Microsoft Corp

1. 01

   5.5% below its 52-week high

   Closed at $520.99 on 3 Nov 2026: 5.5% below the 52-week high of $551.15 (13 Oct 2026) and 49.2% above the low of $349.20 (25 Jun 2026).

   Daily price bars, split-adjusted · as of 3 Nov 2026

2. 02

   Behind SPY and its sector fund XLK over 1 year

   1 month: −0.8% (SPY −2.6%, XLK −12.2%). 3 months: +5.7% (SPY −2.2%, XLK −5.6%). 1 year: +0.8% (SPY +10.4%, XLK +16.9%). Price change to the 3 Nov 2026 close; dividends excluded.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted: MSFT, SPY and XLK · as of 3 Nov 2026

3. 03

   Above its 50- and 200-day averages

   The 3 Nov 2026 close of $520.99 was 1.3% above its 50-day average ($514.06) and 18.8% above its 200-day average ($438.48). It has closed above the 200-day for 68 sessions, since 30 Jul 2026. The 50-day average crossed above the 200-day on 31 Aug 2026, 45 sessions ago.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted; 50- and 200-session simple averages · as of 3 Nov 2026

4. 04

   Next ex-dividend date: 19 Nov 2026

   $0.98 a share, payable 10 Dec 2026; up 7.7% from the previous $0.91 (ex-date 20 Aug 2026).

   Corporate actions record · as of 4 Nov 2026

5. 05

   Short interest at 0.9% of shares outstanding

   65.7M shares were sold short at the 15 Oct 2026 settlement, 0.9% of the 7.43B shares outstanding; covering them would take 3.2 days of average volume. Short interest is reported twice a month, on a lag.

   Exchange short-interest filing · as of 15 Oct 2026

At the 3 Nov 2026 close