Microsoft MSFT
$530.61 −$5.32 (-0.99%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $531.40 +0.15%
Open$525.69
Prev close$535.93
Day range$524.47 – $538.33
Volume26.96M
Market cap$3.94T
P/E (TTM)27.7
Dividend yield0.69%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership75.1%-0.02 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding7,567+28 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)30 buys / 17 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.88% of floatDays to cover 3.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share7.6%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: +$504.56M (10 inflow days, 10 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 24.9% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.10% to 0.88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +19,822,496 | 0.8% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +18,362,719 | 0.3% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,038,542 | 8.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +8,944,917 | 4.3% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +8,704,084 | 0.3% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,333,449 | 0.7% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +4,322,640 | 0.1% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,875,496 | 0.9% |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,708,334 | 0.2% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,417,457 | 0.4% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,394,762 | 0.4% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,392,360 | 1.4% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,189,094 | 0.1% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,159,000 | 0.1% |
| Daiwa Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,004,554 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Amy Coleman | Executive Vice President | Sale to Issuer | -31 | $533.69 | 50,925 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Amy Hood | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -7,305 | $546.51 | 488,344 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Bradford Smith | President & Vice Chairman | Other Acquisition | +29,077 | – | 66,289 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Amy Hood | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +29,077 | – | 67,052 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Takeshi Numoto | Chief Marketing Officer | Other Acquisition | +11,569 | – | 59,412 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Judson Althoff | Executive VP & CEO of Commercial Business | Other Acquisition | +29,077 | – | 66,724 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Alice Jolla | Corporate VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -122 | $505.41 | 81,119 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Amy Coleman | Executive Vice President | Sale to Issuer | -35 | $505.41 | 44,451 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Amy Coleman | Executive Vice President | Other Acquisition | +6,506 | – | 50,957 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Amy Hood | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -41,674 | $500.78 | 495,650 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Reid Hoffman | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +31 | – | 17,182 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Penny Pritzker | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +26 | – | 14,550 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Sandra Peterson | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +48 | – | 26,512 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Mark Mason | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +0 | – | 428 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Hugh Johnston | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4 | – | 2,354 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Catherine MacGregor | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4 | – | 2,389 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Teri List-Stoll | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +42 | – | 23,117 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Emma Walmsley | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2 | – | 1,390 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | John Rainey | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +0 | – | 422 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Carmine Di Sibio | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +0 | – | 139 |
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 | 65,674,557 | 0.9% | 3.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 61,133,927 | 0.8% | 2.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 67,346,414 | 0.9% | 3.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 74,451,155 | 1.0% | 3.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 68,544,953 | 0.9% | 2.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 81,311,791 | 1.1% | 2.0 |
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I sold all of my Microsoft stocks a month ago and made a profit of 20%. I thought it was a temporary high point that would fall or fluctuate next, but Microsoft has continued to rise until now. Can you take a drop and give me another chance to buy.