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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,350
Institutional Holders
▲ 5 vs Q4
$77.24B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $649.42M vs Q4
174.70M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.60%
165.99M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.40M vs Q4
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
Q1 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% | $11.49T | May 15, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 15.54M | 8.64% | 8.64% | $7.24T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 1.28M |
VANGUARD GROUP INC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 14.82M | 8.23% | 8.23% | $6.90T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 119.5K |
TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 13.16M | 7.31% | 7.31% | $6.13T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 83.7K |
STATE STREET CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 7.22M | 4.01% | 4.01% | $3.36T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 12.6K |
FMR LLC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 6.49M | 3.60% | 3.60% | $3.02T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 384.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 3.82M | 2.12% | 2.12% | $1.77T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 138.5K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.72M | 1.51% | 1.51% | $1.27T | Apr 29, 2025 | ▼ 95.7K |
FIERA CAPITAL CORP services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.54M | 1.41% | 1.41% | $1.18T | May 7, 2025 | ▼ 498.3K |
AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC services-consumer credit reporting, collection agencies | 2.44M | 1.35% | 1.35% | $1.13T | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 643.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
26
Increased
+4.36M shares2
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−3.33M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.03M
+4.36M / −3.33M
Net new holders
+10
2 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 95.0% 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 March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,350 institutional investors currently hold MCO stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $77.24 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 95.0% 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 March 31, 2025.