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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Sep 30, 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
1,405
+43 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
134.0M
+778.3K (+0.6%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$17.2B
+$1.07B (+6.6%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
117
478 more added
Sold out
74
480 more reduced

25 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: 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 holdersQ3 2025: 1,405 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 heldQ3 2025: $17.2B
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding NVS in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Trust Co of Vermont45,739$5.87M0.26%−819−1.8%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC45,590$5.85M0.02%+6,078+15.4%Added
Sofos Investments, Inc.45,481$5.83M1.15%+45,481New
Glenmede Investment Management, LP45,234$5.80M0.03%+18,897+71.8%Added
First Manhattan Co44,923$5.76M0.02%−925−2.0%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC44,495$5.71M0.12%+1,738+4.1%Added
Henry James International Management, Inc.43,599$5.59M1.71%00.0%Unchanged
Naviter Wealth, LLC43,531$5.58M0.65%+1,448+3.4%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC43,096$5.53M0.02%+13,095+43.6%Added
RMB Capital Management, LLC42,848$5.49M0.10%−17,374−28.8%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC42,790$5.49M0.04%+3,321+8.4%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.42,122$5.40M0.02%+13,758+48.5%Added
Davenport & Co LLC42,036$5.39M0.03%+8,353+24.8%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC41,937$5.38M0.93%−80.0%Reduced
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC41,795$5.36M0.03%+3,832+10.1%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC41,400$5.31M0.03%+260+0.6%Added
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.40,980$5.25M0.08%+14,342+53.8%Added
Hamel Associates, Inc.40,585$5.20M1.60%−170−0.4%Reduced
Carret Asset Management, LLC40,260$5.16M0.50%+179+0.4%Added
Argent Trust Co40,042$5.13M0.18%+1,147+2.9%Added
Arlington Partners LLC39,628$5.08M1.76%+723+1.9%Added
National Bank of Canada39,369$5.05M0.01%−31,835−44.7%Reduced
Hayek Kallen Investment Management38,865$4.98M1.57%−25−0.1%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc38,425$4.93M0.14%−466−1.2%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC37,868$4.86M0.01%+18,476+95.3%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC37,474$4.81M0.05%+4,316+13.0%Added
Rhumbline Advisers37,164$4.77M0.00%−1,789−4.6%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.37,070$4.75M0.07%−293−0.8%Reduced
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.37,000$4.74M1.13%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc36,844$4.72M0.06%−1,151−3.0%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co35,796$4.59M0.04%+35,796New
Principal Securities, Inc.35,771$4.59M0.08%−913−2.5%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC35,453$4.55M1.47%−7,914−18.2%Reduced
Dearborn Partners LLC35,160$4.51M0.21%−50−0.1%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al35,000$4.49M0.03%+35,000New
Timber Creek Capital Management LLC34,627$4.44M1.07%−158−0.5%Reduced
RSM US Wealth Management LLC34,571$4.43M0.06%+5,493+18.9%Added
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC34,439$4.42M0.62%+34,439New
First Pacific Financial34,313$4.40M0.61%+8,258+31.7%Added
Azzad Asset Management Inc34,293$4.40M0.43%+494+1.5%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.34,496$4.37M0.11%+34,496New
Baldwin Brothers Inc33,850$4.34M0.28%−3,794−10.1%Reduced
Auto-Owners Insurance Co33,570$4.31M0.11%−11,573−25.6%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC33,285$4.27M0.00%−9,940−23.0%Reduced
WealthTrust Axiom LLC33,159$4.25M1.14%+509+1.6%Added
Daymark Wealth Partners, LLC33,060$4.24M0.14%−247−0.7%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC32,796$4.21M0.28%+185+0.6%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.32,566$4.18M0.42%−925−2.8%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp32,559$4.18M0.01%+7,720+31.1%Added
Quartz Partners, LLC32,412$4.16M1.51%+7,330+29.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC31,852$4.08M0.06%−250−0.8%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP31,728$4.07M0.01%−302,771−90.5%Reduced
Arkadios Wealth Advisors31,654$4.06M0.10%+6,025+23.5%Added
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC31,232$4.01M0.62%−10,775−25.7%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC31,145$3.99M0.04%+625+2.0%Added
Providence Capital Advisors, LLC30,974$3.97M0.69%+845+2.8%Added
Northeast Investment Management30,970$3.97M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC30,830$3.95M0.17%−367−1.2%Reduced
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC30,533$3.92M0.03%+1,344+4.6%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.30,286$3.88M0.03%−32,075−51.4%Reduced
MAI Capital Management29,788$3.82M0.02%+5,295+21.6%Added
Northside Capital Management, LLC29,543$3.79M0.35%+253+0.9%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc29,528$3.79M0.02%−647−2.1%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.29,292$3.76M0.16%−1,770−5.7%Reduced
Prentiss Smith & Co Inc29,264$3.75M2.12%−70−0.2%Reduced
Csenge Advisory Group29,246$3.75M0.18%+10,838+58.9%Added
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp29,113$3.73M0.07%+556+1.9%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.28,316$3.73M0.02%−419−1.5%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co28,874$3.70M0.03%−8,364−22.5%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC28,840$3.70M0.34%+221+0.8%Added
NBT Bank N A28,689$3.67M0.24%−30−0.1%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC28,533$3.66M0.01%+233+0.8%Added
Capital Insight Partners, LLC28,348$3.64M0.60%−91−0.3%Reduced
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.28,317$3.63M0.28%+2,550+9.9%Added
Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC28,209$3.62M0.24%−6,559−18.9%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC28,090$3.60M0.09%+4,794+20.6%Added
EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC28,082$3.60M0.50%+3,174+12.7%Added
Fayez Sarofim & Co27,952$3.58M0.01%−184−0.7%Reduced
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc27,827$3.57M0.02%−6,450−18.8%Reduced
McIntyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc27,005$3.46M2.08%−1,400−4.9%Reduced
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department26,888$3.45M0.22%−318−1.2%Reduced
Telos Capital Management, Inc.26,672$3.42M0.33%−18−0.1%Reduced
SIH Partners, LLLP26,579$3.41M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Archford Capital Strategies, LLC26,353$3.38M0.40%+26,353New
We Are One Seven, LLC26,315$3.37M0.08%+2,364+9.9%Added
Naples Global Advisors, LLC26,300$3.37M0.26%−535−2.0%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC26,284$3.37M0.10%−263−1.0%Reduced
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA)26,168$3.36M1.18%+1,513+6.1%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC26,119$3.35M0.05%−632−2.4%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc25,946$3.33M0.06%−537−2.0%Reduced
Aquatic Capital Management LLC25,899$3.32M0.06%−7,341−22.1%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC25,809$3.31M0.04%−3,145−10.9%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc25,989$3.31M0.01%+8,682+50.2%Added
Albert D Mason Inc25,499$3.27M2.13%+1,135+4.7%Added
Hall Laurie J Trustee25,332$3.25M1.06%+190+0.8%Added
Arjuna Capital24,851$3.19M0.79%+12,959+109.0%Added
TD Asset Management Inc24,815$3.18M0.00%+4,115+19.9%Added
Forum Financial Management, LP24,607$3.16M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
SageView Advisory Group, LLC24,463$3.14M0.11%+24,463New
Fca Corp24,432$3.13M0.87%+363+1.5%Added