Moody's Corporation
Moody's Corporation (MCO) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MCO · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,371
Institutional Holders
▼ 9 vs Q2
$76.78B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $5.83B vs Q2
174.70M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.60%
161.18M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.58M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
MCO largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 24.67M | 13.71% | 13.71% | $11.75T | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 15.17M | 8.43% | 8.43% | $7.23T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 163.3K |
BLACKROCK, INC. services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 14.65M | 8.15% | 8.15% | $6.98T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 456.1K |
TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 13.31M | 7.40% | 7.40% | $6.34T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 61.5K |
STATE STREET CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 7.14M | 3.97% | 3.97% | $3.40T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 4.9K |
FMR LLC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 5.69M | 3.16% | 3.16% | $2.71T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 559.8K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 3.92M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $1.86T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 33.7K |
FIERA CAPITAL CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.49M | 1.38% | 1.38% | $1.18T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 89.8K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.39M | 1.33% | 1.33% | $1.14T | Nov 3, 2025 | ▼ 221.2K |
MORGAN STANLEY services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.31M | 1.28% | 1.28% | $1.10T | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 22.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
19
Increased
+2.19M shares1
New Positions
first time holders28
Decreased
−3.42M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
1.22M
+2.19M / −3.42M
Net new holders
-8
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
MCO insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
7
Buy transactions
13
Sell transactions
0.54
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steele Richard G SVP - General Counsel | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 158 | $453.67 | $71.7K | 2.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Fauber Robert President and CEO | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 1,167 | $453.67 | $529.4K | 52.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Fauber Robert President and CEO | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 1,167 | $466.39 | $544.3K | 75.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Steele Richard G SVP - General Counsel | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 158 | $466.39 | $73.7K | 2.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Minaya Jose director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 93.388 | — | — | 1.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Fauber Robert President and CEO | Apr 1, 2026 | Sale | 575 | $437.77 | $251.7K | 75.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Steele Richard G SVP - General Counsel | Apr 1, 2026 | Sale | 34 | $437.77 | $14.9K | 2.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Steele Richard G SVP - General Counsel | Apr 1, 2026 | Sale | 124 | $437.77 | $54.3K | 2.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Moody's Corporation (MCO) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.40%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Moody's Corporation is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, holding approximately 24.67 million shares — equal to 13.71% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,371 institutional investors currently hold MCO stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $76.78 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MCO ownershipMoody's Corporation (MCO) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with a 13.71% stake. Company insiders hold 8.40%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.