Who owns the most MSFT stock?

The largest reported holders of MSFT are BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, according to the latest SEC Form 13F filings (6213 institutions in all, total shares held +3.7% vs the prior quarter).

Below are the largest institutional holders, what each one did last quarter, and what the company's own insiders have been doing.

The chart below tracks MSFT's daily closing price from April 22, 2026 to Oct. 16, 2026. Over that stretch it is up 22.7%, from $431.17 to $529.05, with a high of $543.45 on Oct. 13, 2026 and a low of $352.16 on June 25, 2026. Each red dot marks a day company insiders sold shares on the open market (9 days in this period). There are no green dots: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

Top 10 institutional holders of MSFT

The table below lists top 10 institutional holders of MSFT, with the size of each position and whether the fund added or cut last quarter.

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In Microsoft Corp's own words

“We are advancing the frontier on the cost-to-outcome curve, ensuring every customer can turn tokens into business results”

— Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-07-29 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for MSFT

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• The Oct. 28, 2026 earnings report (10 days away). Microsoft Corp beat estimates in all 4 of the last 4 quarters (average surprise +6.4%); a miss would break that pattern.
• An open-market purchase by an insider at Microsoft Corp. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 4.27 to 4.26 over three months (on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $543.45 would be a new 52-week high, 2.7% above the latest close of $529.05; a close below $352.16 would be a new 52-week low, 33.4% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 17.8% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026 (trend: steady). At a P/E of 29.5, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How MSFT compares with its peers

Over the past month MSFT ranks 1 of 5 in this group (+6.3%); the best was MSFT (+6.3%) and the weakest GOOGL (-1.9%).

MSFT's P/E of 29.5 is above the peers' median of 23.4, so investors pay more for each dollar of its profit, usually for faster expected growth.

MSFT history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, MSFT rose 6.3% or more in a month 16 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 10 of 14 cases; the median change was +5.4%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is MSFT's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year MSFT closed as high as $543.45 and as low as $352.16. At $529.05 (Oct. 16, 2026) it is down 2.6% from the high and 50.2% above the low.

Do analysts think MSFT is a buy?

64 of the 69 analysts who cover Microsoft Corp rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

When does Microsoft Corp report earnings next?

The next report is expected on Oct. 28, 2026, 10 days from now. Microsoft Corp beat the average estimate in all 4 of the last 4 reports. More →

Is Microsoft Corp issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low (10/100); the share count fell 0.1% in a year.

Does MSFT pay a dividend?

Yes: $3.64 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.69% at today's price.

Is Microsoft Corp profitable?

Yes. Microsoft Corp had $331.8 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 40.3% and a P/E of 29.5. More →

Dates to watch for MSFT

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Oct. 16, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 69 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jun 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.