MasterCard MA
$652.70 −$3.22 (-0.49%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $651.35 -0.21%
Open$642.25
Prev close$655.92
Day range$638.01 – $659.59
Volume3.29M
Market cap$568.62B
P/E (TTM)34.2
Dividend yield0.52%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership83.0%+0.39 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding4,346+35 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)13 buys / 32 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.80% of floatDays to cover 2.4 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share14.9%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$82.65M (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 24.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.02% to 0.80% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,124,646 | 0.2% |
| Eagle Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,057,830 | 0.3% |
| Union Asset Management Holding AG | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,411,112 | 0.3% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,306,278 | 2.5% |
| Fundsmith, LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,245,051 | 0.1% |
| Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +865,102 | 0.2% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +851,106 | 0.2% |
| DNB Asset Management AS | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +827,476 | 0.2% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +722,438 | 0.4% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +642,724 | 0.1% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +570,433 | 0.5% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +556,727 | 0.4% |
| Strategic Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +531,144 | 0.4% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +513,892 | 0.6% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +486,283 | 4.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Ling Hai | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,317 | $620.00 | 21,554 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Julius Genachowski | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -370 | $589.14 | – |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Julius Genachowski | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -741 | $590.21 | 10,027 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Julius Genachowski | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -371 | $574.76 | – |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Edward McLaughlin | President & CTO of Mastercard Technology | Sale to Issuer | -99 | $551.66 | 23,679 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Sachin Mehra | Chief Business Officer | Sale to Issuer | -207 | $551.66 | 10,088 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Michael Miebach | Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -530 | $551.66 | 30,386 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Jon Huntsman | Vice Chairman & President of Strategic Growth | Sale to Issuer | -178 | $551.66 | 820 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Ling Hai | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -88 | $551.66 | 21,554 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Sachin Mehra | Chief Business Officer | Open Market Disposition | -3,266 | $584.00 | 10,295 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Linda Kirkpatrick | Chief Services Officer | Automatic Disposition | -923 | $593.54 | 14,190 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Craig Vosburg | Vice Chairperson | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -1,839 | $599.86 | – |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Craig Vosburg | Vice Chairperson | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -5,604 | $580.63 | – |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Sachin Mehra | Chief Business Officer | Automatic Disposition | -1,000 | $572.07 | 13,561 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Sachin Mehra | Chief Business Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -7,444 | $582.25 | 13,561 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Linda Kirkpatrick | Chief Services Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,191 | $565.24 | 15,113 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | P. Seshadri | Former President of Data & Services | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -3,465 | $564.44 | – |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Sachin Mehra | Chief Business Officer | Open Market Disposition | -3,000 | $576.96 | 14,561 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Michael Miebach | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -15,372 | $575.00 | 30,916 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Linda Kirkpatrick | Chief Services Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,280 | $572.89 | 16,304 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 6,991,998 | 0.8% | 2.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 6,355,256 | 0.7% | 2.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 7,201,181 | 0.8% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 7,591,013 | 0.9% | 2.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 7,188,654 | 0.8% | 2.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 8,962,947 | 1.0% | 2.9 |
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