MOODYS CORP MCO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 615369105 · ISIN US6153691059
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1909
- Websitemoodys.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 ($247.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 179.4m as of 2025-06-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $501.39. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($194.1m notional), 20 hold puts ($189.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 935 |
| Q4 2022 | 963 |
| Q1 2023 | 965 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,025 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,038 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,105 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,134 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,162 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,209 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,303 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,315 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,348 |
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 2023 | 454 | 417 |
| Q4 2023 | 450 | 485 |
| Q1 2024 | 514 | 468 |
| Q2 2024 | 512 | 462 |
| Q3 2024 | 565 | 454 |
| Q4 2024 | 538 | 509 |
| Q1 2025 | 645 | 526 |
| Q2 2025 | 644 | 554 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $109.8m | $59.3m | 0.54 |
| Q4 2024 | $117.5m | $117.0m | 1.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $116.5m | $130.1m | 1.12 |
| Q2 2025 | $194.1m | $189.1m | 0.97 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +712.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +693.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +316.2k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | New | +271.1k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. | Added | +215.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +215.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +215.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +191.4k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. | Added | +122.2k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | +105.5k |
Biggest sellers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -511.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -434.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -270.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -238.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -231.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -223.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -177.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -157.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -148.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -144.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $106.2m211.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $29.6m59.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $14.7m29.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.6m19.2k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | Added | $6.8m13.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $5.8m11.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $4.6m9.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.9m5.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $2.8m5.6k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $2.8m5.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $63.3m126.1k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $42.9m85.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.1m24.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $11.3m22.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.9m19.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.8m19.6k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $8.2m16.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.8m13.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $5.3m10.6k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $5.3m10.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| TCI Fund Management Ltd 13G · passive investor filed 2026-05-15 | 8.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.4% |
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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.9m | $3.7m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.7m | $5.4m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | $958.9k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.2m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.5m | $540.8k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.7m | $878.5k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | $1.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $197.8k415 shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $196.9k415 shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $198.8k415 shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $187.0k415 shares |
| 2025-04-15 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $181.7k415 shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $192.2k415 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 4.81% of their portfolio | 24.7m $12.4bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 15.1m $7.6bn | Reduced -434.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 15.0m $7.5bn | Added +191.4k |
| TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD 13.10% of their portfolio | 13.2m $6.6bn | Added +83.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.1m $3.6bn | Reduced -73.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -238.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.9bn | Added +69.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -105.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 4.38% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +35.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -53.7k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 7.50% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Added +215.6k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 11.33% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -130.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $987.5m | Added +2.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $936.4m | Added +215.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $872.6m | Reduced -21.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $870.0m | Added +712.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $762.1m | Reduced -67.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $719.1m | Reduced -97.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $680.0m | Reduced -35.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $674.8m | Reduced -223.8k |
| Valley Forge Capital Management, LP 14.56% of their portfolio | 1.3m $659.2m | Unchanged |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 5.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $625.8m | Reduced -76.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $576.6m | Reduced -144.5k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 8.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $552.7m | Added +15.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $531.3m | Added +41.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $526.8m | Added +22.4k |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 6.76% of their portfolio | 983.6k $493.4m | Reduced -27.0k |
| ALTAROCK PARTNERS LP 8.72% of their portfolio | 952.3k $477.6m | Added +1.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 946.8k $474.9m | Added +24.0k |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 865.0k $430.0m | Reduced -97.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.99% of their portfolio | 837.5k $420.1m | Added +9.2k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 5.24% of their portfolio | 827.6k $415.1m | Added +820 |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 4.52% of their portfolio | 827.2k $414.9m | Reduced -76.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 799.6k $401.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 736.8k $369.6m | Reduced -21.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 724.1k $363.2m | Added +693.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 722.0k $362.1m | Added +16.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 706.0k $354.1m | Added +80.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 701.9k $352.1m | Reduced -20.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 686.0k $344.1m | Added +316.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.42% of their portfolio | 665.7k $332.3m | Reduced -19.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 654.9k $328.4m | Added +20.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 645.8k $323.9m | Reduced -17.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.27% of their portfolio | 637.4k $319.7m | Reduced -21.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 632.2k $317.1m | Reduced -270.0k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 9.57% of their portfolio | 617.4k $309.7m | Added +122.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 604.0k $298.5m | Added +99.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 600.4k $300.1m | Added +72.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 537.7k $269.7m | Reduced -61.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.77% of their portfolio | 526.9k $264.3m | Reduced -32.5k |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 5.29% of their portfolio | 516.0k $258.8m | Added +2.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.21% of their portfolio | 496.3k $249.0m | Reduced -13.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 484.1k $242.8m | Added +36.7k |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd 4.31% of their portfolio | 465.9k $233.5m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 446.9k $224.2m | Reduced -13.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 446.7k $224.1m | Reduced -231.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 431.3k $216.3m | Reduced -511.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 429.4k $215.4m | Reduced -114.6k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 2.73% of their portfolio | 428.2k $214.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Canoe Financial LP 3.04% of their portfolio | 425.6k $213.5m | Reduced -23.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 422.2k $211.8m | Added +19.3k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 2.10% of their portfolio | 420.3k $210.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 416.9k $209.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 6.10% of their portfolio | 377.6k $189.4m | Added +71.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 375.6k $188.4m | Added +2.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 360.8k $181.0m | Reduced -80.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 352.9k $177.0m | Reduced -51.3k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 1.52% of their portfolio | 350.0k $175.6m | Added +51.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 324.0k $162.5m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 300.9k $150.9m | Added +16.9k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 293.3k $147.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 287.7k $144.3m | Added +5.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 279.6k $140.3m | Added +215.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 279.1k $140.0m | Reduced -61.4k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 272.9k $136.9m | Added +55.9k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 0.86% of their portfolio | 271.1k $136.0m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.59% of their portfolio | 269.0k $134.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 262.7k $131.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 2.81% of their portfolio | 252.0k $126.4m | Added +25.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 250.1k $125.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 247.7k $124.2m | Added +76.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 243.4k $122.1m | Added +914 |
| Skye Global Management LP 2.52% of their portfolio | 236.0k $118.4m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 235.2k $118.0m | Added +104.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.77% of their portfolio | 224.4k $112.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 222.3k $111.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 220.9k $110.8m | Reduced -5.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 220.2k $110.5m | Reduced -55.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.91% of their portfolio | 213.9k $107.3m | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 209.9k $105.3m | Added +21.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 200.2k $100.4m | Added +93.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 198.4k $99.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.0k $96.8m | Reduced -36.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 185.7k $93.1m | Reduced -69.5k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.38% of their portfolio | 185.4k $93.0m | Added +4.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 183.4k $92.0m | Added +15.9k |
| YCG, LLC 6.89% of their portfolio | 177.7k $89.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.14% of their portfolio | 177.6k $89.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 175.5k $88.0m | Added +7.8k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.41% of their portfolio | 173.4k $87.0m | Reduced -188 |