MORGAN STANLEY MS
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 617446448 · ISIN US6174464486
U.S. investment bank
- SectorFinancials
- IndustrySecurity Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1924
- Websitemorganstanley.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 ($201.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.6bn as of 2024-04-30, 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 ≈ $94.06. Options: 59 managers hold calls ($3.2bn notional), 74 hold puts ($4.0bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,587 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,680 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,673 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,689 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,673 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,762 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,798 |
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 | 735 | 715 |
| Q1 2023 | 764 | 768 |
| Q2 2023 | 748 | 771 |
| Q3 2023 | 771 | 743 |
| Q4 2023 | 738 | 838 |
| Q1 2024 | 834 | 796 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $2.2bn | $2.5bn | 1.13 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.4bn | $2.8bn | 1.19 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.7bn | $4.0bn | 1.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.2bn | $4.0bn | 1.28 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +6.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +4.5m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +4.0m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +3.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.1m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.8m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +1.6m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -19.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -10.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -6.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -2.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -1.9m |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $574.3m6.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $546.8m5.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $348.9m3.7m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $206.8m2.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $167.3m1.8m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $149.5m1.6m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $147.6m1.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $107.5m1.1m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $82.3m874.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $75.6m8.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $446.9m4.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $407.7m4.3m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $366.2m3.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $297.5m3.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $197.5m2.1m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $166.5m17.7k shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | $161.3m1.6m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $156.1m1.7m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $146.4m1.6m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $127.3m1.4m 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 |
|---|---|
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
13D · may seek influence
+0.2 pts · filed 2026-07-15
Stated purposeOn April 18, 2018, MUFG entered into a sales plan (the "Plan") with the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ("MS & Co.") to sell shares of Common Stock to the Company, through its agent MS & Co., as part of the Company's share repurchase program. The Plan was filed as Exhibit 20 to the thirteenth amendment to the Schedule 13D. On December 10, 2020, the Company provided written notice to MUFG pursuant to Paragraph F.2(i) of the Plan to suspend the Plan effective immediately. On July 15, 2026, MUFG provided written notice to the Company that Sales (as defined in the Plan) shall resume with July 30, 2026 as the first Sale Day. Full filing |
24.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.7% |
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 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 | 1 | $2.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $63.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $41.8m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $27.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | GORMAN JAMES P Executive Chairman, director · By Grantor Retained Annuity Trust | Sold | $8.7m100.0k shares |
| 2024-02-12 | SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M Co-President | Sold | $2.3m26.7k shares |
| 2024-01-31 | GROSSMAN ERIC F Chief Legal/Admin Officer | Sold | $2.4m26.6k shares |
| 2024-01-30 | GROSSMAN ERIC F Chief Legal/Admin Officer | Sold | $2.3m26.6k shares |
| 2024-01-30 | SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M Co-President | Sold | $879.2k10.0k shares |
| 2024-01-30 | AKRAM RAJA Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $393.3k4.5k shares |
| 2024-01-26 | GORMAN JAMES P Executive Chairman, director | Sold | $4.4m50.0k shares |
| 2024-01-25 | GORMAN JAMES P Executive Chairman, director | Sold | $4.4m50.0k shares |
| 2024-01-19 | SAPERSTEIN ANDREW M Co-President | Sold | $841.3k10.0k shares |
| 2024-01-18 | AKRAM RAJA Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $584.9k7.0k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 100.00% of their portfolio | 377.1m $35.5bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 111.6m $10.5bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 108.4m $10.2bn | Reduced -606.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.42% of their portfolio | 100.6m $9.5bn | Reduced -19.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 89.2m $8.4bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.72% of their portfolio | 42.9m $4.0bn | Added +4.5m |
| Capital International Investors 0.54% of their portfolio | 28.5m $2.7bn | Added +4.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 24.5m $2.3bn | Added +680.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 22.7m $2.1bn | Added +1.8m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 20.8m $2.0bn | Added +554.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 19.8m $1.9bn | Reduced -369.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.9m $1.7bn | Added +6.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 17.3m $1.6bn | Added +9.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.20% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.2bn | Added +3.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -578.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -502.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.5m $1.1bn | Added +693.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.0bn | Added +2.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 10.3m $971.5m | Reduced -6.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 9.9m $929.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.83% of their portfolio | 9.5m $896.0m | Added +454.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.27% of their portfolio | 8.8m $826.0m | Added +1.5m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 8.7m $821.0m | Added +2.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 8.6m $809.0m | Reduced -92.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.3m $783.4m | Reduced -78.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.80% of their portfolio | 7.2m $673.0m | Added +57.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.9m $650.5m | Reduced -50.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.6m $621.4m | Added +63.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.5m $614.0m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.0m $561.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.0m $560.5m | Reduced -46.4k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 5.03% of their portfolio | 5.8m $547.7m | Added +316.9k |
| Amundi 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.7m $521.9m | Added +293.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.6m $528.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 5.2m $491.1m | Added +2.0m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.7m $439.6m | Reduced -304.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $431.2m | Reduced -10.4m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.9m $370.7m | Added +1.6m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.9m $367.8m | Reduced -946.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $367.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.6m $338.2m | Reduced -356.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.5m $330.4m | Reduced -286.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.4m $316.7m | Added +21.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.3m $310.4m | Added +210.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.0m $286.3m | Added +2.5m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $284.7m | Reduced -60.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.9m $276.1m | Reduced -36.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $273.1m | Reduced -40.3k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.84% of their portfolio | 2.7m $254.8m | Added +549.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.5m $236.4m | Reduced -23.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $227.2m | Added +489.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $214.3m | Added +16.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.3m $212.7m | Added +32.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.2m $208.8m | Added +306.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $193.6m | Added +33.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $188.2m | Added +696.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $186.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.86% of their portfolio | 1.9m $183.6m | Reduced -415.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $174.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $161.2m | Added +371.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $160.1m | Added +82.1k |
| FOCUSED INVESTORS FUND L P 5.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $159.7m | First filing |
| Focused Investors LLC 5.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $159.7m | Reduced -104.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $153.8m | Reduced -73.6k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.6m $151.8m | Reduced -163.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.7m | Reduced -201.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $144.1m | Added +509.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $143.6m | Added +126.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $143.4m | Added +202.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $141.9m | Reduced -146.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $138.4m | Added +258.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $137.0m | Added +238.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.7m | Added +55.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.8m | Added +143.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.8m | Added +90.3k |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 3.90% of their portfolio | 1.4m $131.9m | Added +1.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $122.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 1.3m $122.3m | Added +24.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $120.6m | Added +16.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $120.4m | Added +979.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.1m | Reduced -46.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $115.7m | Added +1.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.6m | Added +52.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.8m | Reduced -131.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $109.1m | Reduced -300.6k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $107.6m | Added +401.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $106.9m | Added +762.2k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $105.4m | Added +120.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $101.6m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $98.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.7m | Added +441.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 987.6k $93.0m | Reduced -173.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 986.2k $92.9m | Reduced -96.5k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 939.1k $88.4m | Added +35.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 933.4k $87.9m | Reduced -640.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 929.9k $87.6m | Added +13.0k |