Microsoft
MSFT
3,999 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25T invested in Microsoft in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 161 funds opening new positions, 1,840 increasing their positions, 1,740 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 91
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,840 | Existing positions reduced: 1,740
4% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $32B | Capital outflows: $30.7B
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,064 → 2,082 (+18)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,977 → 3,999 (+22)
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.51% → 70.61% (+0.1%)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.1B | Put options by funds: $21.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.87B |
| 2 |
TCI Fund Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.43B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.09B |
| 4 |
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$1.02B |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$944M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.52B |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.44B |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.08B |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$872M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$771M |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
3,999 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.25T — up 5.9% from $1.18T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 161 funds opened new MSFT positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 1,840 added to existing stakes and 1,740 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.87B. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $1.52B.
- 3,999 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q1 2021, up from 3,977 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $1.25T of Microsoft stock for Q1 2021, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 161 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q1 2021 and 91 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.87B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q1 2021 was State Street, an estimated $1.52B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.