Microsoft
MSFT
3,120 hedge funds and large institutions have $663B invested in Microsoft in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 169 funds opening new positions, 1,344 increasing their positions, 1,386 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 169 | Existing positions closed: 99
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,465 → 1,501 (+36)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,094 → 3,120 (+26)
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.37% → 73.33% (-0.04%)
2% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $18.1B | Capital outflows: $18.5B
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,344 | Existing positions reduced: 1,386
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.14B | Put options by funds: $7.18B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$935M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$726M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$716M |
| 5 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$565M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.32B |
| 2 |
Asset Management One
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$907M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$884M |
| 4 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$873M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$614M |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
3,120 of the 4,634 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $663B — up 16% from $572B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 169 funds opened new MSFT positions and 99 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 1,344 added to existing stakes and 1,386 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $1.04B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.32B.
- 3,120 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q1 2019, up from 3,094 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $663B of Microsoft stock for Q1 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 169 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q1 2019 and 99 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q1 2019 was State Street, an estimated $1.04B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q1 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.32B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.