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 ($230.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.6bn as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $125.61. Options: 60 managers hold calls ($2.9bn notional), 74 hold puts ($4.6bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,874 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,116 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 764 | 768 |
| Q2 2023 | 748 | 771 |
| Q3 2023 | 771 | 743 |
| Q4 2023 | 738 | 838 |
| Q1 2024 | 834 | 796 |
| Q2 2024 | 882 | 766 |
| Q3 2024 | 912 | 766 |
| Q4 2024 | 910 | 874 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $3.2bn | $4.0bn | 1.28 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.7bn | $3.7bn | 1.38 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.9bn | $4.0bn | 1.40 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9bn | $4.6bn | 1.61 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +6.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +2.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +2.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +2.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.9m |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | New | +1.6m |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | New | +1.5m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -41.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -10.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -3.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $555.5m4.4m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $254.7m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $238.0m1.9m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $228.1m1.8m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $175.7m1.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $173.8m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $132.3m1.1m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $123.9m985.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $100.8m8.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $85.9m683.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $507.9m4.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $437.8m3.5m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $358.4m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $296.2m2.4m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $232.3m18.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $231.1m1.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $210.9m1.7m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $200.6m1.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $195.9m1.6m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $193.7m1.5m 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $28.2m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | LUCZO STEPHEN J Director · By Revocable Trust | Sold | $7.2m60.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 100.00% of their portfolio | 377.1m $47.4bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.55% of their portfolio | 111.3m $14.0bn | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 110.1m $13.8bn | Added +696.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 95.1m $12.0bn | Added +6.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.41% of their portfolio | 41.0m $5.2bn | Reduced -41.0m |
| Capital International Investors 0.71% of their portfolio | 30.0m $3.8bn | Reduced -33.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 25.8m $3.2bn | Added +604.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 25.6m $3.2bn | Added +2.7m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 22.8m $2.9bn | Added +429.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.56% of their portfolio | 21.8m $2.7bn | Added +6.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.48% of their portfolio | 20.9m $2.6bn | Reduced -10.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 18.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.67% of their portfolio | 16.9m $2.1bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 15.2m $1.9bn | Added +252.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 14.1m $1.8bn | Added +1.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.8bn | Reduced -998.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 13.4m $1.7bn | Added +2.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -267.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.4bn | Added +47.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.31% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.4bn | Added +536.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.2bn | Added +756.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.24% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -209.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -117.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 7.7m $972.7m | Reduced -3.3m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 7.7m $970.4m | Reduced -132.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.88% of their portfolio | 7.3m $915.7m | Added +2.5m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.78% of their portfolio | 7.2m $900.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $764.4m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.08% of their portfolio | 6.0m $750.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.7m $718.8m | Reduced -543.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.7m $711.0m | Added +27.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.5m $688.8m | Reduced -323.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 5.5m $688.3m | Reduced -840.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.9m $612.3m | Added +3.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.4m $550.7m | Added +35.2k |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.3m $544.8m | Reduced -537.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.3m $534.4m | Added +195.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.2m $532.7m | Reduced -474.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.0m $500.1m | Reduced -2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.7m $463.6m | Added +1.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.5m $435.3m | Added +79.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.4m $422.9m | Added +3.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.9m $363.2m | Added +47.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $352.7m | Added +72.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $324.1m | First filing |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $322.9m | Added +2.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.5m $316.5m | Reduced -3.6m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $311.9m | Reduced -46.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.4m $306.7m | Added +257.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.4m $298.3m | Reduced -122.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $298.1m | Reduced -55.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $293.2m | Added +1.2m |
| National Pension Service 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.3m $290.9m | Reduced -57.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.2m $282.7m | Added +2.6k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.2m $281.5m | Added +325.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.2m $281.4m | Added +892.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.2m $271.8m | Added +78.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $263.2m | Reduced -224.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 2.1m $260.0m | Added +120.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $249.3m | Added +219.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.9m $242.5m | Added +159.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $236.3m | Added +223.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $236.0m | Reduced -93.6k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 1.8m $230.1m | Reduced -631.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.8m $223.9m | Added +486.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $204.7m | Added +129.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $201.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $200.1m | Reduced -675.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $199.7m | Added +905.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $197.4m | Reduced -876.3k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $195.7m | New |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $192.7m | New |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $192.5m | Reduced -96.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $192.7m | Added +385.8k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.5m $189.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 4.64% of their portfolio | 1.5m $187.4m | Reduced -13.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.5m $187.4m | Added +65.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $177.8m | Reduced -433.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $174.5m | Added +42.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $176.6m | Reduced -117.8k |
| Focused Investors LLC 5.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $164.9m | Reduced -306.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $163.4m | Added +221.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $160.6m | Reduced -623.8k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $160.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $155.5m | Added +630.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.3m | Reduced -342.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $149.3m | Added +34.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $148.3m | Reduced -271.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.2m $147.6m | Added +26.6k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.1m $144.4m | Added +19.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $144.3m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.6m | Added +176.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $140.9m | Reduced -10.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.2m | Added +550.8k |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $132.0m | Reduced -900.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.0m $129.3m | First filing |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 974.6k $122.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 968.8k $121.8m | Reduced -31.3k |