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 ($2.1bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $547.66. Options: 57 managers hold calls ($2.4bn notional), 64 hold puts ($3.0bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,118 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,121 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,146 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,447 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,490 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 1,170 | 1,264 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,234 | 1,196 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,214 | 1,290 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,394 | 1,324 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,462 | 1,262 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,397 | 1,352 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,464 | 1,294 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,502 | 1,513 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $2.5bn | $2.7bn | 1.09 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.7bn | $3.3bn | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6bn | $3.1bn | 1.16 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4bn | $3.0bn | 1.23 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +3.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +907.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +772.1k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +768.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +742.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +728.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +559.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +532.9k |
Biggest sellers
| MASTERCARD FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP | Reduced | -5.2m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.9m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -974.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -902.3k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Reduced | -602.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Reduced | -573.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -514.6k |
| DNB Asset Management AS | Reduced | -453.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $555.3m1.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $381.4m695.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $375.4m684.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $161.9m295.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $123.6m225.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $121.5m221.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $78.1m142.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $64.3m117.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $53.6m97.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $49.3m90.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $566.3m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $329.4m601.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $290.5m530.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $200.7m366.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $187.0m341.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $183.6m335.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $128.8m235.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $123.9m226.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $117.6m214.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $82.9m151.3k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $62.3m | $62.3m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $31.8m | $31.8m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $20.5m | $20.5m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.4m | $2.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $58.9m | $58.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-26 | Miebach Michael President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $8.7m15.8k shares |
| 2025-03-19 | McLaughlin Edward Grunde President & CTO, MA Tech | Sold plan | $3.8m7.1k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | Miebach Michael President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $9.8m17.7k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | Vosburg Craig Chief Services Officer | Sold plan | $6.1m11.0k shares |
| 2025-02-26 | Vosburg Craig Chief Services Officer | Sold plan | $6.2m11.0k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Miebach Michael President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $10.2m18.0k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Vosburg Craig Chief Services Officer | Sold plan | $8.0m14.1k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | McLaughlin Edward Grunde President & CTO, MA Tech | Sold plan | $6.2m10.9k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MASTERCARD FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 95.57% of their portfolio | 79.5m $43.6bn | Reduced -5.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 77.5m $42.5bn | Added +365.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 69.5m $38.1bn | Reduced -902.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.81% of their portfolio | 36.1m $19.8bn | Added +5.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.29% of their portfolio | 31.0m $17.0bn | Added +772.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 22.8m $12.5bn | Added +532.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.36% of their portfolio | 20.1m $11.0bn | Added +907.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 19.2m $10.5bn | Added +559.9k |
| Capital International Investors 1.87% of their portfolio | 17.4m $9.5bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.63% of their portfolio | 16.1m $8.8bn | Added +3.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.43% of their portfolio | 13.5m $7.4bn | Added +3.8m |
| NORGES BANK 0.88% of their portfolio | 11.4m $6.3bn | Reduced -14.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.22% of their portfolio | 10.2m $5.6bn | Reduced -20.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.74% of their portfolio | 9.1m $5.0bn | Reduced -79.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.95% of their portfolio | 8.7m $4.8bn | Reduced -261.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 7.8m $4.3bn | Added +90.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 7.7m $4.2bn | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $3.9bn | Added +143.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $3.7bn | Reduced -67.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 6.1m $3.3bn | Reduced -289.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.83% of their portfolio | 5.6m $3.1bn | Added +26.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.5m $3.0bn | Reduced -69.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.9bn | Added +188.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.9bn | Added +389.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.8bn | Reduced -974.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.62% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.8bn | Reduced -29.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.8bn | Added +48.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.8bn | Reduced -54.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.7bn | Added +249.7k |
| Amundi 0.94% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.6bn | Reduced -34.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 2.56% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.6bn | Added +114.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.5bn | Reduced -401.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.3bn | Added +67.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -14.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.2bn | Added +2.0m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.84% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.2bn | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.6m $2.0bn | Added +14.1k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 17.56% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.8bn | Reduced -372.7k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.53% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -281.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.93% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.8bn | Added +728.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 2.49% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -288.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.66% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.7bn | Added +251.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.60% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -243.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.5bn | Added +311.0k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 6.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -18.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -159.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.4bn | Added +110.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.4bn | Added +1.2m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.90% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -19.0k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -414.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Added +259.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -27.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -9.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -53.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 3.72% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -514.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -92.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Added +185.8k |
| ING GROEP NV 6.98% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.0bn | Added +471.0k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 10.55% of their portfolio | 1.7m $940.8m | Reduced -168.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.6m $894.3m | Reduced -166.3k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 3.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $890.8m | Reduced -331.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.6m $869.1m | Reduced -29.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.6m $864.3m | Added +54.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $853.5m | Reduced -32.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $834.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $815.5m | Added +315.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.5m $815.3m | Added +768.1k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 6.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $815.0m | Added +299.0k |
| Valley Forge Capital Management, LP 18.54% of their portfolio | 1.5m $813.8m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.5m $799.0m | Added +151.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.5m $795.2m | Reduced -34.8k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 7.47% of their portfolio | 1.4m $767.1m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.4m $746.5m | Added +481.6k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.90% of their portfolio | 1.3m $727.8m | Reduced -44.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.3m $727.0m | Added +62.0k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 12.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $721.7m | Added +954 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $700.9m | Reduced -12.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.3m $702.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $674.8m | Added +11.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 2.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $664.9m | Added +82.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.2m $666.1m | Reduced -221.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 1.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $664.5m | Reduced -221.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $643.7m | Added +7.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $621.6m | Added +56.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.1m $621.0m | First filing |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 2.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $600.4m | Reduced -52.3k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $594.6m | Added +50.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.1m $594.5m | Reduced -38.4k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 4.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $576.2m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Mirova US LLC 6.73% of their portfolio | 1.0m $566.3m | Reduced -131.4k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 2.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $566.2m | Added +290.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.0m $559.5m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Demars Financial Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.9k | Added +38.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.0m $557.2m | Added +27.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.0m $550.7m | Added +231.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.50% of their portfolio | 997.3k $546.6m | Added +22.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.04% of their portfolio | 987.5k $532.2m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 1.07% of their portfolio | 974.2k $534.0m | Reduced -91.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.82% of their portfolio | 964.9k $528.9m | Added +209.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 946.8k $519.0m | Added +71.3k |