MSA Institutional Ownership
Who owns MSA Safety Inc and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 457 funds reported holding MSA at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 91.4% of the company.
- ▲233 buying vs 184 selling
- ▲Held by funds +2.7 pts
- ●Funds holding +4
- ▲Superinvestors: 2 added, 1 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 457 | 453 | +0.9% |
| In funds' top 10 | 6 | 4 | +50.0% |
| 13F shares | 35.3M | 34.2M | +3.1% |
| Held by funds | 91.4% | 88.7% | +2.7 pts |
| New positions | 49 | 63 | −22.2% |
| Increased | 184 | 148 | +24.3% |
| Reduced | 140 | 142 | −1.4% |
| Sold out | 44 | 21 | +109.5% |
| Calls (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Put/call ratio | – | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in MSA
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Who owns MSA
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds34.9%
- Active managers and hedge funds46.4%
- Banks and brokers15.3%
- Pensions, insurers and other3.4%
The top 10 holders own 39.5% of all MSA shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
131 funds changed their position- Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLCTrimmed−176K sh
- Argent Capital Management LLCTrimmed−82K sh
- DekaBank Deutsche GirozentraleTrimmed−62K sh
- Principal Financial Group IncTrimmed−53K sh
- Cooke & Bieler LPTrimmed−47K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8.64% | 3.3M | $582M | +80K |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.74% | 1.8M | $319M | −14K |
| 3 | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. | 4.46% | 1.7M | $301M | −55K |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.43% | 1.7M | $298M | +5,117 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 4.22% | 1.6M | $284M | +88K |
| 6 | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 2.07% | 797K | $137M | +37K |
| 7 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.01% | 774K | $135M | +15K |
| 8 | Cooke & Bieler LP | 1.88% | 725K | $127M | −120K |
| 9 | Fiduciary Management Inc /wi/ | 1.85% | 714K | $125M | +35K |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.79% | 692K | $121M | −251 |
- Norges Bank+315K sh+$55M
- Capital Research Global Investors+306K sh+$53.5M
- Royce & Associates LP+222K sh+$38.7M
- Giverny Capital Inc.+166K sh+$29M
- Bank of America Corp /de/+160K sh+$27.9M
- Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc /oh/+147K sh+$25.7M
- Jones Financial Companies Lllp+136K sh+$23.1M
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC+135K sh+$23M
- APG Asset Management N.V.−859K sh−$131M
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.−341K sh−$59.4M
- Champlain Investment Partners, LLC−322K sh−$56.2M
- Cooke & Bieler LP−120K sh−$21M
- Bessemer Group Inc−115K sh−$20.1M
- Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC−110K sh−$19.2M
- Ameriprise Financial Inc−92K sh−$16M
- Raymond James Financial Inc−61K sh−$10.7M
MSA institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most MSA stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of MSA was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P.. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of MSA is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 91.4% of MSA's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 88.7% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying MSA?
In Q2 2026, 233 funds bought MSA (49 of them new positions) and 184 sold (44 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 2 added and 1 cut. Our fund sentiment for MSA is bullish.
What is MSA's institutional put/call ratio?
Too few option positions were reported for a meaningful ratio.
How current is this MSA ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.