Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in MA held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 67.0M | $33.49B | -1.9% | 7.573% | 0.59% |
| 2 | Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp | 65.2M | $32.60B | -7.0% | 7.369% | 96.84% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 52.3M | $26.15B | β | 5.912% | 0.65% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 36.5M | $18.23B | -0.4% | 4.121% | 0.63% |
| 5 | FMR LLC | 24.3M | $12.12B | -3.6% | 2.741% | 0.65% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 21.1M | $10.50B | +1.9% | 2.380% | 0.65% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 19.4M | $9.71B | β | 2.196% | 0.51% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 15.2M | $7.58B | -5.5% | 1.713% | 0.46% |
| 9 | Capital Research Global Investors | 13.9M | $6.94B | +28.7% | 1.569% | 1.08% |
| 10 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 13.0M | $6.50B | -3.7% | 1.469% | 1.21% |
| 11 | Capital International Investors | 10.7M | $5.34B | -40.5% | 1.207% | 1.25% |
| 12 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 8.7M | $4.34B | -0.6% | 0.982% | 0.57% |
| 13 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 8.5M | $4.23B | +27.2% | 0.956% | 0.49% |
| 14 | Nuveen, LLC | 8.2M | $4.11B | +11.2% | 0.930% | 1.11% |
| 15 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 13K | $3.88B | β | 0.002% | 0.09% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 7.4M | $3.71B | -4.7% | 0.838% | 0.68% |
| 17 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 7.1M | $3.54B | +7.3% | 0.801% | 0.74% |
| 18 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.0M | $3.00B | +2.1% | 0.678% | 0.46% |
| 19 | Legal & General Group Plc | 5.9M | $2.94B | +2.4% | 0.665% | 0.68% |
| 20 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 5.5M | $2.82B | -5.9% | 0.624% | 0.95% |
| 21 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 5.5M | $2.74B | -13.2% | 0.618% | 0.67% |
| 22 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 5.4M | $2.68B | -2.5% | 0.606% | 1.38% |
| 23 | Invesco Ltd. | 5.3M | $2.64B | -2.5% | 0.597% | 0.40% |
| 24 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 5.1M | $2.56B | +10.4% | 0.579% | 1.76% |
| 25 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 5.1M | $2.54B | -4.7% | 0.575% | 0.19% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in MA β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in MA during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new MA position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their MA position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 3,506 | 2.2% | 81.69% | 17.39 pp | $354.33B | 18% |
| Q4 2025 | 3,585 | +6.5% | 99.08% | 0.41 pp | $429.73B | 0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 3,367 | 1.2% | 99.49% | +1.52 pp | $431.51B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 3,409 | +2.2% | 97.97% | +3.87 pp | $424.93B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 3,335 | +2.8% | 94.10% | +1.26 pp | $408.16B | +1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 3,243 | +8.2% | 92.84% | +18.52 pp | $402.69B | +25% |
| Q3 2024 | 2,997 | +1.6% | 74.32% | 8.11 pp | $322.36B | 9.8% |
| Q2 2024 | 2,951 | β | 82.43% | β | $357.53B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MA stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Mastercard Incorporated stands at 81.7%, held across 3,506 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of MA, with approximately 67,035,488 shares worth $33.49B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of MA.
Our composite Smart Money Score for MA is 17 out of 100 (Heavy Distribution). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
250 institutions opened new positions in MA during Q1 2026, while 329 fully exited. 421 added to existing positions and 2,825 trimmed.
MA institutional ownership fell by 17.39 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -79 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 46.2% of all reported 13F value in MA, and the top 25 account for 60.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Institutional Ownership