MSFT — MICROSOFT CORP
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Dividends
Measured signals that fired on MSFT
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-07 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-04 | Short volume far above its own normal short | -0.76% over 21 days · t = -2.79 · n = 5,897 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-03 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-30 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-29 | Short volume far above its own normal short | -0.76% over 21 days · t = -2.79 · n = 5,897 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Coleman Amy EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Shares withheld for tax | 89 | 495.40 | 44.1K |
| 2026-08-05 | Althoff Judson CEO Microsoft Commercial | Open-market sale | 10.0K | 487.89 | 4.9M |
| 2026-08-04 | Numoto Takeshi EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Open-market sale | 4.8K | 496.48 | 2.4M |
| 2026-07-15 | Coleman Amy EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Shares withheld for tax | 32 | 384.93 | 12.5K |
| 2026-06-15 | Coleman Amy EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Shares withheld for tax | 36 | 390.74 | 14.0K |
| 2026-06-15 | Jolla Alice L. Chief Accounting Officer | Grant or award | 5.0K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-10 | Numoto Takeshi EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Open-market sale | 4.5K | 402.84 | 1.8M |
| 2026-06-08 | Numoto Takeshi EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Open-market sale | 2.5K | 412.45 | 1.0M |
| 2026-06-05 | List Teri Director | Grant or award | 149 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-05 | Di Sibio Carmine Director | Grant or award | 15 | 0.00 | 0 |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 219.6B | 593.3M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 178.6B | 482.6M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 113.5B | 306.7M |
| FMR LLC | 70.4B | 190.2M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 69.6B | 188.5M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 62.0B | 167.5M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 46.2B | 124.9M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 45.6B | 127.1M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 35.6B | 96.1M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 29.5B | 79.7M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Latest SEC filings
| form | filed | period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-05 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 144 | 2026-08-05 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 144 | 2026-08-04 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-07-29 | 2026-06-30 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| PX14A6G | 2026-07-22 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-15 | on EDGAR ↗ |
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
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