Microsoft
MSFT
2,100 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Microsoft in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 758 increasing their positions, 1,052 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 68
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $237B → $256B (+$18.7B)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 549 → 589 (+40)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.95B | Put options by funds: $2.9B
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,100 → 2,100 (0)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 758 | Existing positions reduced: 1,052
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
2,100 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $256B — up 7.9% from $237B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new MSFT positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 758 added to existing stakes and 1,052 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.
- 2,100 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q2 2015, unchanged from Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $256B of Microsoft stock for Q2 2015, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q2 2015 and 68 closed out, a net change of +20 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.