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Novartis AG

NVS
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0001114448

No open-market purchases or sales by Novartis AG insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 1,625 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $21.3B in total; Maverick Capital is the only superinvestor holding it.

Other share classesNVSEF

13F holders, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Dec 31, 2023. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
1,274
+71 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
141.0M
−7.27M (−4.9%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$14.2B
−$823.8M (−5.5%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
140
402 more added
Sold out
69
448 more reduced

22 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2023: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting NVS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2023: 1,274 institutions
Q1 2021: 1,138 institutionsQ2 2021: 1,123 institutionsQ3 2021: 1,083 institutionsQ4 2021: 1,147 institutionsQ1 2022: 1,137 institutionsQ2 2022: 1,142 institutionsQ3 2022: 1,088 institutionsQ4 2022: 1,183 institutionsQ1 2023: 1,182 institutionsQ2 2023: 1,203 institutionsQ3 2023: 1,225 institutionsQ4 2023: 1,274 institutionsQ1 2024: 1,254 institutionsQ2 2024: 1,309 institutionsQ3 2024: 1,314 institutionsQ4 2024: 1,345 institutionsQ1 2025: 1,361 institutionsQ2 2025: 1,387 institutionsQ3 2025: 1,405 institutionsQ4 2025: 1,515 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,604 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,625 institutions
Value heldQ4 2023: $14.2B
Q1 2021: $18.7BQ2 2021: $19.8BQ3 2021: $18.0BQ4 2021: $18.5BQ1 2022: $18.3BQ2 2022: $16.9BQ3 2022: $13.7BQ4 2022: $15.5BQ1 2023: $15.2BQ2 2023: $14.9BQ3 2023: $15.1BQ4 2023: $14.2BQ1 2024: $13.6BQ2 2024: $14.7BQ3 2024: $15.2BQ4 2024: $12.7BQ1 2025: $15.4BQ2 2025: $16.2BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $18.4BQ1 2026: $22.0BQ2 2026: $21.3B
Institutions holding NVS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,625$21.3B
Q1 20261,604$22.0B
Q4 20251,515$18.4B
Q3 20251,405$17.2B
Q2 20251,387$16.2B
Q1 20251,361$15.4B
Q4 20241,345$12.7B
Q3 20241,314$15.2B
Q2 20241,309$14.7B
Q1 20241,254$13.6B
Q4 20231,274$14.2B
Q3 20231,225$15.1B
Q2 20231,203$14.9B
Q1 20231,182$15.2B
Q4 20221,183$15.5B
Q3 20221,088$13.7B
Q2 20221,142$16.9B
Q1 20221,137$18.3B
Q4 20211,147$18.5B
Q3 20211,083$18.0B
Q2 20211,123$19.8B
Q1 20211,138$18.7B

