MICROSTRATEGY INC MSTR
CL A NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 594972408 · ISIN US5949724083
American technology company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFinance Services
- HeadquartersTysons Corner, VA
- Founded1989
- Websitemicrostrategy.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 ($42.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $86.97. Options: 92 managers hold calls ($8.1bn notional), 92 hold puts ($9.0bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 233 |
| Q4 2022 | 213 |
| Q1 2023 | 252 |
| Q2 2023 | 272 |
| Q3 2023 | 296 |
| Q4 2023 | 371 |
| Q1 2024 | 532 |
| Q2 2024 | 595 |
| Q3 2024 | 662 |
| Q4 2024 | 991 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,013 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,161 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,084 |
| Q4 2025 | 981 |
| Q1 2026 | 944 |
| Q2 2026 | 851 |
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 2024 | 650 | 66 |
| Q4 2024 | 677 | 251 |
| Q1 2025 | 643 | 333 |
| Q2 2025 | 736 | 342 |
| Q3 2025 | 613 | 498 |
| Q4 2025 | 488 | 585 |
| Q1 2026 | 566 | 395 |
| Q2 2026 | 452 | 454 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $34.8bn | $30.8bn | 0.88 |
| Q4 2025 | $15.1bn | $12.5bn | 0.83 |
| Q1 2026 | $11.1bn | $11.1bn | 1.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $8.1bn | $9.0bn | 1.11 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +4.0m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +3.5m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +1.4m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +1.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | +998.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +861.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC | Sold out | -2.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Marex Group Ltd | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | Sold out | -1.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -535.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -475.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | -368.9k |
Biggest calls
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn13.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1bn12.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1bn12.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0bn12.0m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $1.0bn115.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $979.8m11.3m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $173.0m2.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $141.1m1.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $120.5m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $119.9m1.4m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.4bn16.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1bn12.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn12.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $866.8m10.0m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $814.6m93.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $411.7m4.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $281.7m3.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $184.7m2.1m shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | $150.8m1.7m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $144.9m1.7m 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 |
|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 13G · institution +2.3 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 10.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: JANE STREET GROUP, LLC (4.0%, 2026-05-11), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), SUSQUEHANNA SECURITIES, LLC (4.8%, 2025-11-13)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $61.1m | $7.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | $680.0k | 5 | $7.7m | $2.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 4 | $2.3m | 6 | $40.4m | $5.8m |
| Q3 2025 | 8 | $24.1m | 3 | $62.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $2.4m | 2 | $17.2m | $6.5m |
| Q1 2026 | 3 | $1.1m | 4 | $1.6m | $1.3m |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | $1.0m | 4 | $25.8m | $17.0m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $81.2k475 shares |
| 2026-09-21 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $238.4k1.4k shares |
| 2026-09-04 | Chow Thomas C. EVP & General Counsel | Sold | $14.7k106 shares |
| 2026-08-27 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $240.5k1.9k shares |
| 2026-08-25 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $347.8k2.8k shares |
| 2026-08-24 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $113.2k925 shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $389.2k3.8k shares |
| 2026-07-27 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $192.0k1.9k shares |
| 2026-07-24 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $180.3k1.9k shares |
| 2026-07-22 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $125.0k1.2k shares |
| 2026-06-23 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $159.1k1.5k shares |
| 2026-06-22 | Le Phong President & CEO, director · By Phong Le Revocable Trust · Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock | Bought | $998.8k11.0k shares |
| 2026-06-17 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $182.0k1.5k shares |
| 2026-06-16 | Chow Thomas C. EVP & General Counsel · Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock; Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock | Bought | $10.0k111 shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $201.0k1.5k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | Le Phong President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $683.8k5.5k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | Kang Andrew EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $241.4k1.9k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | Montgomery Jeanine VP & CAO | Sold plan | $43.8k354 shares |
| 2026-06-05 | Le Phong President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $11.1m93.7k shares |
| 2026-06-05 | Kang Andrew EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $3.9m33.1k shares |
| 2026-05-29 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $2.3m15.1k shares |
| 2026-05-28 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $1.1m7.2k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $206.6k1.2k shares |
| 2026-05-22 | Le Phong President & CEO, director · By Minor Child 1 · Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock | Bought | $5.0k50 shares |
| 2026-05-22 | Le Phong President & CEO, director · By Minor Child 3 · Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock | Bought | $4975 shares |
| 2026-05-20 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $374.3k2.2k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Kang Andrew EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $927.9k5.6k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $500.8k3.0k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $286.3k1.5k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $526.9k2.8k shares |
The latest 30 of 42 trades.
