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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
1,361
+40 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
139.1M
+8.92M (+6.8%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$15.4B
+$2.69B (+21.2%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
121
430 more added
Sold out
81
508 more reduced

24 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 1,361 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 heldQ1 2025: $15.4B
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding NVS in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Captrust Financial Advisors139,591$15.6M0.04%+17,927+14.7%Added
John G Ullman & Associates Inc138,123$15.4M2.37%−1,267−0.9%Reduced
GW Henssler & Associates Ltd136,418$15.2M0.87%−110,378−44.7%Reduced
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel, Inc.136,368$15.2M3.26%−5,728−4.0%Reduced
Manning & Napier Advisors LLC133,308$14.9M0.18%−3,590−2.6%Reduced
ProVise Management Group, LLC132,823$14.8M1.26%+3,464+2.7%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC129,483$14.6M0.06%+27,105+26.5%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers126,528$14.1M0.03%+697+0.6%Added
Ingalls & Snyder LLC126,248$14.1M0.47%+9,247+7.9%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc123,030$13.7M0.01%+26,789+27.8%Added
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC118,019$13.2M0.49%−8,128−6.4%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC113,833$13.1M0.07%+77,048+209.5%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.117,493$13.1M0.21%−1,420−1.2%Reduced
Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.112,334$12.5M1.15%−7,349−6.1%Reduced
New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC1,383,244$12.4M0.29%+1,372,407+12,664.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC112,469$12.3M0.02%+14,057+14.3%Added
JustInvest LLC109,549$12.2M0.18%+22,062+25.2%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC109,130$12.2M0.01%−3,737−3.3%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.108,725$12.1M0.00%+61,567+130.6%Added
Parkwood LLC106,377$11.9M1.16%−11,614−9.8%Reduced
Point72 Europe (London) LLP102,259$11.4M0.79%−3,570−3.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.101,970$11.4M0.03%−19,103−15.8%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.101,663$11.3M0.03%−6,139−5.7%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund101,525$11.3M0.02%−6,153−5.7%Reduced
Zevin Asset Management LLC101,509$11.3M1.79%+872+0.9%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC101,458$11.3M0.02%−41,787−29.2%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.101,076$11.3M0.02%+12,821+14.5%Added
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC100,478$11.2M2.72%+3,147+3.2%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio98,354$11.0M0.04%+88,654+914.0%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC97,048$11.0M0.12%+5,968+6.6%Added
Bank of Montreal95,910$10.7M0.01%−444,402−82.2%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP94,887$10.5M0.06%−881−0.9%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC93,961$10.5M1.90%−1,257−1.3%Reduced
American Assets Investment Management, LLC93,610$10.4M0.91%00.0%Unchanged
Bahl & Gaynor Inc93,554$10.4M0.05%−5,447−5.5%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.92,996$10.4M0.05%+84,563+1,002.8%Added
Ritholtz Wealth Management91,310$10.2M0.30%−1,163−1.3%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC90,852$10.1M0.11%+799+0.9%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The90,581$10.1M0.01%−60.0%Reduced
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor, LLC89,361$9.96M1.84%+1,827+2.1%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC85,187$9.84M0.14%−31,302−26.9%Reduced
Osterweis Capital Management Inc–$9.72M0.48%––
Baird Financial Group, Inc.85,131$9.49M0.02%+535+0.6%Added
Ethic Inc.85,921$9.42M0.19%−33,752−28.2%Reduced
Investment House LLC82,204$9.16M0.52%−100−0.1%Reduced
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC80,835$9.03M2.76%+20,184+33.3%Added
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC81,025$9.03M0.80%−2,116−2.5%Reduced
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.80,113$8.93M1.86%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP80,110$8.93M0.02%+25,821+47.6%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC79,900$8.91M0.07%−4,600−5.4%Reduced
Altrius Capital Management Inc79,612$8.88M2.16%+1,829+2.4%Added
Cohen Capital Management, Inc.78,903$8.80M1.51%00.0%Unchanged
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC78,529$8.75M0.32%−3,025−3.7%Reduced
Tower Bridge Advisors77,935$8.69M0.97%−1,368−1.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC77,088$8.59M0.05%−9,219−10.7%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC76,964$8.58M0.06%−14,949−16.3%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC76,878$8.57M0.07%−860−1.1%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC76,684$8.55M1.39%+1,207+1.6%Added
Blair William & Co76,522$8.53M0.03%−3,730−4.6%Reduced
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC76,358$8.51M0.48%−25,741−25.2%Reduced
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch, LLC75,620$8.43M2.27%+170+0.2%Added
Camden National Bank72,308$8.06M1.20%−1,201−1.6%Reduced
CWM, LLC68,972$7.69M0.03%−2,337−3.3%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co66,597$7.42M0.01%+708+1.1%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC64,977$7.24M0.27%+46,877+259.0%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.62,424$6.96M0.08%+4,615+8.0%Added
Dearborn Partners LLC62,173$6.93M0.33%−228−0.4%Reduced
Country Club Bank60,947$6.86M0.46%−160−0.3%Reduced
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co61,539$6.86M0.05%−1,506−2.4%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC61,294$6.83M0.09%−1,779−2.8%Reduced
Fiduciary Trust Co59,423$6.62M0.09%+9,865+19.9%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd58,701$6.54M0.10%−190.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.58,465$6.52M0.02%−46,462−44.3%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC58,467$6.52M0.07%+14,626+33.4%Added
RMB Capital Management, LLC55,850$6.23M0.15%+55,850New
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC54,162$6.04M0.03%+1,496+2.8%Added
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd54,147$6.04M0.04%+655+1.2%Added
Whittier Trust Co53,189$5.93M0.08%+511+1.0%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC52,923$5.90M0.19%−440−0.8%Reduced
Monte Financial Group, LLC52,954$5.87M2.57%−769−1.4%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc52,648$5.87M0.00%−21,240−28.7%Reduced
Narwhal Capital Management51,982$5.79M0.52%−1,226−2.3%Reduced
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC51,939$5.79M2.06%−460−0.9%Reduced
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC51,460$5.74M0.05%+12,870+33.4%Added
First Manhattan Co49,460$5.70M0.02%−188−0.4%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc51,083$5.69M0.00%+46,497+1,013.9%Added
Deutsche Bank AG51,042$5.69M0.00%+2,500+5.2%Added
Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.50,366$5.61M1.99%−193−0.4%Reduced
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.50,000$5.57M1.37%00.0%Unchanged
Cardinal Capital Management47,951$5.53M0.86%+142+0.3%Added
Congress Wealth Management LLC49,331$5.50M0.07%+7,302+17.4%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc48,946$5.46M0.03%−1,930−3.8%Reduced
Pittenger & Anderson Inc48,270$5.38M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc47,989$5.35M0.99%+47,989New
Prentiss Smith & Co Inc47,892$5.34M3.46%−458−0.9%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC47,548$5.31M0.01%+5,504+13.1%Added
National Bank of Canada47,471$5.27M0.01%−81,436−63.2%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont46,896$5.23M0.26%−1,072−2.2%Reduced
HRT Financial LP46,698$5.21M0.03%−10,030−17.7%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC46,508$5.18M0.06%+3,381+7.8%Added