MSCI Ownership | Who Owns MSCI?

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MSCI Ownership Summary

MSCI is owned by 25.98% institutional investors, 3.56% insiders, and 70.46% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.14% of MSCI shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.06% of its assets in MSCI shares.

MSCI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	MSCI	25.98%	3.56%	70.46%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.19%	15.44%	52.37%
Industry	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks	42.82%	15.06%	42.12%

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	5.90M	7.65%	$3.39B
State street	3.32M	4.29%	$1.88B
Morgan stanley	2.47M	3.20%	$1.42B
Bamco inc /ny/	2.39M	3.09%	$1.36B
Geode capital management	1.99M	2.58%	$1.14B
Principal financial group	1.72M	2.23%	$985.34M
Edgewood management	1.41M	1.82%	$807.27M
Polen capital management	1.33M	1.73%	$763.68M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Gcq funds management pty	193.01K	15.25%	$110.74M
Geo capital gestora de recursos	6.63K	7.87%	$3.81M
Gobi capital	256.61K	7.07%	$145.60M
Meritage group lp	415.31K	6.73%	$235.65M
Gfi investment counsel	118.23K	6.23%	$67.83M
Quantum capital management, llc / nj	98.07K	6.10%	$55.64B
Wilson asset management () pty	34.82K	5.13%	$19.98M
Bowie capital management	205.05K	5.06%	$116.35B
Ycg	110.29K	4.77%	$63.27M
Ownership capital b.v.	14.32K	4.57%	$8.13M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	921.27K	0.06%	921.27K
Longview partners (guernsey)	710.49K	4.21%	687.77K
Millennium management	690.29K	0.21%	423.94K
T. rowe price investment management	1.28M	0.44%	319.35K
Banque pictet & cie sa	523.03K	1.76%	265.75K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	-	-	-1.42M
Two sigma advisers, lp	247.50K	0.28%	-562.80K
Impax asset management group	-	-	-545.88K
Edgewood management	1.41M	3.84%	-506.22K
Jpmorgan chase	667.52K	0.02%	-401.66K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	921.27K	0.06%	921.27K	$528.56M
Generation investment management llp	227.25K	0.90%	227.25K	$130.38M
Oribel capital management, lp	59.50K	0.03%	59.50K	$211.22K
Axa investment managers	26.45K	0.04%	26.45K	$15.01M
Meridiem capital partners lp	26.41K	0.96%	26.41K	$14.98M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Goalvest advisory	-1.00
First premier bank	-1.00
Breakwater investment management	-1.00
Colonial trust advisors	-1.00
Sugar maple asset management	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	13	-98.79%	3,707,106	-94.77%	4	0.06%	4	-99.30%	7	-97.98%
Dec 31, 2024	969	-4.15%	66,051,197	-3.52%	84	1.11%	505	-5.78%	319	1.59%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.25M	3.06%	4.84K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.37M	3.05%	-11.98K
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	2.60%	11.84K
Loomis Sayles MFD Class C	1.71M	2.33%	-
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	1.55M	2.10%	-8.08K
Baron Growth Retail	1.18M	1.61%	-
Baron Growth Strategy	1.18M	1.61%	-
Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy	1.23M	1.59%	-18.00K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 18, 2026	Ashe Robert G.	-	Buy	$2.00M
Feb 17, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$124.16K
Feb 17, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$187.00K
Feb 17, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$104.00K
Feb 13, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$3.15M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	5	-
2025 Q4	19	2
2025 Q3	5	-
2025 Q2	-	20
2025 Q1	3	4

MSCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns MSCI?

MSCI shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 25.98%, followed by 3.56% insiders and 70.46% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in MSCI's industry, Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks, is 42.82%, which MSCI falls below.

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 (5.9M shares, 7.65%). Together, they hold 28.41% 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 15.25% of its assets in 193.01K MSCI shares, valued at 110.74M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of MSCI shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of MSCI shares, with 3.06% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.25M MSCI shares.

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