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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 0.63% of their portfolio | 34.9m $3.0bn | Added +3.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.4m $1.7bn | Added +1.6m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.4m $1.3bn | Added +611.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.9m $1.3bn | Added +861.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.3m $812.0m | Added +616.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3m $811.1m | Added +44.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5m $654.4m | Added +506.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.8m $505.1m | Added +4.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.9m $429.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $399.3m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $374.8m | Added +28.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $345.9m | Not comparable |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 3.83% of their portfolio | 3.1m $271.4m | Added +442.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $260.3m | Reduced -4.6m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $232.8m | Added +2.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.6m $222.0m | Added +422.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.5m $219.1m | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $182.1m | Added +144.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $173.4m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $159.2m | Added +69.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $156.1m | Added +239.2k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.8m $154.4m | Reduced -47.5k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $135.2m | Added +271.1k |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.5m $127.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $123.5m | Added +48.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $119.4m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.1m | Reduced -226.8k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.1m | Added +792.1k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.3m $112.9m | Added +1.2m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.0m | Added +677.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.3m | Reduced -2.8m |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.9m | Added +729.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $89.5m | Added +14.6k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $87.1m | Added +998.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 991.3k $86.2m | Reduced -368.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 961.6k $83.6m | Added +238.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 907.4k $78.9m | Added +85.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 874.9k $76.1m | Added +90.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 855.8k $74.4m | Added +99.9k |
| NATIXIS 0.35% of their portfolio | 852.9k $74.1m | Added +237.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.6k $64.3m | Added +32.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 736.3k $64.0m | Reduced -29.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 709.6k $61.7m | Reduced -143.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 696.3k $60.5m | Reduced -75.2k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 629.9k $54.8m | Reduced -37.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 624.4k $57.9m | Added +60.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 605.8k $52.7m | Added +78.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 604.1k $52.5m | Added +4.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 591.6k $51.4m | Added +14.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.2k $40.5m | Added +40.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 439.7k $38.2m | Reduced -535.9k |
| CTC LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 432.1k $37.6m | Reduced -73.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 426.4k $37.0m | Added +105.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 420.3k $36.5m | Added +118.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.9k $34.8m | Reduced -738 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 393.8k $34.2m | Reduced -165.0k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 388.3k $33.8m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 385.0k $33.5m | Added +46.0k |
| Bitwise Funds Trust 7.79% of their portfolio | 381.6k $33.2m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.0k $33.1m | Reduced -7.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 354.1k $30.8m | Added +92.1k |
| Belvedere Trading LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 346.9k $30.2m | Added +36.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 343.9k $29.9m | Added +36.7k |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 3.99% of their portfolio | 334.2k $29.1m | New |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 329.2k $28.6m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 322.2k $28.0m | Reduced -17.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 319.9k $27.8m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 318.2k $27.7m | Added +12.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 309.7k $26.9m | Reduced -90.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.4k $26.8m | Added +101.4k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 294.9k $25.6m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 271.3k $23.6m | Added +11.1k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.20% of their portfolio | 268.2k $20.4m | Added +1.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 238.2k $20.7m | Added +122.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 229.5k $19.9m | Added +1.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.9k $19.6m | Added +10.9k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 220.9k $19.2m | Added +194.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.5k $19.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.02% of their portfolio | 211.2k $18.4m | Reduced -68.4k |
| COMPASS ROSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP 4.89% of their portfolio | 202.5k $17.6m | New |
| Aspiring Ventures, LLC 4.32% of their portfolio | 189.2k $16.5m | Added +24.8k |
| OSSIAM 0.21% of their portfolio | 185.6k $16.1m | New |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 183.3k $15.9m | Added +41.3k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 180.7k $15.7m | Reduced -97.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.5k $15.0m | Added +143.6k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.04% of their portfolio | 161.1k $14.0m | Added +36.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.5k $14.0m | Added +56.0k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.1k $13.8m | Reduced -13.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.0k $13.8m | Reduced -14.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.9k $13.6m | Reduced -46.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.6k $13.4m | Added +6.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.3k $12.9m | Added +6.4k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.5k $13.1m | Added +38.6k |
| SHARIAPORTFOLIO, INC. 4.59% of their portfolio | 149.2k $13.0m | Added +21.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 149.1k $12.9m | Added +15.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.7k $12.5m | Added +63.2k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 142.5k $12.4m | Added +1.8k |
| Strong Tower Advisory Services 2.18% of their portfolio | 140.1k $12.2m | Added +5.5k |
| VY Capital Management Co. Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 140.0k $12.2m | First filing |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.4k $12.1m | Reduced -56.7k |