Microsoft
MSFT
4,679 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26T invested in Microsoft in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 403 funds opening new positions, 1,896 increasing their positions, 2,051 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.
210% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 403 | Existing positions closed: 130
26% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $39.2B | Capital outflows: $31.1B
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.3B | Put options by funds: $21.3B
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4,506 → 4,679 (+173)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.63% → 70.53% (-0.1%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,896 | Existing positions reduced: 2,051
2% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,402 → 2,348 (-54)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.52B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.17B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.5B |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.02B |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.32B |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.4B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.22B |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.22B |
| 4 |
GQG Partners
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
-$1.2B |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.16B |
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
4,679 of the 6,243 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Microsoft (MSFT) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.26T — up 2.6% from $1.23T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 403 funds opened new MSFT positions and 130 closed out — a net gain of 273 holders — while 1,896 added to existing stakes and 2,051 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.52B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.4B.
- 4,679 institutional investors held Microsoft (MSFT) as of Q4 2022, up from 4,506 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $1.26T of Microsoft stock for Q4 2022, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 403 funds opened new Microsoft positions in Q4 2022 and 130 closed out, a net change of +273 holders.
- The largest Microsoft buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.52B added.
- The largest Microsoft seller in Q4 2022 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.4B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.