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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 2025

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Dec 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
1,515
+142 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
133.3M
−416.3K (−0.3%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$18.4B
+$1.23B (+7.2%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
209
496 more added
Sold out
67
478 more reduced

32 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 1,515 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 2025: $18.4B
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding NVS in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Welch Group, LLC9,656$1.33M0.05%+190+2.0%Added
Qtron Investments LLC9,697$1.34M0.17%−1,872−16.2%Reduced
Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC.9,702$1.34M0.03%+20+0.2%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.10,577$1.35M0.03%+64+0.6%Added
TrueMark Investments, LLC9,800$1.35M0.26%+1,275+15.0%Added
Venture Visionary Partners LLC9,803$1.35M0.04%−747−7.1%Reduced
Smart Money Group LLC9,811$1.35M0.39%−152−1.5%Reduced
Old National Bancorp9,813$1.35M0.02%+738+8.1%Added
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC9,838$1.36M0.02%+200+2.1%Added
FineMark National Bank & Trust9,844$1.36M0.04%−1,200−10.9%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co9,863$1.36M0.07%−250−2.5%Reduced
Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC9,905$1.37M0.17%+1,459+17.3%Added
Ellevest, Inc.9,917$1.37M0.19%−115−1.1%Reduced
Novem Group9,925$1.37M0.16%+161+1.6%Added
Agate Pass Investment Management, LLC9,950$1.37M0.51%−1,100−10.0%Reduced
Opal Capital LLC9,961$1.38M0.34%+9,961New
Osprey Private Wealth LLC10,000$1.38M0.40%+2,850+39.9%Added
Boston Family Office LLC10,035$1.38M0.09%−2,600−20.6%Reduced
Modern Wealth Management, LLC10,041$1.38M0.03%+163+1.7%Added
Walsky Investment Management, Inc.10,102$1.39M1.42%+10,102New
Mather Group, LLC.10,120$1.40M0.01%−114−1.1%Reduced
Adviser Investments LLC10,155$1.40M0.02%+199+2.0%Added
Foyston, Gordon, & Payne Inc10,196$1.41M0.31%−384−3.6%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC10,206$1.41M0.02%−7,708−43.0%Reduced
FRG Family Wealth Advisors LLC10,218$1.41M0.22%+778+8.2%Added
Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC10,370$1.43M0.17%+118+1.2%Added
Diameter Capital Partners LP10,400$1.43M0.15%+10,400New
Unique Wealth Strategies, LLC10,446$1.44M0.57%−70−0.7%Reduced
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC10,450$1.44M0.04%+630+6.4%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC10,451$1.44M0.02%−340−3.2%Reduced
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC10,452$1.44M0.03%+246+2.4%Added
Holderness Investments Co10,458$1.44M0.29%−105−1.0%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC10,469$1.44M0.03%−150,678−93.5%Reduced
HighPoint Advisor Group LLC10,503$1.45M0.03%+649+6.6%Added
GeoWealth Management, LLC10,504$1.45M0.05%+146+1.4%Added
Millennium Management LLC10,579$1.46M0.00%+607+6.1%Added
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC10,599$1.46M0.31%−28−0.3%Reduced
Drexel Morgan & Co.10,720$1.48M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Crux Wealth Advisors10,729$1.48M0.55%−46−0.4%Reduced
Ar Asset Management Inc10,750$1.48M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
King Luther Capital Management Corp10,765$1.48M0.01%−139−1.3%Reduced
Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc10,767$1.48M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC10,848$1.50M0.03%+899+9.0%Added
Intrust Bank NA10,910$1.50M0.12%+351+3.3%Added
