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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; 1,626 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 2024

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Dec 31, 2024. 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
1,345
+54 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
130.4M
−716.2K (−0.5%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$12.7B
−$2.38B (−15.8%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
159
420 more added
Sold out
105
469 more reduced

23 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: 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 2024: 1,345 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: 1,605 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,626 institutions
Value heldQ4 2024: $12.7B
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 20261,626$21.3B
Q1 20261,605$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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding NVS in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Graham Capital Management, L.P.48,193$4.69M0.14%+48,193New
Trust Co of Vermont47,968$4.67M0.23%−397−0.8%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management47,809$4.65M0.73%+490+1.0%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.47,158$4.59M0.00%+12,184+34.8%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.46,747$4.55M0.02%+218+0.5%Added
Henry James International Management, Inc.45,983$4.47M1.61%+20.0%Added
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc45,297$4.41M0.14%−466−1.0%Reduced
Auto-Owners Insurance Co45,143$4.39M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp44,342$4.31M0.02%−2,959−6.3%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC44,324$4.31M0.04%−2,861−6.1%Reduced
Meritage Portfolio Management44,314$4.31M0.27%−1,324−2.9%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC44,254$4.31M1.64%+612+1.4%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC43,841$4.27M0.05%−4,117−8.6%Reduced
Keybank National Association43,435$4.23M0.02%+315+0.7%Added
Advisors Capital Management, LLC43,397$4.22M0.07%+295+0.7%Added
Atria Investments LLC43,263$4.21M0.05%−2,777−6.0%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC43,127$4.20M0.04%+10,276+31.3%Added
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.43,055$4.19M0.09%+3,391+8.5%Added
Timber Creek Capital Management LLC42,531$4.14M1.19%+163+0.4%Added
Nixon Peabody Trust Co42,501$4.14M0.34%−79,269−65.1%Reduced
Garland Capital Management Inc42,160$4.10M3.36%−35−0.1%Reduced
Norden Group LLC42,060$4.09M0.46%+42,060New
Colony Group, LLC42,044$4.09M0.01%+12,407+41.9%Added
Congress Wealth Management LLC42,029$4.09M0.06%−22,499−34.9%Reduced
Bryn Mawr Trust Co41,432$4.03M0.07%+28+0.1%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc41,381$4.03M0.17%+545+1.3%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC41,171$4.01M0.87%+41,171New
Naviter Wealth, LLC40,525$3.94M0.48%−9,837−19.5%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC40,522$3.94M0.02%+1,466+3.8%Added
Signaturefd, LLC40,090$3.90M0.07%−396−1.0%Reduced
Hayek Kallen Investment Management40,075$3.90M1.42%−245−0.6%Reduced
Carret Asset Management, LLC39,845$3.88M0.42%00.0%Unchanged
Morningstar Investment Services LLC39,736$3.87M0.35%−336,180−89.4%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC39,701$3.86M0.11%+38,588+3,467.0%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC38,770$3.77M0.00%−15,665−28.8%Reduced
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC38,590$3.76M0.03%+3,120+8.8%Added
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.38,243$3.72M0.85%+1,640+4.5%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.38,227$3.72M0.07%+2,610+7.3%Added
Haverford Trust Co37,939$3.69M0.04%+516+1.4%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC37,774$3.67M0.01%−3,521−8.5%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC37,726$3.67M0.02%−151,021−80.0%Reduced
Azzad Asset Management Inc37,500$3.65M0.70%+1,067+2.9%Added
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.37,063$3.61M0.01%+4,091+12.4%Added
Benjamin Edwards Inc36,933$3.60M0.05%−8,558−18.8%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC36,929$3.59M0.10%+3,258+9.7%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,785$3.58M0.02%−41,353−52.9%Reduced
Choate Investment Advisors36,683$3.57M0.09%+3,910+11.9%Added
Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC36,454$3.55M0.26%−1,204−3.2%Reduced
Summit Global Investments36,154$3.52M0.22%+36,154New
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.36,150$3.52M0.45%−2,343−6.1%Reduced
Argent Trust Co35,623$3.47M0.14%+608+1.7%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC34,879$3.39M0.06%−172−0.5%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers34,754$3.38M0.00%−5,636−14.0%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co34,586$3.37M0.01%−5,654−14.1%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc34,527$3.36M0.05%+671+2.0%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC33,835$3.29M0.98%−975−2.8%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC33,805$3.29M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC33,621$3.27M0.03%+1,198+3.7%Added
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC33,621$3.27M0.03%+1,198+3.7%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc32,835$3.20M0.02%−1,090−3.2%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC32,660$3.18M0.02%−1,118−3.3%Reduced
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC32,347$3.15M0.15%−1,155−3.4%Reduced
Northeast Investment Management31,946$3.11M0.14%−152−0.5%Reduced
Arlington Partners LLC31,152$3.03M1.18%−6,404−17.1%Reduced
Twin Tree Management, LP30,940$3.01M0.07%+22,105+250.2%Added
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC30,840$3.00M0.15%+5,164+20.1%Added
RSM US Wealth Management LLC30,787$3.00M0.04%−652−2.1%Reduced
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc30,715$2.99M0.01%+3,715+13.8%Added
NBT Bank N A30,630$2.98M0.21%−1,675−5.2%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.30,156$2.93M0.10%+1,058+3.6%Added
Patten & Patten Inc30,060$2.93M0.19%−2,625−8.0%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.29,938$2.91M0.02%+2,835+10.5%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP29,910$2.91M0.05%+23,983+404.6%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA29,858$2.91M0.01%−7,755−20.6%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC29,671$2.89M0.24%+1,549+5.5%Added
Capital Insight Partners, LLC29,669$2.89M0.50%+2,737+10.2%Added
Daymark Wealth Partners, LLC29,272$2.85M0.12%+1,395+5.0%Added
Providence Capital Advisors, LLC28,920$2.81M0.57%+70.0%Added
Callan Family Office, LLC28,874$2.81M0.18%+26,973+1,418.9%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc28,758$2.80M0.05%−125−0.4%Reduced
Principal Securities, Inc.28,757$2.80M0.06%+2,613+10.0%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.28,419$2.77M0.09%−2,566−8.3%Reduced
Naples Global Advisors, LLC28,009$2.73M0.25%−50−0.2%Reduced
McIntyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc27,955$2.72M2.03%+25+0.1%Added
Transform Wealth, LLC27,903$2.72M0.15%−389−1.4%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.27,865$2.71M0.13%−694−2.4%Reduced
We Are One Seven, LLC27,710$2.70M0.10%+3,042+12.3%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.27,703$2.70M0.03%+3,582+14.9%Added
Telos Capital Management, Inc.27,686$2.69M0.29%+1,039+3.9%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC27,642$2.69M0.03%+523+1.9%Added
Beach Investment Counsel Inc27,566$2.68M0.36%−6,276−18.5%Reduced
Hall Laurie J Trustee27,215$2.65M0.87%−337−1.2%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC26,882$2.62M0.31%+1,480+5.8%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd26,731$2.60M0.17%+26,731New
Wambolt & Associates, LLC26,578$2.59M0.83%−5,011−15.9%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC26,295$2.56M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.25,940$2.52M0.05%+1,213+4.9%Added
Fairfield, Bush & Co.25,516$2.48M1.46%+567+2.3%Added
Americana Partners, LLC25,491$2.48M0.10%−2,527−9.0%Reduced
SIH Partners, LLLP25,400$2.47M0.17%+25,400New