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Morgan Stanley (MS) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History

Recent insider purchases and sales for MS from Form 4 filings. Institutional holdings surface here when ownership sources publish.

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Price Jun 24, 4:02 PM EDT · Statements Mar 30, 8:00 PM EDT

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Ownership read

MS insider sentiment: Net selling.

34 sales and 0 purchases appear in the recent Form 4 filings. Use the filters below to separate real buying and selling from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.

Insider flow

MS

Purchases
Sales7.09M

Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.

Top holder

Institutional data pending

Insider stance

Net selling

$1.27B sold / — bought

Latest filing

Jun 1, 2026

Most recent holder or insider filing date

Filings shown

120

0 holder / 120 insider

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Jun 1, 2026
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Recent insider transactions

Morgan Stanley (MS) Form 4 filings

Action codes are translated so open-market buys and sales are separate from awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding.

BUTLER MEGAN

Tax withholdingShares withheld to cover tax obligations. Usually administrative, not an open-market sale.
Shares
5.83K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$209.96
Value
$1,223,853

Filed Jun 1, 2026

BUTLER MEGAN

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
6.02K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

James Erika H

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
13.25K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

NALLY DENNIS M

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
47.08K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$209.96
Value
$9,884,049

Filed Jun 1, 2026

NALLY DENNIS M

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
46.73K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

Leibowitz Shelley B

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
48.37K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

Peterson Douglas L.

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
11.67K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$209.96
Value
$2,450,646

Filed Jun 1, 2026

Peterson Douglas L.

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
11.40K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

Miscik Judith A

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
66.49K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

Herz Robert H

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
102.56K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

GOOD LYNN J

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
3.50K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$209.96
Value
$735,068

Filed Jun 1, 2026

GOOD LYNN J

Award / grantAward, grant, or acquisition under an equity compensation plan.
Shares
3.23K
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Jun 1, 2026

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Frequently asked

Common questions.

Who are the largest MS shareholders?

Morgan Stanley (MS) institutional holders are ranked by reported share count when ownership data publishes filing rows.

What is institutional ownership of MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) institutional ownership appears when filing-based market data returns holder rows. TECHi does not fill unavailable ownership fields with placeholder shareholders.

Where can I see Morgan Stanley insider transactions?

Morgan Stanley (MS) has 120 Form 4 insider transactions on file, most recently on Jun 1, 2026, separated into purchases, sales, option exercises, awards, gifts, and tax withholding so administrative transactions are distinguished from open-market trades.

Are MS insiders buying or selling?

Recent MS insider activity reads Net selling: 34 sales and 0 purchases. Awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding are listed separately because they do not carry the same signal as open-market trades.

Who is the most active MS insider?

SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M is the most active MS insider by absolute share movement, with 5.48 million shares moving across the filing history. Review the action labels before treating that activity as buying or selling.