Microsoft
MSFT
2,098 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Microsoft in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 1,050 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 68
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $237B → $255B (+$18.2B)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 547 → 588 (+41)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.95B | Put options by funds: $2.9B
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,097 → 2,098 (+1)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 757 | Existing positions reduced: 1,050
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.76B |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$553M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$372M |
| 4 |
EPCM
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$316M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.09B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$784M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$490M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$358M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$318M |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
2,098 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $255B — up 7.7% from $237B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new MSFT positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 757 added to existing stakes and 1,050 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $3.76B. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $1.09B.
- 2,098 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q2 2015, up from 2,097 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $255B of Microsoft stock for Q2 2015, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q2 2015 and 68 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q2 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $3.76B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $1.09B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.