Institutions, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding NVS in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC259,556$26.2M0.09%−7,345−2.8%Reduced
US Bancorp266,543$26.9M0.04%+31,452+13.4%Added
Invesco Ltd.267,516$27.0M0.01%−27,427−9.3%Reduced
Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC275,811$27.8M4.22%+1,607+0.6%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC280,061$28.3M0.11%+75,756+37.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC288,969$29.2M0.05%+6,369+2.3%Added
Cambridge Trust Co300,050$30.3M1.26%−3,121−1.0%Reduced
Creative Planning310,188$31.3M0.06%−137,394−30.7%Reduced
First Financial Bankshares Inc316,956$32.0M0.77%+316,956New
NewEdge Wealth, LLC324,901$32.8M0.84%+43,106+15.3%Added
Saturna Capital CORP327,656$33.1M0.52%−1,805−0.5%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd344,310$34.8M0.08%+226,515+192.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC346,022$34.9M0.02%+15,980+4.8%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.347,214$35.1M0.06%−213−0.1%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co350,461$35.4M0.00%−9,438−2.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc364,713$36.8M0.01%−12,336−3.3%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.387,820$39.2M0.11%+368,778+1,936.7%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.394,472$39.8M0.08%+82,500+26.4%Added
GWM Advisors LLC391,458$39.9M0.38%+19,029+5.1%Added
Millennium Management LLC398,300$40.2M0.04%+362,552+1,014.2%Added
TCTC Holdings, LLC398,869$40.3M1.47%+430.0%Added
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.421,986$42.6M0.35%+15,179+3.7%Added
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc424,327$42.8M2.56%+17,361+4.3%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP432,322$43.7M0.08%−624,720−59.1%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd434,075$43.8M0.05%−214,378−33.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc435,697$44.0M0.03%+51,793+13.5%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC440,055$44.4M0.04%+440,055New
Optiver Holding B.V.482,177$48.7M1.45%+302,390+168.2%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.487,077$49.2M0.48%−10,100−2.0%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates518,405$52.3M0.04%+230.0%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.521,332$52.6M2.23%+3,715+0.7%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC587,563$59.3M0.11%+129,578+28.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada589,361$59.5M0.01%+2,634+0.4%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC592,335$59.8M0.12%+2,979+0.5%Added
SEI Investments Co610,748$61.7M0.10%+4,431+0.7%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp624,855$63.1M0.01%+3,536+0.6%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC625,605$63.2M0.13%+140,561+29.0%Added
Bristol John W & Co Inc642,755$64.9M1.19%−32,654−4.8%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP678,674$68.5M0.07%+7,870+1.2%Added
Morningstar Investment Services LLC746,836$74.7M0.42%+371,590+99.0%Added
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.755,399$76.3M0.51%+755,399New
Earnest Partners LLC814,016$82.2M0.41%−1,822−0.2%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.815,804$82.4M0.29%+82,909+11.3%Added
Truist Financial Corp830,365$83.8M0.13%−33,494−3.9%Reduced
Capital Research Global Investors903,722$91.2M0.02%+1050.0%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.931,127$94.0M0.25%+3,270+0.4%Added
Manning & Napier Group, LLC1,057,168$106.7M1.27%−12,025−1.1%Reduced
FMR LLC1,198,122$121.0M0.01%−23,467−1.9%Reduced
Magnetar Financial LLC1,239,942$125.2M3.19%+440,244+55.1%Added
Scharf Investments, LLC1,423,720$143.8M3.94%−2,025−0.1%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC1,430,609$144.4M0.08%+22,397+1.6%Added
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD1,474,909$148.9M2.35%+810,282+121.9%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC1,527,375$154.2M0.68%−299,888−16.4%Reduced
Cullen Capital Management LLC1,629,238$164.5M2.44%−1,085,571−40.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG1,661,492$167.8M0.07%−195,165−10.5%Reduced
State Street Corp1,777,048$179.4M0.01%+20,534+1.2%Added
BlackRock Inc.1,829,523$184.7M0.00%+105,587+6.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,003,548$202.3M0.06%−5,631−0.3%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc2,032,130$205.2M0.08%−17,771−0.9%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp2,140,172$216.1M0.04%−27,185−1.3%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc2,508,648$253.3M0.16%−30,617−1.2%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC2,552,713$257.7M0.15%+19,776+0.8%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC2,838,082$286.6M0.44%+201,237+7.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc3,535,902$357.0M0.08%+761,545+27.4%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP4,746,599$479.3M0.09%+54,683+1.2%Added
Bank of America Corp5,147,666$519.8M0.06%−50,063−1.0%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc5,914,989$597.2M0.28%−296,103−4.8%Reduced
Loomis Sayles & Co L P6,009,900$606.8M0.93%−56,717−0.9%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6,078,175$613.7M0.18%−195,711−3.1%Reduced
Morgan Stanley7,092,253$716.1M0.06%+114,420+1.6%Added
Primecap Management Co12,905,697$1.30B1.03%−1,689,455−11.6%Reduced
Dodge & Cox13,165,538$1.33B0.84%−3,098,683−19.1%Reduced
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.1––00.0%Unchanged
Bellecapital International Ltd.917––+917New
Sanders Capital, LLC0$00.00%−1,073,420−100.0%Sold out
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.0$00.00%−181,247−100.0%Sold out
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC0$00.00%−142,929−100.0%Sold out
Old Mission Capital LLC0$00.00%−55,972−100.0%Sold out
Marsico Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−51,111−100.0%Sold out
Beck Bode, LLC0$00.00%−46,736−100.0%Sold out
Squarepoint Ops LLC0$00.00%−35,957−100.0%Sold out
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System0$00.00%−35,008−100.0%Sold out
Capital World Investors0$00.00%−30,941−100.0%Sold out
Cohen Lawrence B0$00.00%−25,344−100.0%Sold out
Connolly Sarah T.0$00.00%−24,811−100.0%Sold out
Mirador Capital Partners LP0$00.00%−23,702−100.0%Sold out
Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC0$00.00%−17,710−100.0%Sold out
FORA Capital, LLC0$00.00%−14,793−100.0%Sold out
Phoenix Holdings Ltd.0$00.00%−10,657−100.0%Sold out
Cable Hill Partners, LLC0$00.00%−10,088−100.0%Sold out
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd0$00.00%−9,094−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Advisers, LP0$00.00%−8,600−100.0%Sold out
Independent Solutions Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−7,067−100.0%Sold out
Stokes Family Office, LLC0$00.00%−6,452−100.0%Sold out
Hartford Investment Management Co0$00.00%−5,687−100.0%Sold out
True North Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−5,368−100.0%Sold out
Nomura Holdings Inc0$00.00%−5,000−100.0%Sold out
Allen Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−5,000−100.0%Sold out
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−4,862−100.0%Sold out
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.0$00.00%−4,847−100.0%Sold out