Mission Wealth Management, LP10,920$1.51M0.03%−143−1.3%Reduced
Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC10,959$1.51M0.32%+10,959New
Somerville Kurt F10,978$1.51M0.26%−2,345−17.6%Reduced
Flputnam Investment Management Co11,017$1.52M0.02%−1,182−9.7%Reduced
Value Partners Investments Inc.11,010$1.52M0.12%+1,751+18.9%Added
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital11,073$1.53M0.02%+2,851+34.7%Added
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.11,108$1.53M0.02%+30+0.3%Added
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co11,243$1.55M0.05%−125−1.1%Reduced
Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC11,268$1.55M0.10%+1,817+19.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.11,313$1.56M0.00%−62,769−84.7%Reduced
Greenwich Wealth Management LLC11,312$1.56M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, LLC11,325$1.56M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC11,394$1.57M0.02%−403−3.4%Reduced
Advisory Resource Group11,456$1.58M0.28%+114+1.0%Added
Trust Co of Oklahoma11,480$1.58M0.46%−338−2.9%Reduced
Savvy Advisors, Inc.11,567$1.59M0.05%+1,500+14.9%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC11,666$1.61M0.01%−566−4.6%Reduced
Glass Wealth Management Co LLC11,685$1.61M0.66%−930−7.4%Reduced
Bridgewater Advisors Inc.11,119$1.61M0.10%+105+1.0%Added
Delphi Management Inc11,723$1.62M1.57%−341−2.8%Reduced
PCM Encore, LLC11,873$1.64M0.35%+11,873New
HF Advisory Group, LLC11,901$1.64M0.57%+974+8.9%Added
Hilltop Holdings Inc.11,999$1.65M0.10%−335−2.7%Reduced
Generali Investments CEE, investicni spolecnost, a.s.12,000$1.65M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.12,073$1.66M0.05%+992+9.0%Added
Brookstone Capital Management12,097$1.67M0.02%−10−0.1%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC12,103$1.67M0.08%+1,486+14.0%Added
Kentucky Trust Co12,137$1.67M0.89%−100−0.8%Reduced
Dynasty Wealth Management, LLC12,209$1.68M0.02%+579+5.0%Added
Physicians Financial Services, Inc.12,284$1.69M0.45%−150−1.2%Reduced
Plancorp, LLC12,288$1.69M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC12,356$1.70M0.04%+137+1.1%Added
Abel Hall, LLC12,416$1.71M0.40%+7,523+153.8%Added
Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC12,434$1.71M0.03%+200+1.6%Added
V-Square Quantitative Management LLC12,480$1.72M0.18%+459+3.8%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC12,624$1.74M0.03%+148+1.2%Added
Arnhold LLC12,636$1.74M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Ativo Capital Management LLC12,644$1.74M1.53%−801−6.0%Reduced
West Family Investments, Inc.12,722$1.75M0.41%−198−1.5%Reduced
Roberts Glore & Co Inc12,773$1.76M0.47%−370−2.8%Reduced
CSM Advisors, LLC12,847$1.77M0.05%+12,847New
Compass Wealth Management LLC12,947$1.79M0.45%−250−1.9%Reduced
Park National Corp12,980$1.79M0.06%−523−3.9%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC13,025$1.80M0.01%+1,486+12.9%Added
HM Payson & Co13,060$1.80M0.03%−202−1.5%Reduced
Ascent Group, LLC13,120$1.81M0.06%−50.0%Reduced
Boit C F David12,800$1.81M0.78%00.0%Unchanged
Highland Capital Management, LLC13,144$1.81M0.09%−1,418−9.7%Reduced
Solutions 4 Wealth, Ltd13,214$1.82M2.75%00.0%Unchanged
Coldstream Capital Management Inc13,324$1.84M0.02%−4,347−24.6%Reduced
AIMZ Investment Advisors, LLC13,328$1.84M0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Sterling Capital Management LLC13,492$1.86M0.03%−772−5.4%Reduced
Bryn Mawr Trust Co13,520$1.86M0.04%−1,007−6.9%Reduced
Capital Financial Group Inc13,549$1.87M1.04%+13,549New
Sivia Capital Partners, LLC13,595$1.87M0.38%+6,175+83.2%Added
Denali Advisors LLC13,598$1.87M0.21%+39+0.3%Added