Morgan Stanley MS
$181.44 −$1.00 (-0.55%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $181.80 +0.20%
Open$182.40
Prev close$182.44
Day range$181.36 – $185.34
Volume6.02M
Market cap$283.60B
P/E (TTM)14.4
Dividend yield2.29%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership86.9%-0.35 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,077-30 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)23 buys / 27 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.91% of floatDays to cover 2.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share13.7%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: −$22.22M (8 inflow days, 12 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 44.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 0.85% to 0.91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedbank Robur Fonder AB | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,162,848 | 0.1% |
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,084,306 | 0.1% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,516,497 | 2.2% |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,862,570 | 0.3% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,569,403 | 1.1% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,237,110 | 1.2% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,955,925 | 1.4% |
| Viking Global Investors LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,622,593 | 0.1% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,346,964 | 2.0% |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,224,380 | 0.1% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,219,523 | 0.2% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,053,137 | 0.1% |
| BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,041,333 | 0.2% |
| ZKB Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +736,736 | 0.1% |
| Eurizon Capital SGR SpA | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +726,558 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,920 | $183.03 | – | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | Sale to Issuer | -1,340,519 | $212.57 | 375,330,252 | |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | Sale to Issuer | -414,396 | $213.28 | 376,670,771 | |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Mary Schapiro | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -2,325 | – | – |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Mary Schapiro | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -1,000 | $212.06 | – |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -4,040 | $215.11 | – | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Michael Pizzi | Executive VP & Global Head of Technology and Operations | Open Market Disposition | -24,165 | $216.88 | 121,770 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Sharon Yeshaya | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -15,554 | $222.51 | 136,810 |
| 31 May 2026 | Thomas Glocer | Independent Lead Director | Other Acquisition | +1,821 | $209.96 | 120,305 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mary Schapiro | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 38,691 |
| 31 May 2026 | Rayford Wilkins | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 44,951 |
| 31 May 2026 | Dennis Nally | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,655 | $209.96 | 27,470 |
| 31 May 2026 | Perry Traquina | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,678 | $209.96 | 91,332 |
| 31 May 2026 | Lynn Good | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,583 | $209.96 | 3,501 |
| 31 May 2026 | Judith Miscik | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 39,128 |
| 31 May 2026 | Robert Herz | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 78,066 |
| 31 May 2026 | Shelley Leibowitz | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 48,370 |
| 31 May 2026 | Erika James | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,309 | – | 10,210 |
| 31 May 2026 | Douglas Peterson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,583 | $209.96 | 4,136 |
| 31 May 2026 | Megan Butler | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -190 | $209.96 | 1,281 |
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 | 14,260,391 | 0.9% | 2.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 14,606,885 | 0.9% | 2.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 14,693,087 | 0.9% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 14,854,574 | 0.9% | 3.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 13,893,636 | 0.9% | 3.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 13,347,497 | 0.8% | 2.2 |
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