MSCI Ownership | Who Owns MSCI?

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MSCI Ownership Summary

MSCI is owned by 92.43% institutional investors, 3.59% insiders, and 3.97% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.14% of MSCI shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.05% of its assets in MSCI shares.

MSCI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	MSCI	92.43%	3.59%	3.97%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	493.55%	13.79%	-407.34%
Industry	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks	71.83%	15.11%	13.06%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	9.37M	12.14%	$5.37B
Blackrock	6.83M	8.62%	$3.29B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.47M	7.46%	$3.06B
Vanguard capital management	4.64M	6.34%	$2.60B
Bamco inc /ny/	3.21M	4.38%	$1.80B
State street	3.19M	4.36%	$1.79B
Morgan stanley	2.13M	2.90%	$1.19B
T. rowe price investment management	2.05M	2.80%	$1.15B
Geode capital management	1.95M	2.66%	$1.09B
Viking global investors lp	1.16M	1.58%	$650.03M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Gcq funds management pty	119.11K	9.25%	$66.70M
Gfi investment counsel	104.62K	7.95%	$58.59M
Geo capital gestora de recursos	6.63K	7.87%	$3.81M
Gobi capital	258.21K	6.79%	$144.61M
Cat rock capital management lp	50.01K	6.50%	$28.00M
Quantum capital management, llc / nj	86.12K	6.05%	$48.23M
Meritage group lp	274.57K	5.93%	$153.77M
Ycg	104.21K	5.14%	$58.36M
Ownership capital b.v.	14.32K	4.57%	$8.13M
Longview partners (guernsey)	463.71K	4.22%	$259.70M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Viking global investors lp	1.16M	1.85%	1.16M
Norges bank	859.81K	0.05%	859.81K
Sixth street partners management company	597.88K	0.04%	597.88K
T. rowe price investment management	2.05M	0.75%	542.24K
Winslow capital management	529.65K	1.02%	529.65K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	-	-	-1.42M
Edgewood management	664.10K	3.84%	-737.89K
Two sigma advisers, lp	247.50K	0.28%	-562.80K
Impax asset management group	-	-	-545.88K
Vanguard group	9.37M	0.08%	-308.38K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Viking global investors lp	1.16M	1.85%	1.16M	$650.03M
Norges bank	859.81K	0.05%	859.81K	$481.53M
Sixth street partners management company	597.88K	0.04%	597.88K	$334.83M
Winslow capital management	529.65K	1.02%	529.65K	$296.63M
Artisan partners limited partnership	156.54K	0.14%	156.54K	$87.67M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
First premier bank	-1.00
Goalvest advisory	-1.00
Breakwater investment management	-1.00
Capital analysts	-1.00
Sugar maple asset management	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	1,090	-0.09%	67,753,259	4.22%	92	1.18%	510	3.66%	407	-5.57%
Mar 31, 2026	1,056	-3.56%	64,081,601	-4.29%	83	1.10%	482	-1.23%	413	-6.98%
Dec 31, 2025	472	-55.39%	20,043,590	-70.54%	25	0.34%	201	-57.86%	188	-52.53%
Sep 30, 2025	554	-49.82%	23,390,714	-67.09%	30	0.36%	256	-48.90%	187	-56.71%
Jun 30, 2025	1,089	-	70,987,041	1.65%	91	1.13%	496	-6.24%	426	12.11%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.37M	3.05%	-11.98K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	2.21M	3.04%	6.20K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	2.21M	3.03%	-16.09K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.21M	3.03%	-16.09K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.21M	2.85%	15.41K
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha	2.09M	2.84%	2.09M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	1.91M	2.63%	20.07K
Loomis Sayles MFD Class C	1.71M	2.33%	-
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl	1.51M	2.07%	-9.00K
Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl	1.50M	2.07%	-2.01K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 02, 2026	Taneja Rajat	-	Buy	$1.00M
Jun 10, 2026	Wiechmann Andrew C.	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$272.05K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$631.09K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$225.77K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$45.21K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	1	-
2026 Q2	7	3
2026 Q1	5	1
2025 Q4	19	2
2025 Q3	5	-

MSCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns MSCI?

MSCI shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 92.43%, followed by 3.59% insiders and 3.98% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in MSCI's industry, Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks, is 71.83%, which MSCI exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of MSCI?

MSCI’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (9.37M shares, 12.14%), Blackrock (6.83M shares, 8.62%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.47M shares, 7.46%). Together, they hold 28.22% of MSCI’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own MSCI?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.62% of MSCI, totaling 6.83M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.07% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.29B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -268K shares, a -3.78% change.

Who is MSCI’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Gcq funds management pty is MSCI’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.25% of its assets in 119.1K MSCI shares, valued at 66.7M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of MSCI shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of MSCI shares, with 3.05% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.37M MSCI shares.

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