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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History

Top MSFT institutional shareholders, filing changes, and Form 4 insider activity with filters for buys, sales, option exercises, gifts, and tax withholding.

Ownership read

MSFT insider sentiment: Net selling.

VANGUARD GROUP INC is the largest loaded institutional holder. 48 sale rows and 0 purchase rows are visible in the loaded Form 4 history. Use the filters below to separate real buying and selling from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.

Insider flow

MSFT

Purchases
Sales501.68K

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

Top holder

717.94M

VANGUARD GROUP INC

Insider stance

Net selling

$230.06M sold / — bought

Latest filing

May 15, 2026

Most recent holder or insider filing date

Rows loaded

240

120 holder / 120 insider

Holder rows
120
Market data feed
Latest filing
May 15, 2026
Most recent holder or insider filing date
Increased / initiated
67
52 decreased in loaded rows
Insider rows
120
Market data feed

Top 120 institutional holders

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) institutional ownership

Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and latest filing dates where the ownership feed supplies them.

VANGUARD GROUP INC

Rank #1

9.66%

Shares
717.94M
Change
+15.96M
Change %
+2.27%
Filing
Dec 31, 2025

Increased

BLACKROCK

Rank #2

7.98%

Shares
593.33M
Change
-8.57M
Change %
-1.42%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Rank #3

6.49%

Shares
482.56M
Change
+482.56M
Change %
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Initiated

STATE STREET CORP

Rank #4

4.13%

Shares
306.71M
Change
+557.68K
Change %
+18.00%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

FMR LLC

Rank #5

2.56%

Shares
190.21M
Change
-10.74M
Change %
-5.34%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Rank #6

2.54%

Shares
188.50M
Change
+5.88M
Change %
+3.22%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

Rank #7

2.25%

Shares
167.49M
Change
+167.49M
Change %
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Initiated

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

Rank #8

1.71%

Shares
127.13M
Change
-20.63M
Change %
-13.96%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

MORGAN STANLEY

Rank #9

1.68%

Shares
124.88M
Change
+3.66M
Change %
+3.02%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC

Rank #10

1.58%

Shares
117.24M
Change
-8.47M
Change %
-6.74%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

NORGES BANK

Rank #11

1.41%

Shares
104.76M
Change
+3.25M
Change %
+3.20%
Filing
Dec 31, 2025

Increased

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS

Rank #12

1.29%

Shares
96.09M
Change
+22.77M
Change %
+31.05%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

NORTHERN TRUST CORP

Rank #13

1.07%

Shares
79.70M
Change
-82.97K
Change %
-10.00%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

BANK OF AMERICA CORP

Rank #14

0.95%

Shares
70.77M
Change
-2.36M
Change %
-3.22%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

UBS AM

Rank #15

0.86%

Shares
63.83M
Change
+3.66M
Change %
+6.08%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS

Rank #16

0.83%

Shares
61.73M
Change
-2.73M
Change %
-4.24%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

Rank #17

0.82%

Shares
61.22M
Change
+9.82M
Change %
+19.10%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

Rank #18

0.74%

Shares
54.84M
Change
-26.75M
Change %
-32.78%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

Rank #19

0.71%

Shares
52.74M
Change
+3.83M
Change %
+7.84%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

Rank #20

0.71%

Shares
52.52M
Change
+1.59M
Change %
+3.12%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

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Recent insider transactions

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Form 4 filings

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

COLEMAN, AMY

EVP, Chief Human Resources Off

Sale to issuer
Shares
89
% company
<0.01%
Price
$409.43
Value
$36,294

Filed May 15, 2026

COLEMAN, AMY

EVP, Chief Human Resources Off

Sale to issuer
Shares
1.26K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$411.34
Value
$519,242

Filed May 14, 2026

COLEMAN, AMY

EVP, Chief Human Resources Off

Sale to issuer
Shares
1.36K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$393.11
Value
$536,097

Filed Apr 15, 2026

COLEMAN, AMY

EVP, Chief Human Resources Off

Sale to issuer
Shares
31
% company
<0.01%
Price
$395.55
Value
$12,300

Filed Mar 16, 2026

LIST, TERI

Director

Award / grant
Shares
52
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

JOHNSTON, HUGH F

Director

Award / grant
Shares
4
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

WALMSLEY, EMMA N

Director

Award / grant
Shares
3
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

PRITZKER, PENNY S

Director

Award / grant
Shares
32
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

PETERSON, SANDRA E

Director

Award / grant
Shares
59
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

MACGREGOR, CATHERINE

Director

Award / grant
Shares
4
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

HOFFMAN, REID

Director

Award / grant
Shares
38
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

RAINEY, JOHN D

Director

Award / grant
Shares
0
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed Mar 12, 2026

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Frequently asked

Common questions.

Who are the largest MSFT shareholders?

VANGUARD GROUP INC is the largest institutional holder in the loaded MSFT ownership feed, with 717.94 million shares, or about 9.66% of shares outstanding. The table ranks additional institutions by reported share count.

What is institutional ownership of MSFT?

The current TECHi snapshot has 120 loaded institutional rows for Microsoft Corporation. 67 rows are marked increased or initiated, while 52 rows are marked decreased, with the latest holder filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

Where can I see Microsoft Corporation insider transactions?

The insider transaction table currently shows 120 loaded Form 4 rows for MSFT, with the latest insider filing dated May 15, 2026. It separates purchases, sales, option exercises, awards, gifts, and tax withholding so administrative transactions are not confused with open-market trades.

Are MSFT insiders buying or selling?

The loaded MSFT Form 4 rows currently read Net selling: 48 sale rows and 0 purchase rows. Awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding are shown separately because they do not carry the same signal as open-market buying or selling.

Who is the most active MSFT insider in the loaded filings?

NADELLA, SATYA is the most active insider by absolute share movement in the loaded MSFT rows, with 584,415 shares moving across the visible filing history. Review the action labels before treating that activity as buying or selling.