Morgan Stanley
MS · NYSE
Who owns MS
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 49.0% of MS’s shares.
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.24.2%
- State Street Investment Management (US)6.3%
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.9%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.3.8%
- Next 6 largest institutions9.7%
- All other shareholders51.0%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 380.10M | 24.18% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 99.56M | 6.33% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 77.70M | 4.94% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 60.51M | 3.85% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 30.20M | 1.92% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 27.35M | 1.74% |
| JP Morgan Asset Management | 26.94M | 1.71% |
| Fisher Investments | 26.17M | 1.66% |
| Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC | 24.14M | 1.54% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 18.07M | 1.15% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 37.67M | 2.40% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 31.47M | 2.00% |
| Statens Pensjonsfond Utland | 17.77M | 1.13% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 15.99M | 1.02% |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 15.50M | 0.99% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $11.00M (7 trades) of MS on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Other | 1.34M | $284.95M |
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Other | 414.40K | $88.38M |
| SCHAPIRO MARY L | Gift | 2.33K | — |
| SCHAPIRO MARY L | Sale | 1.00K | $212.05K |
| Pizzi Michael A. | Sale | 7.10K | $1.54M |
| Pizzi Michael A. | Sale | 17.06K | $3.67M |
| YESHAYA SHARON | Sale | 9.17K | $2.04M |
| YESHAYA SHARON | Sale | 6.38K | $1.42M |
| BUTLER MEGAN | Tax withholding | 190 | $39.89K |
| BUTLER MEGAN | Award | 1.31K | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Newhouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Julie JohnsonHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Steve CohenHouse | Sale | $50K–$100K | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Gil CisnerosHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Julie JohnsonHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Nov 13, 2025 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 14.61M
- Days to cover
- 2.63
- % of shares outstanding
- 0.93%
- Average daily volume
- 5.56M
- Change since last report
- −0.6%
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