MSCI Ownership | Who Owns MSCI?

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MSCI Ownership Summary

MSCI is owned by 30.22% institutional investors, 3.43% insiders, and 66.35% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.50% 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	30.22%	3.43%	66.35%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	36.95%	15.48%	47.58%
Industry	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks	53.77%	16.18%	30.05%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	9.67M	12.50%	$5.49B
Blackrock	6.83M	8.62%	$3.29B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.87M	7.59%	$3.33B
State street	3.32M	4.29%	$1.88B
Morgan stanley	2.42M	3.12%	$1.37B
Bamco inc /ny/	2.39M	3.09%	$1.36B
Geode capital management	2.02M	2.62%	$1.15B
Edgewood management	1.91M	2.47%	$1.09B
Principal financial group	1.78M	2.30%	$1.01B
Polen capital management	1.58M	2.05%	$898.74M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Gcq funds management pty	169.18K	14.58%	$95.99M
Gobi capital	256.61K	7.07%	$145.60M
Gfi investment counsel	119.32K	7.05%	$67.70M
Geo capital gestora de recursos	6.58K	6.84%	$3.73M
Meritage group lp	415.31K	6.73%	$235.65M
Quantum capital management, llc / nj	98.07K	6.10%	$55.64B
Bowie capital management	205.05K	5.06%	$116.35B
Wilson asset management () pty	34.82K	4.89%	$19.76M
Ycg	109.71K	4.67%	$62.25M
Ownership capital b.v.	14.32K	4.57%	$8.13M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Morgan stanley	2.42M	0.08%	1.32M
Norges bank	1.02M	0.08%	1.02M
Mitsubishi ufj kokusai asset management	874.88K	0.36%	728.90K
Longview partners (guernsey)	710.49K	4.21%	687.77K
Millennium management	690.29K	0.21%	423.94K

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
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	93.27K	0.02%	-506.89K
Mackenzie financial	57.74K	0.04%	-347.50K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.02M	0.08%	1.02M	$609.94M
Banque pictet & cie sa	257.29K	0.85%	257.29K	$145.99M
Madison asset management	70.67K	0.44%	70.67K	$40.10M
Oribel capital management, lp	59.50K	0.03%	59.50K	$211.22K
Covea finance	53.39K	1.06%	53.39K	$30.29M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	1,002	5.58%	68,424,415	-3.33%	87	1.09%	532	1.14%	311	5.42%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.37M	3.05%	-11.98K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.32M	2.99%	-54.20K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.21M	2.85%	15.41K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	1.91M	2.48%	-280.49K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	1.64M	2.13%	17.72K
Baron Growth Retail	1.23M	1.59%	-18.00K
Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy	1.23M	1.59%	-18.00K
Edgewood Growth Instl	1.12M	1.45%	-54.84K
Principal MidCap R5	1.10M	1.43%	41.18K
Principal Aligned MidCap Equity	1.06M	1.37%	47.30K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Dec 05, 2025	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$596.76K
Dec 05, 2025	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$271.54K
Dec 05, 2025	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$43.30K
Dec 05, 2025	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$259.42K
Dec 05, 2025	Fernandez Henry A	Chairman and CEO	Buy	$231.58K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	1
2025 Q3	5	-
2025 Q2	-	20
2025 Q1	3	4
2024 Q4	3	-

MSCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns MSCI?

MSCI shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 30.22%, followed by 3.43% insiders and 66.35% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in MSCI's industry, Financial Data & Stock Exchanges Stocks, is 53.77%, which MSCI falls below.

Who owns the most shares of MSCI?

MSCI’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (9.67M shares, 12.50%), Blackrock (6.83M shares, 8.62%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.87M shares, 7.59%). Together, they hold 28.70% 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 14.58% of its assets in 169.18K MSCI shares, valued at 95.99M$.

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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