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 ($623.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.6bn as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $177.45. Options: 53 managers hold calls ($2.3bn notional), 71 hold puts ($4.2bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,104 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,209 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,265 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,528 |
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 2024 | 834 | 796 |
| Q2 2024 | 882 | 766 |
| Q3 2024 | 912 | 766 |
| Q4 2024 | 910 | 874 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,033 | 908 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,115 | 884 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,058 | 926 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,181 | 918 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $2.0bn | $3.9bn | 1.98 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7bn | $4.2bn | 1.53 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8bn | $4.8bn | 1.73 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3bn | $4.2bn | 1.82 |
Biggest buyers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +4.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +3.4m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +3.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +1.3m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -39.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -6.8m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -5.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -3.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $456.9m2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $374.7m2.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $297.8m1.7m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $184.5m1.0m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $123.4m695.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $96.5m5.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $76.4m430.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $75.4m424.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $60.1m338.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $58.8m331.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $591.2m3.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $454.8m2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $342.8m1.9m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $315.3m17.8k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $244.4m1.4m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $237.8m1.3m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $168.5m949.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $151.6m853.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $146.7m826.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $145.0m816.8k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $27.2m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.7m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $28.2m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $17.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.7m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $20.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $16.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | PICK EDWARD Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $16.4m100.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 100.00% of their portfolio | 377.1m $66.9bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 119.7m $21.3bn | Added +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.62% of their portfolio | 103.9m $18.4bn | Added +539.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 95.2m $16.9bn | Added +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.43% of their portfolio | 35.7m $6.3bn | Reduced -39.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 27.1m $4.8bn | Added +534.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 26.2m $4.6bn | Added +1.4m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 25.0m $4.4bn | Added +524.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.57% of their portfolio | 20.5m $3.6bn | Reduced -6.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 16.2m $2.9bn | Reduced -603.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.49% of their portfolio | 15.9m $2.8bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.51% of their portfolio | 15.4m $2.7bn | Reduced -3.8m |
| NORGES BANK 0.29% of their portfolio | 15.4m $2.7bn | Not comparable |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 15.2m $2.7bn | Added +243.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 14.9m $2.6bn | Added +3.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 14.2m $2.5bn | Reduced -79.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 12.8m $2.3bn | Reduced -149.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.71% of their portfolio | 12.5m $2.2bn | Reduced -998.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.37% of their portfolio | 10.6m $1.9bn | Added +309.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.39% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.8bn | Added +590.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 9.9m $1.8bn | Reduced -823.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.29% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.7bn | Added +712.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.6bn | Added +83.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.6bn | Added +1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -322.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.33% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -149.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -986.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.2bn | Added +4.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.2bn | Added +225.8k |
| Amundi 0.31% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.1bn | Added +558.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -55.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.4m $961.0m | Reduced -246.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 5.2m $916.5m | Added +1.7m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 4.6m $774.8m | Added +3.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.2m $750.1m | Added +460.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.2m $741.5m | Reduced -612.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.0m $710.8m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.8m $676.9m | Reduced -223.9k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 5.61% of their portfolio | 3.6m $639.1m | Reduced -203.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.6m $638.8m | Reduced -623.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.6m $631.6m | Added +108.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.2m $568.8m | Added +700.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.1m $559.1m | Reduced -498.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.9m $514.5m | Reduced -369.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.8m $502.3m | Added +163.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $498.7m | Reduced -111.7k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.91% of their portfolio | 2.7m $485.5m | Reduced -414.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.7m $476.2m | Reduced -107.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $456.4m | Added +123.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.4m $430.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.4m $418.9m | Reduced -1.4m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $409.8m | Reduced -27.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.3m $408.0m | Reduced -933 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $406.1m | Added +259.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.3m $404.0m | Reduced -81.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $403.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.2m $396.6m | Added +1.8m |
| FIL Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.2m $391.8m | Added +135.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.2m $387.9m | Reduced -54.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $379.1m | Added +69.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.31% of their portfolio | 2.0m $356.7m | Added +133.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $347.2m | Added +629.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $346.7m | Reduced -61.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $342.5m | Reduced -14.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.9m $328.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.8m $321.6m | Added +35.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $308.8m | Added +199.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.7m $307.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.7m $307.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.7m $304.5m | Reduced -260.0k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.7m $296.3m | Reduced -134.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $290.5m | Added +26.7k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 6.57% of their portfolio | 1.6m $287.8m | Added +810.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $276.3m | Reduced -13.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.5m $269.2m | Added +14.6k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.5m $272.2m | Added +1.9k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 1.5m $267.2m | Reduced -57.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $267.1m | Reduced -710.9k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 4.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $265.1m | Added +1.2m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $254.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $250.5m | Added +638.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $249.7m | Added +1.3m |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 5.94% of their portfolio | 1.4m $247.9m | Reduced -117.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $242.8m | Reduced -51.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.3m $230.9m | Added +300.2k |
| Focused Investors LLC 7.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $223.5m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 3.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $216.0m | Reduced -27.5k |
| COMMERCE BANK 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $205.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $198.3m | Added +11.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $198.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $198.3m | Reduced -118.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $197.8m | Added +778.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $195.5m | Added +87.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.1m | First filing |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $190.4m | Added +99.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.8m | Added +45.2k |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC /DE 3.57% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.4m | First filing |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $188.0m | Added +3.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $187.5m | Added +56.5k |