MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 57636Q104 · ISIN US57636Q1040
American multinational financial services corporation
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersPurchase, NY
- Founded1966
- Websitemastercard.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($1.6bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $426.62. Options: 61 managers hold calls ($3.4bn notional), 71 hold puts ($3.7bn).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,557 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,713 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,737 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,787 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,823 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,039 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1,102 | 1,225 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,138 | 1,236 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,170 | 1,264 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,234 | 1,196 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,214 | 1,290 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $3.5bn | $3.0bn | 0.87 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.0bn | $2.9bn | 0.97 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.9bn | $2.9bn | 0.76 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.4bn | $3.7bn | 1.09 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +25.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +15.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +915.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +864.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +823.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +742.1k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +676.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +662.1k |
| Amundi | Added | +643.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +605.9k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP | Reduced | -793.5k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -788.9k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Reduced | -728.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -686.6k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -645.6k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -593.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -565.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -526.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -521.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $624.0m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $583.3m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $226.1m530.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $198.8m466.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $158.4m371.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $139.8m327.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $133.4m312.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $132.4m310.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $115.8m271.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $94.7m222.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $503.6m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $368.2m863.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $350.8m822.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $253.6m594.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $205.8m482.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $181.1m424.6k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $173.6m407.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $173.6m407.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $156.2m366.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $130.2m305.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp 13G · passive investor -0.9 pts · filed 2026-04-16 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.8% |
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 Q4 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $24.5m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $18.1m | $18.1m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $33.2m | $30.8m |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $391.0k | 1 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | Bhalla Ajay President Cyber & Intelligence | Sold plan | $41.2k97 shares |
| 2023-12-13 | Bhalla Ajay President Cyber & Intelligence | Sold plan | $1.7m4.0k shares |
| 2023-11-10 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $49.0m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-09 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $49.0m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-09 | DAVIS RICHARD K Director | Bought | $391.0k1.0k shares |
| 2023-11-08 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $49.1m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-07 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $48.9m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-06 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $48.6m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-03 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $48.6m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-02 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $48.0m125.8k shares |
| 2023-11-01 | Mastercard Foundation 10% owner | Sold | $47.5m125.8k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 75.3m $32.1bn | Added +742.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.74% of their portfolio | 67.6m $28.8bn | Added +915.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.10% of their portfolio | 50.3m $21.5bn | Added +25.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.72% of their portfolio | 34.8m $14.9bn | Added +823.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.58% of their portfolio | 31.0m $13.2bn | Added +15.2m |
| Capital International Investors 2.01% of their portfolio | 21.0m $9.0bn | Added +676.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.19% of their portfolio | 20.7m $8.8bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 20.6m $8.8bn | Reduced -228.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 17.1m $7.3bn | Added +252.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.43% of their portfolio | 13.6m $5.8bn | Added +605.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.90% of their portfolio | 11.4m $4.8bn | Reduced -686.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.80% of their portfolio | 10.8m $4.6bn | Added +662.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.90% of their portfolio | 10.4m $4.5bn | Reduced -321.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.66% of their portfolio | 8.6m $3.7bn | Reduced -477.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 8.4m $3.6bn | Added +118.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 7.7m $3.3bn | Reduced -389.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 7.7m $3.3bn | Reduced -298.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.87% of their portfolio | 6.3m $2.7bn | Reduced -128.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.79% of their portfolio | 6.0m $2.5bn | Added +157.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 5.9m $2.5bn | Reduced -231.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -105.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.56% of their portfolio | 5.3m $2.2bn | Reduced -43.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -444.5k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 18.17% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -788.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.1bn | Added +140.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 4.7m $2.0bn | Added +108.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 4.7m $2.0bn | Added +262.4k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.78% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.0bn | Reduced -151.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.75% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -176.9k |
| Amundi 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.9bn | Added +643.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 1.26% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.8bn | Added +2.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.7bn | Reduced -105.4k |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.48% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.7bn | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 2.12% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.7bn | Added +348.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 2.33% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.7bn | Added +344.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.6bn | Added +83.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.6bn | Added +101.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.86% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -26.6k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 3.87% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -263.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.3bn | Added +154.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.2bn | Added +1.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.2bn | Added +10.8k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 8.71% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -105.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.82% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -91.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.1bn | Added +9.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -114.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -8.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.0bn | Added +302.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.0bn | Added +104.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.3m $988.3m | Reduced -92.6k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 10.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $981.9m | Reduced -80.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.28% of their portfolio | 2.3m $965.3m | Added +257.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $950.8m | Reduced -299.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.1m $901.3m | Reduced -33.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $849.4m | Reduced -299.5k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 4.73% of their portfolio | 2.0m $845.7m | Added +6.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 2.93% of their portfolio | 1.9m $830.8m | Added +169.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.9m $823.5m | Added +316.0k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 5.12% of their portfolio | 1.9m $860.3m | Reduced -28.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.9m $790.8m | Reduced -112.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $776.4m | Reduced -18.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.8m $772.3m | Reduced -263.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.96% of their portfolio | 1.8m $771.5m | Reduced -103.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.8m $752.0m | Added +85.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.7m $710.4m | Added +36.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.7m $708.1m | Reduced -22.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $666.5m | Added +38.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.6m $663.7m | Added +112.1k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 6.90% of their portfolio | 1.6m $696.8m | Reduced -52.5k |
| GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 8.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $642.0m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $638.5m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Valley Forge Capital Management, LP 18.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $633.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 10.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $624.4m | Added +1.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.4m $595.7m | Reduced -125.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $587.6m | Reduced -29.2k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $583.1m | Reduced -53.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.4m $577.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.4m $577.1m | Added +9.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 1.3m $575.2m | Added +67.3k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 2.55% of their portfolio | 1.3m $563.2m | Reduced -21.7k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 2.89% of their portfolio | 1.3m $559.2m | Reduced -156.3k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 5.91% of their portfolio | 1.3m $550.5m | Added +226.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.3m $548.0m | Added +24.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $536.4m | Reduced -61.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.2m $475.3m | Added +98.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $512.6m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $509.6m | Reduced -989 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $507.4m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Mirova US LLC 7.64% of their portfolio | 1.2m $506.8m | Reduced -9.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.2m $495.0m | Added +40.9k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.81% of their portfolio | 1.2m $493.6m | Added +864.9k |
| ING GROEP NV 3.95% of their portfolio | 1.2m $491.3m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $490.7m | Reduced -259.0k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 4.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $482.6m | Reduced -10.3k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 4.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $469.5m | Reduced -645.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.1m $455.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $449.7m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.0m $444.5m | Reduced -379.3k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 3.61% of their portfolio | 1.0m $428.8m | Reduced -600 |
| FIL Ltd 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $426.8m | Reduced -40.0k |