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 ($180.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 174.7m as of 2026-03-31, 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 ≈ $436.08. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($209.3m notional), 22 hold puts ($185.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,337 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,424 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,384 |
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 2024 | 512 | 462 |
| Q3 2024 | 565 | 454 |
| Q4 2024 | 538 | 509 |
| Q1 2025 | 645 | 526 |
| Q2 2025 | 644 | 554 |
| Q3 2025 | 584 | 565 |
| Q4 2025 | 635 | 567 |
| Q1 2026 | 622 | 683 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $194.1m | $189.1m | 0.97 |
| Q3 2025 | $128.4m | $101.6m | 0.79 |
| Q4 2025 | $107.8m | $50.9m | 0.47 |
| Q1 2026 | $209.3m | $185.4m | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +1.0m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Added | +772.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +670.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +454.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +371.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +326.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +313.5k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +280.7k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | Added | +248.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +242.3k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -902.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -635.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -489.5k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -489.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -443.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -440.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -351.9k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. | Reduced | -337.2k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | Sold out | -300.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -265.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $61.5m140.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $35.6m81.5k shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | New | $31.0m71.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $18.9m43.3k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $12.2m27.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $8.8m20.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $8.5m19.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.5m17.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $5.2m11.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.2m9.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $66.7m152.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $39.1m89.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.4m23.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.8m20.2k shares |
| Converium Capital Inc. | New | $8.7m20.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $8.6m19.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $8.0m17.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $5.3m12.1k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $5.1m11.6k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $4.4m10.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.6m | $1.3m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.5m | $3.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | West Michael L President, Moody's Investors | Sold | $2.0m4.2k shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Phillips Jason D Chief Acctg Off & Controller | Sold | $157.4k333 shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Heuland Noemie Clemence SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $46.6k100 shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.4m5.2k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Steele Richard G SVP - General Counsel | Sold plan | $171.3k375 shares |
| 2026-02-26 | West Michael L President, Moody's Investors | Sold | $1.6m3.3k shares |
| 2026-02-03 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $286.9k575 shares |
| 2026-02-02 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $305.6k592 shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $288.9k575 shares |
| 2026-01-02 | Fauber Robert President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $301.3k592 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 4.09% of their portfolio | 24.7m $10.8bn | Unchanged |
| TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD 13.84% of their portfolio | 14.3m $6.3bn | Added +1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.1m $5.7bn | Reduced -902.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.9m $4.3bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.1m $3.1bn | Added +4.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.2bn | Reduced -489.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.8bn | Added +116.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.7bn | First filing |
| Fiera Capital Corp 3.52% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -15.5k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 7.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -26.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.0bn | Added +72.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -48.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $941.0m | Added +670.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $798.7m | Added +114.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $764.7m | Added +67.7k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 7.48% of their portfolio | 1.5m $674.3m | Added +772.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $605.1m | Reduced -13.6k |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 6.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $581.5m | Added +214.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $605.3m | Added +17.4k |
| Valley Forge Capital Management, LP 17.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $574.6m | Reduced -104 |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 8.89% of their portfolio | 1.2m $543.6m | Reduced -489.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $500.2m | Added +35.4k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 7.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $483.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $472.0m | Added +454.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $455.8m | Reduced -157.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $448.9m | Added +20.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.32% of their portfolio | 890.7k $384.8m | Added +326.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 883.7k $385.5m | First filing |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 883.0k $385.2m | Added +59.1k |
| ALTAROCK PARTNERS LP 9.11% of their portfolio | 862.0k $376.1m | Added +47.5k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 843.0k $367.7m | Reduced -64.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.85% of their portfolio | 840.3k $366.6m | Added +4.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 786.9k $343.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 764.3k $333.4m | Added +77.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 746.9k $325.8m | Added +45.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 709.8k $309.7m | Reduced -440.1k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 4.39% of their portfolio | 709.6k $309.6m | Reduced -256.8k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 701.8k $306.2m | Reduced -18.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.82% of their portfolio | 684.1k $259.0m | Added +115.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 680.9k $297.1m | Added +17.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 671.9k $293.1m | Reduced -120.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 659.9k $287.9m | Reduced -49.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 655.9k $286.2m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 614.4k $267.8m | Added +40.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 588.8k $256.9m | Added +174.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 558.3k $239.4m | Added +5.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 546.1k $236.0m | Added +50.6k |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 4.71% of their portfolio | 539.0k $235.1m | Reduced -24.6k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 7.70% of their portfolio | 518.2k $226.1m | Added +248.1k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 4.36% of their portfolio | 510.8k $222.8m | Reduced -225.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.14% of their portfolio | 504.4k $220.1m | Added +313.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 499.3k $217.8m | Reduced -15.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 459.6k $200.4m | Reduced -443.9k |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd 4.26% of their portfolio | 451.6k $197.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 451.1k $196.8m | Added +371.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 427.5k $186.5m | Added +24.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.52% of their portfolio | 411.9k $179.7m | Reduced -43.6k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 392.5k $171.2m | Reduced -52.9k |
| Canoe Financial LP 2.33% of their portfolio | 391.9k $171.0m | Reduced -34.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 388.3k $169.4m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Skye Global Management LP 3.46% of their portfolio | 368.0k $160.5m | Added +21.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.26% of their portfolio | 366.9k $160.1m | Added +123.6k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 1.43% of their portfolio | 366.4k $159.8m | Added +140.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 362.5k $158.1m | Reduced -66.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 355.2k $154.9m | Added +25.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 345.1k $150.6m | Added +49.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 345.0k $150.5m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 3.37% of their portfolio | 337.2k $147.1m | Reduced -337.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 335.6k $146.4m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 304.8k $133.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 300.0k $130.9m | Added +158.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 297.4k $129.7m | Added +242.3k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 2.47% of their portfolio | 295.4k $128.9m | Reduced -56.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 294.4k $128.4m | Added +273 |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.53% of their portfolio | 287.8k $125.5m | Reduced -125.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 286.2k $124.9m | Added +280.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 276.5k $120.6m | Added +108.5k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 272.7k $118.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 272.2k $118.7m | Added +104.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 271.9k $118.6m | First filing |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 259.6k $113.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 256.5k $111.9m | Added +26.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 248.4k $108.4m | Added +81.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 238.9k $104.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 238.2k $103.9m | Added +132.1k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.65% of their portfolio | 230.3k $100.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 227.5k $99.2m | Reduced -10.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 222.9k $97.3m | Reduced -49.0k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 222.7k $94.6m | Added +209.2k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.78% of their portfolio | 213.9k $93.3m | Unchanged |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.67% of their portfolio | 213.3k $93.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 198.4k $86.5m | Unchanged |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 2.01% of their portfolio | 196.4k $85.7m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 2.49% of their portfolio | 186.2k $81.2m | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 185.7k $81.0m | Reduced -83.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.14% of their portfolio | 181.7k $79.2m | Reduced -7.7k |
| YCG, LLC 6.91% of their portfolio | 175.0k $76.3m | Reduced -6.0k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.23% of their portfolio | 174.4k $76.1m | Added +5.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.9k $73.7m | Added +86.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 167.8k $73.2m | Added +11.9k |