{"id":15414,"date":"2022-07-15T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=15414"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:41","slug":"who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Who is the Largest Shareholder of Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f81abf0be5a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f81abf0be5a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f81abf0be5a\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter\/#Who_is_the_Largest_Shareholder_of_Twitter\" title=\"Who is the Largest Shareholder of Twitter?\">Who is the Largest Shareholder of Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter\/#Elon_Musk\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter\/#Jack_Dorsey\" title=\"Jack Dorsey\">Jack Dorsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter\/#Vanguard_Group\" title=\"Vanguard Group\">Vanguard Group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-the-largest-shareholder-of-twitter\/#Morgan_Stanley_Investment_Management\" title=\"Morgan Stanley Investment Management\">Morgan Stanley Investment Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_Largest_Shareholder_of_Twitter\"><\/span>Who is the Largest Shareholder of Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dGupwFk.jpg\" style=\"width:auto; max-width:39% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:251px;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"who is the largest shareholder of twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering: who is the biggest shareholder of Twitter? Well, the answer may surprise you. It is not Elon Musk or Jack Dorsey, but the Vanguard Group and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. You might be surprised to know that a mutual fund company is the largest shareholder in Twitter. Read on to learn more. You might also be surprised to know that the Vanguard Group owns 10.3% of Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musk\"><\/span>Elon Musk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know, Elon Musk is the largest shareholder of Twitter. As the founder of SpaceX and Vicarious, Elon Musk is known for his investment in tech companies. He also runs the brain-chip startup Neuralink and the infrastructure firm Boring Company. While Musk hasn&#8217;t publicly addressed his interest in Twitter, he has been critical of the company&#8217;s policies. The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has championed user-built algorithms and the right to free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have speculated that Musk could one day try to acquire the company, but his recent filing shows that he is content to remain a passive investor for now. However, this is not a given. If Musk does decide to acquire Twitter, he will continue buying shares and could potentially pursue an active stake. Analyst Daniel Ives said that this could be a potential acquisition target. If so, what will happen next?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Dorsey\"><\/span>Jack Dorsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk is the biggest shareholder of Twitter, and he has expressed concerns about political censorship. While the company has not commented on the situation, Ives estimates that Musk will eventually pursue an active stake in Twitter. Elon Musk&#8217;s interest in Twitter is particularly interesting, given the recent poll on free speech. The former Treasury Secretary has questioned whether Twitter adheres to its own policies on free speech. However, Musk&#8217;s stake in Twitter is reported in a filing dated March 14 &#8211; the date he signed it &#8211; suggesting he had acquired the stake prior to the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk recently bought 73 million shares in Twitter, making him the biggest shareholder. Musk now owns 9.2% of Twitter, and Vanguard Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley also have significant stakes in the company. The company has a long-standing relationship with Musk, who previously held a minority stake in the company. A recent regulatory filing shows Musk is a major shareholder of Twitter, but he doesn&#8217;t actively advocate for changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vanguard_Group\"><\/span>Vanguard Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no longer the largest shareholder of Twitter. The asset management company recently increased its stake in the social media platform. As of Friday&#8217;s close, the company owned 82.4 million shares, or 10.3 percent of the company&#8217;s stock. Elon Musk now owns just under nine percent of the company. According to a press release from Twitter, Vanguard is one of the largest investors in the company.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest SEC filings, the Vanguard Group is the largest shareholder of Twitter. The company is second only to Elon Musk in terms of revenue. The investment firm is the largest shareholder by far, owning 10.3% of the company. Other institutional investors include Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, State Street, and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud. Musk and KHC have each invested around $1 billion into the company and want to own 100% of the company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morgan_Stanley_Investment_Management\"><\/span>Morgan Stanley Investment Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44 billion and its co-founder Jack Dorsey could receive a multimillion dollar payout if the deal closes. Other investors including board members and executives could also benefit from the sale. If stock options pay out, Twitter employees could also earn up to $1bn. Twitter&#8217;s largest stockholders have disclosed their identities in a regulatory filing ahead of the company&#8217;s annual meeting in May.<\/p>\n<p>The company is the second largest shareholder behind Musk, who owns about 6% of the company&#8217;s stock. It also owns a 5.6 percent stake in Twitter. The Vanguard Group, another big name in the investment business, had over nine percent of Twitter shares. 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