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 ($252.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.6bn as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $97.14. Options: 57 managers hold calls ($2.7bn notional), 75 hold puts ($3.7bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,828 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 882 | 766 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $2.4bn | $2.8bn | 1.19 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.7bn | $4.0bn | 1.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.2bn | $4.0bn | 1.28 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.7bn | $3.7bn | 1.38 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +5.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +3.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +3.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.8m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +1.7m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.1m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -11.9m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -5.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -4.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -4.4m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Reduced | -4.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $561.2m5.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $404.1m4.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $272.2m2.8m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $171.5m1.8m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $170.0m1.7m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $147.5m1.5m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $111.8m1.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $91.0m936.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $83.5m859.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $78.5m807.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $423.1m4.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $307.1m3.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $298.2m3.1m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $261.9m2.7m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $255.4m2.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $182.7m1.9m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $132.2m1.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $131.4m1.4m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $131.0m13.5k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $115.2m11.6k 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 |
|---|---|
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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-14 | CRAWLEY MANDELL Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $692.7k7.0k shares |
| 2024-04-18 | GORMAN JAMES P Executive Chairman, director | Sold | $9.0m100.0k shares |
| 2024-04-17 | Smith Charles Aubrey III Chief Risk Officer | Sold | $1.0m11.2k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 100.00% of their portfolio | 377.1m $36.6bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 110.3m $10.7bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 108.7m $10.6bn | Added +214.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.42% of their portfolio | 99.2m $9.6bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 84.4m $8.2bn | Reduced -4.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.67% of their portfolio | 38.5m $3.7bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| Capital International Investors 0.59% of their portfolio | 29.7m $2.9bn | Added +1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 25.0m $2.4bn | Added +428.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 23.2m $2.3bn | Added +5.9m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 21.8m $2.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 21.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.58% of their portfolio | 19.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -337.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.3m $1.4bn | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 13.7m $1.3bn | Added +3.9m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -281.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.24% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.3bn | Added +303.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -258.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 12.0m $1.2bn | Added +155.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.1bn | Added +83.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -663.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.30% of their portfolio | 10.0m $968.3m | Added +1.2m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.81% of their portfolio | 9.0m $872.8m | Reduced -535.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 8.8m $858.6m | Added +242.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.7m $841.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.2m $797.3m | Reduced -117.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 8.1m $784.2m | Added +2.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.18% of their portfolio | 7.8m $755.1m | Added +3.2m |
| Boston Partners 0.87% of their portfolio | 7.2m $697.5m | Added +2.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.8m $656.7m | Reduced -152.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $602.9m | Reduced -480.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $589.8m | Reduced -11.9m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.9m $574.7m | Reduced -47.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.6m $545.2m | Added +7 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.4m $520.6m | Reduced -3.4m |
| Amundi 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.3m $527.9m | Reduced -412.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.7m $454.4m | Added +6.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.50% of their portfolio | 4.7m $453.9m | Added +733.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $435.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.2m $406.0m | Added +881.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $403.5m | Added +245.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 4.0m $387.3m | Added +944.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 4.0m $384.3m | Added +55.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.3m $316.6m | Reduced -102.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $275.1m | Reduced -69.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.7m $262.8m | Reduced -227.7k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.89% of their portfolio | 2.6m $250.8m | Reduced -125.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.5m $244.5m | Added +4.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $244.2m | Added +99.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.5m $239.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.3m $232.6m | Added +1.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.3m $226.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $216.3m | Reduced -34.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.1m $202.5m | Added +1.8m |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $201.6m | Added +19.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.1m $200.6m | Reduced -212.3k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.1m $200.0m | Added +899.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $192.9m | Added +906 |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.91% of their portfolio | 1.9m $189.5m | Unchanged |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $185.2m | Reduced -313.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $178.2m | Added +121.6k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.8m $174.1m | Reduced -4.0m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $172.4m | Reduced -225.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $168.5m | Added +33.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $164.3m | Reduced -166.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $163.3m | Added +642.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $160.8m | Added +666.6k |
| Focused Investors LLC 5.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $160.3m | Reduced -46.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $159.8m | Added +114.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $159.0m | Added +166.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $155.7m | Reduced -31.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $150.0m | Added +17.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $149.9m | Added +121.9k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.5m $148.3m | Reduced -85.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $146.4m | Reduced -62.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $143.1m | Added +538.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.5m $142.6m | Added +188.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $142.5m | Added +25.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $136.9m | Added +192.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.6m | Reduced -111.1k |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 3.97% of their portfolio | 1.4m $134.9m | Reduced -14.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.4m | Reduced -82.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $129.2m | Added +479.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $126.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 1.98% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.6m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $118.3m | Added +74.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $117.4m | Reduced -56.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $116.7m | Reduced -28.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $113.5m | Reduced -253.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.1m | Reduced -44.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $110.5m | Added +57.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $109.6m | Added +70.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $109.2m | Added +344.5k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.1m $108.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.0m $100.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $99.5m | Added +149.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.7m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 987.4k $96.0m | Added +1.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 979.8k $95.2m | Added +344.4k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 947.9k $92.1m | Added +8.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 930.0k $90.4m | Added +464.0k |