BlackRock Amends MSCI Stake, Maintains Significant Ownership

TL;DR

**BlackRock still owns a big chunk of MSCI, signaling institutional confidence.**

AI Summary

BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended SC 13G/A on January 25, 2024, indicating its ownership of MSCI Inc. Class A Common Stock as of December 31, 2023. This amendment, number 12, updates their previous filing, showing BlackRock continues to be a significant institutional holder in MSCI Inc. This matters to investors because large institutional ownership by firms like BlackRock can signal confidence in the company's long-term prospects and can influence stock stability due to their typically long holding periods.

Why It Matters

This filing confirms BlackRock's continued substantial investment in MSCI Inc., which can be seen as a vote of confidence from a major institutional investor, potentially reassuring current and prospective shareholders.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This filing is a routine update from a large institutional investor and does not indicate any immediate negative risks for MSCI Inc. shareholders.

Analyst Insight

Investors should note BlackRock's continued presence as a significant shareholder in MSCI Inc., which can be a positive indicator of institutional confidence, but this filing alone doesn't suggest immediate buying or selling action.

Key Players & Entities

• BlackRock, Inc. (company) — the reporting person and institutional investor
• MSCI Inc. (company) — the subject company whose stock is being reported
• December 31, 2023 (date) — the date of the event requiring the filing
• January 25, 2024 (date) — the date the SC 13G/A was filed
• 55354G100 (other) — the CUSIP number for MSCI Inc. Class A Common Stock

FAQ

From the Filing

0001086364-24-003203.txt : 20240125 0001086364-24-003203.hdr.sgml : 20240125 20240125134849 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086364-24-003203 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240125 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MSCI Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001408198 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] ORGANIZATION NAME: 07 Trade & Services IRS NUMBER: 134038723 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-83421 FILM NUMBER: 24561007 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-804-3990 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BlackRock Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001364742 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance IRS NUMBER: 320174431 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 HUDSON YARDS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-810-5300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 HUDSON YARDS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BlackRock, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060929 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New BlackRock, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060601 SC 13G/A 1 us55354g1004_012524.txt us55354g1004_012524.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No: 12) MSCI INC -------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 55354G100 -------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 55354G100 (1)Names of reporting persons. BlackRock, Inc. (2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ] (b) [X] (3) SEC use only (4) Citizenship or place of organization Delaware Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with: (5) Sole voting power 6273086 (6) Shared voting power 0 (7) Sole dispositive power 6842495 (8) Shared dispositive power 0 (9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 6842495 (10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row 9 8.7% (12) Type of reporting person HC Item 1. Item 1(a) Name of issuer: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MSCI INC Item 1(b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10007 Item 2. 2(a) Name of person filing: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BlackRock, Inc. 2(b)