Microsoft
MSFT
3,976 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18T invested in Microsoft in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 515 funds opening new positions, 1,637 increasing their positions, 1,615 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
587% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 515 | Existing positions closed: 75
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,592 → 3,976 (+384)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12T → $1.18T (+$66B)
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,024 → 2,063 (+39)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,637 | Existing positions reduced: 1,615
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.36% → 70.5% (+0.15%)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.1B | Put options by funds: $23.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.91B |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.48B |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.42B |
| 4 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$1.01B |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.12B |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.12B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.85B |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.53B |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.21B |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
3,976 of the 5,677 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.18T — up 5.9% from $1.12T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 515 funds opened new MSFT positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 440 holders — while 1,637 added to existing stakes and 1,615 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.91B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $3.12B.
- 3,976 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q4 2020, up from 3,592 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $1.18T of Microsoft stock for Q4 2020, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 515 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q4 2020 and 75 closed out, a net change of +440 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.91B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q4 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $3.12B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.