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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $342.33. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($809.4m notional), 34 hold puts ($1.4bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 233 |
| Q4 2022 | 213 |
| Q1 2023 | 252 |
| Q2 2023 | 272 |
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 | 98 | 114 |
| Q1 2023 | 145 | 93 |
| Q2 2023 | 144 | 88 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $635.0m | $765.5m | 1.21 |
| Q4 2022 | $724.5m | $789.3m | 1.09 |
| Q1 2023 | $746.7m | $1.3bn | 1.68 |
| Q2 2023 | $809.4m | $1.4bn | 1.69 |
Biggest buyers
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +178.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +136.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +97.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +71.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +64.9k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | +43.4k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD | New | +39.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +32.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +31.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +30.2k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -53.0k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -25.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -14.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -14.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -12.3k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | -11.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -8.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -7.0k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -5.3k |
Biggest calls
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $163.6m477.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $128.5m375.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $121.1m353.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $102.0m297.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $90.1m2.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $89.1m260.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $44.5m130.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $44.0m128.6k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Reduced | $11.5m33.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $3.6m10.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $341.9m998.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $204.4m596.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $178.2m520.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $123.9m361.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $118.6m346.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $87.3m255.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $85.3m249.1k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $61.4m1.8k shares |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $34.2m100.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $17.1m50.0k 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)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $40.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3 | $1.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $8.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | Le Phong President & CEO, director | Sold | $3.1m10.0k shares |
| 2023-06-20 | Shao Wei-Ming SEVP & General Counsel | Sold | $3.0m10.0k shares |
| 2023-06-16 | Le Phong President & CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m10.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $530.6m | Added +3.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $350.6m | Added +64.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 879.6k $301.2m | Added +136.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 390.5k $133.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.0k $103.4m | Reduced -14.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.0k $81.5m | Added +20.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.0k $75.7m | Added +31.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 218.0k $74.7m | Added +178.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 177.5k $60.8m | Added +97.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.4k $38.8m | Reduced -430 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.8k $36.2m | Added +17.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.1k $29.1m | Added +10.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 78.7k $26.9m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 76.6k $26.2m | Added +6.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 71.2k $24.4m | New |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $24.0m | Reduced -53.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $20.5m | Added +32.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.9k $20.2m | Added +8.2k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 50.3k $17.2m | Added +43.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $16.8m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $15.7m | Added +3.9k |
| GAM Holding AG 0.97% of their portfolio | 41.0k $14.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 39.5k $13.2m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.0k $12.0m | Added +9.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.0k $11.3m | Added +13.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 32.5k $11.1m | Added +30.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $11.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.0k $9.9m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $9.8m | Reduced -26 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.7k $9.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 25.0k $8.6m | Added +3.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.7k $8.5m | Reduced -600 |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 24.5k $8.4m | Added +9.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $8.2m | Added +3.7k |
| BERKSHIRE CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC 3.10% of their portfolio | 21.9k $7.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.0k $7.2m | Added +9.5k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 19.9k $6.8m | Reduced -26 |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 18.7k $6.4m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6k $6.4m | Added +4.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0k $6.2m | Added +4.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $6.1m | Added +4.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $5.7m | Added +1.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $5.4m | Added +390 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.4k $5.3m | Added +1.9k |
| Johnson Financial Group, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 15.0k $5.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $4.6m | Added +2.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $4.6m | Added +1.5k |
| Accuvest Global Advisors 2.20% of their portfolio | 12.5k $4.3m | Reduced -99 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.8k $4.0m | Added +287 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.1k $3.8m | New |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.0k $3.8m | Reduced -540 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.9k $3.7m | Added +3.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.7k $3.7m | Added +358 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $3.6m | Added +1.6k |
| SRN Advisors, LLC 2.96% of their portfolio | 9.7k $3.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.5k $2.9m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.4k $2.9m | Reduced -12.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4k $2.9m | Added +1.1k |
| Eschler Asset Management LLP 4.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $2.8m | Reduced -800 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9k $2.7m | Reduced -701 |
| Longitude (Cayman) Ltd. 4.03% of their portfolio | 7.7k $2.6m | Added +200 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $2.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $2.6m | Added +4.7k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5k $2.6m | Added +1.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.4k $2.5m | Reduced -8.5k |
| ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC /ADV 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.3k $2.5m | Added +957 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $2.5m | Added +3.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $2.5m | Added +12 |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.58% of their portfolio | 7.2k $2.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $2.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 6.9k $2.4m | Added +5.1k |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.8k $2.3m | Added +3.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $2.3m | Added +845 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.5k $2.2m | Added +690 |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 6.3k $2.2m | Added +740 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $2.1m | Added +697 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8k $2.0m | Added +761 |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8k $2.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3k $1.8m | Added +659 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $1.8m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Realta Investment Advisors 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.1k $1.7m | Reduced -3 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $1.7m | Added +891 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.8k $1.6m | Added +720 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $1.6m | Reduced -613 |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.5k $1.5m | First filing |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $1.5m | Added +610 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $1.5m | Added +708 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $1.5m | Added +3.1k |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.2k $1.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0k $1.4m | Reduced -189 |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $1.3m | Reduced -49 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.3m | Added +273 |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5k $1.2m | Not comparable |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $1.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 3.4k $1.5m | Added +2.8k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3k $1.1m | Reduced -125 |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2k $1.1m | Reduced -87 |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1k $1.1m | Reduced -1.6k |