Microsoft
MSFT
2,093 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Microsoft in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 925 increasing their positions, 872 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.68B | Put options by funds: $2.87B
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 589 → 685 (+96)
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 73
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 925 | Existing positions reduced: 872
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $256B → $256B (+$132M)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,100 → 2,093 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.57B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$832M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$767M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$479M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$463M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$914M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$782M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$567M |
| 4 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$377M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$358M |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
2,093 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $256B — up 0.05% from $256B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new MSFT positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 925 added to existing stakes and 872 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.57B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $914M.
- 2,093 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q3 2015, down from 2,100 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $256B of Microsoft stock for Q3 2015, up 0.05% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q3 2015 and 73 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.57B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $914M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.