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 ($3.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1703.71. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($10.3bn notional), 57 hold puts ($17.0bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 161 | 96 |
| Q4 2023 | 236 | 75 |
| Q1 2024 | 362 | 174 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $809.4m | $1.4bn | 1.69 |
| Q3 2023 | $847.0m | $1.4bn | 1.62 |
| Q4 2023 | $2.2bn | $3.5bn | 1.59 |
| Q1 2024 | $10.3bn | $17.0bn | 1.65 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +401.1k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +232.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +218.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +168.8k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | +100.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +68.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +62.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +61.8k |
| Marex Group Ltd | New | +55.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -259.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -74.6k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | -67.8k |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -58.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -43.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -42.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -33.1k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -28.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -27.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -16.5k |
Biggest calls
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.9bn1.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.4bn844.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn634.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.1bn620.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.0bn610.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.0bn590.0k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $748.8m4.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $724.9m425.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $355.2m208.4k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Added | $220.2m129.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.7bn1.6m shares |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC | Added | $2.5bn1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.3bn1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.0bn1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $951.7m558.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $937.3m549.9k shares |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | $890.6m522.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $788.0m4.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $726.8m426.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $547.3m321.1k 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 Q1 2024
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 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $14.6m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $348.7m | $275.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $6.9m4.0k shares |
| 2024-03-28 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.0m1.0k shares |
| 2024-03-27 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $7.4m3.9k shares |
| 2024-03-27 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m1.1k shares |
| 2024-03-26 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $9.4m5.0k shares |
| 2024-03-25 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $4.0m2.3k shares |
| 2024-03-25 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.4m1.9k shares |
| 2024-03-25 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $1.5m809 shares |
| 2024-03-22 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $7.7m5.0k shares |
| 2024-03-21 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $6.1m3.7k shares |
| 2024-03-21 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $6.0m3.7k shares |
| 2024-03-21 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.1m1.3k shares |
| 2024-03-20 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $5.7m4.0k shares |
| 2024-03-20 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $2.1m1.4k shares |
| 2024-03-20 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $1.6m1.0k shares |
| 2024-03-19 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $4.8m3.7k shares |
| 2024-03-19 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $1.9m1.3k shares |
| 2024-03-18 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $4.9m3.2k shares |
| 2024-03-18 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.1m1.8k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.0m1.9k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.9m1.6k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.7m1.6k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.8m2.3k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.6m1.5k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $1.6m982 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $344.5k200 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $4.5m2.7k shares |
| 2024-03-13 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $4.1m2.3k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | SAYLOR MICHAEL J Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $5.0m3.3k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Patten Jarrod M Director | Sold | $3.9m2.6k shares |
The latest 30 of 114 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $4.9bn | Added +1.7m |
| Capital International Investors 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.8m $3.1bn | Added +232.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $2.6bn | Added +401.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.1bn | Added +218.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 334.6k $570.4m | Added +62.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 333.1k $567.9m | Added +61.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 299.7k $510.8m | Reduced -259.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.62% of their portfolio | 244.9k $417.4m | Reduced -42.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 225.6k $384.6m | Added +168.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.5k $248.0m | Added +33.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.0k $238.7m | Added +20.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 124.1k $211.5m | Added +24.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.1k $203.0m | Reduced -33.1k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 5.95% of their portfolio | 100.3k $170.9m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.8k $151.3m | Added +10.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 77.9k $132.7m | Added +9.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 72.3k $123.2m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.6k $120.4m | Added +536 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 68.8k $117.3m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.6k $100.0m | Added +4.4k |
| Marex Group Ltd 3.05% of their portfolio | 55.1k $93.9m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.6k $76.1m | Added +4.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.4k $75.7m | Added +3.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.3k $73.8m | Added +9.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.6k $67.4m | Added +13.7k |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 38.2k $65.1m | Reduced -58.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.1k $61.5m | Added +946 |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 35.7k $60.9m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.6k $60.6m | Added +15.1k |
| NATIXIS 0.29% of their portfolio | 30.2k $51.5m | Added +22.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.7k $50.6m | Added +20.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.2k $49.8m | Added +5.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.8k $49.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 26.5k $45.2m | Reduced -67.8k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 25.4k $43.3m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.9k $42.4m | Added +22.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.8k $40.6m | Added +1.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 23.6k $40.3m | Added +8.3k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 23.6k $40.2m | Added +18.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 23.4k $39.8m | Added +14.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.9k $39.1m | Added +1.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.3k $38.1m | Added +4.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.7k $35.3m | Added +19.8k |
| CTC LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 20.7k $35.2m | Added +9.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $34.8m | Added +19.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.5k $33.2m | Added +5.8k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 19.0k $32.3m | Reduced -978 |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.91% of their portfolio | 18.8k $32.1m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.4k $31.4m | Reduced -4.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.9k $28.8m | Added +2.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.7k $28.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.7k $26.8m | Added +3.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.7k $26.7m | Added +10.8k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 14.9k $25.4m | Reduced -5.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.8k $25.3m | Added +2.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.6k $24.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5k $24.8m | Reduced -14.5k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 14.5k $24.7m | New |
| Murchinson Ltd. 2.76% of their portfolio | 14.5k $24.7m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.3k $24.3m | Added +3.3k |
| Strong Tower Advisory Services 9.35% of their portfolio | 14.2k $23.3m | Added +3.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.6k $23.8m | Added +3.5k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 13.4k $22.9m | Added +13.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.0k $22.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.8k $21.8m | Added +3.7k |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 11.4k $19.5m | Reduced -398 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.1k $18.9m | Added +558 |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.3k $17.6m | Added +216 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.0k $17.0m | New |
| Compass Ion Advisors, LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 9.2k $15.6m | Added +40 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.0k $15.3m | New |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. 5.26% of their portfolio | 8.7k $14.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.6k $14.7m | Added +1.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.5k $14.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Eschler Asset Management LLP 9.26% of their portfolio | 8.4k $14.3m | New |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.38% of their portfolio | 8.2k $14.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.9k $13.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7k $13.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.7k $13.1m | New |
| SHARIAPORTFOLIO, INC. 7.48% of their portfolio | 7.6k $13.0m | Added +6.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.6k $12.9m | Added +1.2k |
| Accredited Investors Inc. 0.81% of their portfolio | 7.4k $12.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.3k $12.5m | Added +1.3k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 7.3k $12.4m | Added +2.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $12.4m | Added +289 |
| Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC 8.09% of their portfolio | 7.0k $11.9m | Added +939 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.7k $11.5m | Added +1.3k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.7k $11.4m | Reduced -321 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6k $11.2m | Reduced -288 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2k $10.6m | Added +1.1k |
| Accuvest Global Advisors 4.35% of their portfolio | 5.8k $9.9m | Reduced -5.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8k $9.9m | Added +4.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6k $9.5m | Reduced -696 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3k $9.1m | Added +770 |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.3k $9.0m | New |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3k $9.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2k $8.9m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2k $8.9m | New |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.0k $8.6m | Added +2.3k |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC 15.09% of their portfolio | 5.0k $8.5m | New |