Exited position

David Abrams’s Microsoft (MSFT) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Abrams Capital Management, L.P.Verified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ1 2014Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares4.98MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported13Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Abrams Capital Management, L.P. first reported Microsoft in Q1 2014. The reported position was increased across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Abrams Capital Management, L.P. sold the entire position in Q2 2017, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2017
Sold the entire position−4.98M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2014
Bought 45.6% more+1.56M shares · 4.98M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $46.36 · Estimated holding basis $42.67

Q1 2014
New position+3.42M shares · 3.42M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $40.99 · Estimated holding basis $40.99

11 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Microsoft in Abrams Capital Management, L.P.’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight12.6%Q1 2017
Last reported rank#3of 17 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight15.8%Q3 2015
Best historical rank#2Q1 2015
At peak importanceQ3 2015
MSFT
15.8%
Largest holding
28.4%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Microsoft?

Also reported by 9 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Bill AckmanPershing Square Capital Management
MSFT11.9% of reported portfolio
Terry SmithFundsmith LLP
MSFT4.4% of reported portfolio
Chase ColemanTiger Global Management LLC
MSFT3.5% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$493.782026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-13
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This tracker follows Abrams Capital Management, L.P.’s Form 13F disclosures, not David Abrams’s personal brokerage account. Form 13F reports quarter-end positions later and does not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.