MSCI Ownership | Who Owns MSCI?

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MSCI Ownership Summary

MSCI is owned by 83.05% institutional investors, 3.58% insiders, and 13.37% 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	83.05%	3.58%	13.37%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	37.05%	15.59%	47.36%
Industry	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks	52.52%	15.29%	32.19%

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	5.74M	7.44%	$3.09B
State street	3.11M	4.04%	$1.68B
Bamco inc /ny/	2.70M	3.50%	$1.45B
Morgan stanley	2.24M	2.91%	$1.21B
Geode capital management	2.00M	2.59%	$1.08B
T. rowe price investment management	1.51M	1.95%	$812.39M
Edgewood management	1.40M	1.82%	$755.69M
Principal financial group	1.35M	1.75%	$726.09M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Meritage group lp	406.08K	8.26%	$218.88M
Gfi investment counsel	109.01K	8.03%	$58.76M
Geo capital gestora de recursos	6.63K	7.87%	$3.81M
Gobi capital	256.61K	7.69%	$138.32M
Gcq funds management pty	106.46K	7.62%	$57.38M
Quantum capital management, llc / nj	109.48K	7.55%	$59.01M
Consulta	200.00K	5.37%	$107.80M
Ycg	106.89K	5.21%	$57.61M
Edgewood management	1.40M	4.88%	$755.69M
Ownership capital b.v.	14.32K	4.57%	$8.13M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	921.27K	0.06%	921.27K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	415.37K	0.06%	415.37K
Generation investment management llp	502.17K	2.43%	274.92K
Citadel advisors	755.00K	0.07%	258.13K
Aqr capital management	653.02K	0.16%	248.46K

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
Polen capital management	929.51K	3.47%	-401.58K
Principal financial group	1.35M	0.39%	-370.32K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	921.27K	0.06%	921.27K	$528.56M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	415.37K	0.06%	415.37K	$223.89M
Consulta	200.00K	5.37%	200.00K	$107.80M
Vanguard global advisers	160.56K	0.05%	160.56K	$86.55M
Vanguard asset management	125.28K	0.06%	125.28K	$67.53M

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 %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	13	-98.79%	3,707,106	-94.77%	4	0.06%	4	-99.30%	7	-97.98%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.22M	3.06%	6.61K
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	1.90M	2.62%	34.69K
Loomis Sayles MFD Class C	1.71M	2.33%	-
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	1.51M	2.08%	3.40K
Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy	1.23M	1.59%	-18.00K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	950.36K	1.31%	2.79K
Fidelity 500 Index	938.32K	1.29%	-17.93K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$450.71K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$631.09K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$45.21K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$225.77K
May 15, 2026	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$695.21K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	7	2
2026 Q1	5	1
2025 Q4	19	2
2025 Q3	5	-
2025 Q2	-	20

MSCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns MSCI?

MSCI shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 83.05%, followed by 3.58% insiders and 13.37% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in MSCI's industry, Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks, is 52.52%, 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 (5.74M shares, 7.44%). Together, they hold 28.20% 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?

Meritage group lp is MSCI’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.26% of its assets in 406.08K MSCI shares, valued at 218.88M$.

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 2.22M MSCI shares.

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