Microsoft is owned by a combination of institutional investors, individual insiders, and retail investors. Institutional investors hold about 70-71% of Microsoft's stock, with the largest being Vanguard Group, which owns around 8.7% of the company. Other major institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (about 7.25%) and State Street Corporation (around 4%). Among individual shareholders, former CEO Steve Ballmer is the largest owner, holding approximately 4.5% of shares, followed by co-founder Bill Gates who owns around 0.5-0.9%. Current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other executives also hold shares but in smaller amounts relative to institutional owners. Overall, Microsoft is publicly traded with ownership widely distributed among institutional investors, company insiders, and public shareholders.
