MSCI INC MSCI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 55354G100 · ISIN US55354G1004
American financial service provider
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($174.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 77.4m as of 2025-07-15, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $576.53. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($76.5m notional), 18 hold puts ($197.7m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 742 |
| Q4 2022 | 803 |
| Q1 2023 | 822 |
| Q2 2023 | 815 |
| Q3 2023 | 834 |
| Q4 2023 | 882 |
| Q1 2024 | 922 |
| Q2 2024 | 939 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,002 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,071 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,083 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,087 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 391 | 389 |
| Q4 2023 | 391 | 396 |
| Q1 2024 | 461 | 374 |
| Q2 2024 | 512 | 424 |
| Q3 2024 | 545 | 381 |
| Q4 2024 | 487 | 435 |
| Q1 2025 | 514 | 473 |
| Q2 2025 | 502 | 519 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $75.3m | $119.9m | 1.59 |
| Q4 2024 | $98.3m | $172.4m | 1.75 |
| Q1 2025 | $216.3m | $73.9m | 0.34 |
| Q2 2025 | $76.5m | $197.7m | 2.59 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +842.7k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | New | +360.5k |
| Meritage Group LP | New | +311.3k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd | New | +305.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +170.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +166.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +156.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +154.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +135.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +131.4k |
Biggest sellers
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -627.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -467.0k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -391.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -180.4k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -162.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -156.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -146.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -140.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -137.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -126.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.9m44.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $23.8m41.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $7.9m13.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $3.2m5.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.9m5.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m3.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $2.0m3.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.4m2.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.4m2.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m2.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.6m112.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $59.3m102.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $44.3m76.8k shares |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | New | $16.2m28.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.9m5.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.1m3.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $1.6m2.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.3m2.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.3m2.3k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $922.8k1.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-05 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $9.5m | 1 | $4.2m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $1.8m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $3.0m | 1 | $2.8m | $2.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $8.2m | $8.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | Pettit CD Baer President & COO, director | Sold plan | $2.8m5.0k shares |
| 2025-05-05 | Pettit CD Baer President & COO, director | Sold plan | $2.8m5.0k shares |
| 2025-04-04 | Pettit CD Baer President & COO, director | Sold plan | $2.6m5.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.5m $5.5bn | Added +131.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.9m $3.4bn | Reduced -107.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.9bn | Added +45.5k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 3.39% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.3bn | Added +98.7k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -162.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +34.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -126.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.7m $962.3m | Added +41.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $633.2m | Reduced -82.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 1.90% of their portfolio | 969.9k $559.4m | Added +20.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 958.5k $552.8m | Added +842.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 949.0k $547.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 932.4k $537.8m | Reduced -76.3k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 3.32% of their portfolio | 890.1k $513.4m | Added +94.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 815.8k $470.5m | Added +125.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 810.3k $467.3m | Added +47.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 786.3k $453.5m | Added +170.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 751.5k $433.4m | Reduced -53.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.30% of their portfolio | 736.6k $424.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 724.6k $417.9m | Added +156.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 659.1k $380.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.34% of their portfolio | 641.5k $365.7m | Reduced -180.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 620.4k $357.8m | Reduced -60.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 600.2k $346.1m | Reduced -467.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 590.6k $340.6m | Reduced -290 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 586.4k $338.2m | Added +154.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 580.1k $334.6m | Added +25.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 560.5k $323.3m | Added +76.6k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 9.80% of their portfolio | 549.8k $317.1m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 548.8k $316.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 548.7k $319.8m | Reduced -34.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 526.6k $303.7m | Added +10.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 523.6k $302.0m | Added +135.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 513.2k $296.0m | Added +14.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 493.7k $284.7m | Added +35.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 476.3k $274.7m | Reduced -29.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.33% of their portfolio | 462.5k $266.7m | Added +14.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 436.8k $251.9m | Added +15.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 419.7k $242.1m | Reduced -61.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 407.1k $234.8m | Added +29.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.30% of their portfolio | 405.2k $233.7m | Added +4.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 392.3k $226.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.88% of their portfolio | 392.0k $226.1m | Added +23.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 389.9k $224.8m | Reduced -18.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 360.5k $207.9m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 350.7k $202.3m | Added +166.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 336.1k $193.8m | Reduced -52.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 324.3k $186.7m | Added +37.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.53% of their portfolio | 319.2k $184.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Meritage Group LP 4.92% of their portfolio | 311.3k $179.5m | New |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.01% of their portfolio | 305.0k $175.9m | New |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 279.2k $161.0m | Added +90.9k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 275.2k $158.7m | Added +26.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 272.8k $157.3m | Added +2.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.8k $150.4m | Added +5.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 259.7k $149.8m | Added +2.5k |
| Gobi Capital LLC 7.32% of their portfolio | 256.6k $148.0m | Added +53.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 248.6k $142.9m | Reduced -137.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 247.4k $142.7m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 230.2k $132.8m | Added +6.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 227.2k $131.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.38% of their portfolio | 221.5k $127.7m | Reduced -9.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.0k $126.9m | Reduced -589 |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 218.4k $126.0m | Added +10.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 214.0k $123.4m | Reduced -3.3k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.49% of their portfolio | 209.3k $120.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| EULAV Asset Management 2.76% of their portfolio | 204.0k $117.6m | Added +13 |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.19% of their portfolio | 199.3k $114.9m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Bowie Capital Management, LLC 5.31% of their portfolio | 194.8k $112.3m | Added +8.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 194.2k $112.0m | Added +5.6k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 186.3k $107.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 182.5k $105.3m | Reduced -44.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 180.4k $104.1m | Added +170 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 179.0k $103.2m | Added +122.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 175.1k $101.0m | Added +756 |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.42% of their portfolio | 166.6k $96.1m | Unchanged |
| Swedbank AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 160.2k $92.4m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 159.9k $92.2m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.96% of their portfolio | 158.8k $91.6m | Reduced -8.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 157.0k $90.5m | Reduced -15.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 155.0k $89.4m | Added +73.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 154.8k $89.3m | Added +72.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.6k $88.6m | Reduced -15.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.34% of their portfolio | 152.8k $88.1m | Reduced -3.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 152.1k $87.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 147.8k $85.3m | Added +30.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 146.0k $84.2m | Added +6.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 145.1k $83.7m | Reduced -6.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 144.4k $83.3m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 142.8k $82.4m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 140.5k $81.0m | Added +75.3k |
| Ownership Capital B.V. 4.49% of their portfolio | 134.0k $77.3m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. 4.18% of their portfolio | 127.4k $73.5m | Reduced -29.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 123.3k $71.1m | Added +20.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.9k $70.3m | Reduced -18.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 120.2k $69.3m | Reduced -20.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 120.1k $69.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 119.4k $68.9m | Added +10.2k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 7.45% of their portfolio | 118.5k $68.4m | Added +1.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.8k $68.0m | Reduced -83.7k |