Elon Musk disclosed a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) Monday morning, making him the largest individual shareholder of the social media platform.
A 13G filed with the SEC shows Musk acquired 73,486,938 shares of Twitter on or before March 14. The self-described free speech absolutist began to poll Twitter users on March 24 on their thoughts on the platform’s algorithms, just 10 days after disclosing a $3.67-billion stake in the company, suggesting that his passive investment may not be passive for long.
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So who are the top shareholders of Twitter stock besides Musk? According to data from Whale Wisdom, it's mostly institutional:
- Vanguard (NYSE:VTI) owns 70,375,259 shares
- Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) owns 70,157,074 shares
- Blackrock, Inc (NYSE:BLK) owns 51,858,827 shares
- State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) owns 36,363,324 shares
- Aristotle Capital Management owns 21,112,134 shares
- FMR LLC owns 17,641,927 shares
- Ark Investment Management (NYSE:ARKK) owns 17,245,755 shares
- Clearbridge Investments owns 16,733,505 shares
- Geode Capital Management owns 14,314,021 shares
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (NYSE:SMFG) owns 12,467,698 shares
Twitter's stock closed Monday's session at $49.97, up 27% according to Benzinga Pro.
