Epoch Investment Partners Trims Microsoft Stake
Epoch Investment Partners Inc., an investment firm, recently disclosed its quarterly holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). The company trimmed its stake in MSFT by 4.7% during the first quarter, selling 38,574 shares and reducing its ownership to 788,663 shares.
The value of Epoch Investment Partners Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft was $291,939,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. This represents about 1.8% of Epoch's total holdings, making MSFT their fifth-largest holding.
Microsoft has been a popular stock among institutional investors and hedge funds, with many buying and selling shares throughout the year. Longfellow Investment Management Co., for example, increased its stake in MSFT by 51.3% during the second quarter.