Microsoft
MSFT
2,432 hedge funds and large institutions have $375B invested in Microsoft in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 950 increasing their positions, 1,179 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
218% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $40.1B | Capital outflows: $12.6B
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 78
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.85B | Put options by funds: $3.48B
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 933 → 945 (+12)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,427 → 2,432 (+5)
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.47% → 73.61% (+0.15%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 950 | Existing positions reduced: 1,179
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$29B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$872M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$529M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$520M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$456M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ValueAct Holdings
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1B |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$958M |
| 3 |
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$945M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$796M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$460M |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
2,432 of the 4,035 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $375B — up 5.6% from $355B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new MSFT positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 950 added to existing stakes and 1,179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $29B. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $1B.
- 2,432 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q1 2017, up from 2,427 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $375B of Microsoft stock for Q1 2017, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q1 2017 and 78 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $29B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q1 2017 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.