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.
208% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 403 | Existing positions closed: 131
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.1B | Put options by funds: $23.2B
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4,501 → 4,674 (+173)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.23T → $1.27T (+$40.1B)
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.11% → 70.9% (-0.21%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,895 | Existing positions reduced: 2,049
2% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,397 → 2,346 (-51)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.52B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.17B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.5B |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.02B |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.32B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$8.38B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.4B |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.22B |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.22B |
| 5 |
GQG Partners
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
-$1.2B |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
4,674 of the 6,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.27T — up 3.3% from $1.23T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 403 funds opened new MSFT positions and 131 closed out — a net gain of 272 holders — while 1,895 added to existing stakes and 2,049 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.52B. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $8.38B.
- 4,674 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q4 2022, up from 4,501 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $1.27T of Microsoft stock for Q4 2022, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 403 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q4 2022 and 131 closed out, a net change of +272 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.52B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q4 2022 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $8.38B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.