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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 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: 1,604 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,625 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 20261,625$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 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
Raymond James Financial Inc1,845,605$254.5M0.08%+197,431+12.0%Added
Cullen Capital Management LLC2,080,796$286.9M3.13%+10,419+0.5%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC2,234,418$308.1M0.14%+165,692+8.0%Added
Northern Trust Corp2,351,181$324.2M0.04%−20,208−0.9%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,745,444$378.5M0.05%−204,203−6.9%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.2,808,091$387.2M0.01%+277,885+11.0%Added
GQG Partners LLC3,158,122$435.4M0.72%+895,255+39.6%Added
Franklin Resources Inc4,479,307$617.6M0.15%+419,988+10.3%Added
Bank of America Corp4,549,016$627.2M0.05%−56,862−1.2%Reduced
Loomis Sayles & Co L P5,534,215$763.0M0.92%−130,696−2.3%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC7,465,850$1.03B0.35%+226,484+3.1%Added
Primecap Management Co7,579,274$1.04B0.79%−1,762,580−18.9%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP8,524,394$1.18B0.25%−316,292−3.6%Reduced
Morgan Stanley8,876,906$1.22B0.07%+1,148,033+14.9%Added
Dodge & Cox9,014,641$1.24B0.67%−1,570,504−14.8%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−106,302−100.0%Sold out
Arlington Partners LLC0$00.00%−39,628−100.0%Sold out
Hayek Kallen Investment Management0$00.00%−38,865−100.0%Sold out
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC0$00.00%−34,439−100.0%Sold out
Banco Santander, S.A.0$00.00%−30,286−100.0%Sold out
Pinpoint Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.0$00.00%−20,000−100.0%Sold out
Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−15,061−100.0%Sold out
Morningstar Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−13,842−100.0%Sold out
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−12,349−100.0%Sold out
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−11,749−100.0%Sold out
Graham Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−10,455−100.0%Sold out
Pitcairn Co0$00.00%−9,291−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Trading LLC0$00.00%−9,181−100.0%Sold out
Brighton Jones LLC0$00.00%−6,679−100.0%Sold out
Ignite Planners, LLC0$00.00%−5,762−100.0%Sold out
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP0$00.00%−5,501−100.0%Sold out
Hartford Funds Management Co LLC0$00.00%−4,493−100.0%Sold out
Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−4,133−100.0%Sold out
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,614−100.0%Sold out
Sageworth Trust Co0$00.00%−3,310−100.0%Sold out
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp0$00.00%−2,629−100.0%Sold out
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc0$00.00%−2,402−100.0%Sold out
Clear Street Markets LLC0$00.00%−2,365−100.0%Sold out
Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC0$00.00%−2,345−100.0%Sold out
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP0$00.00%−2,282−100.0%Sold out
Blue Barn Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−2,277−100.0%Sold out
Capital Advisors Inc0$00.00%−2,027−100.0%Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.0$00.00%−2,006−100.0%Sold out
Sanders Morris Harris LLC0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out
Allred Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,929−100.0%Sold out
Centiva Capital, LP0$00.00%−1,910−100.0%Sold out
TownSquare Capital, LLC0$00.00%−1,894−100.0%Sold out
Jackson Thornton Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,747−100.0%Sold out
von Borstel & Associates, Inc.0$00.00%−1,822−100.0%Sold out
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,768−100.0%Sold out
Tritonpoint Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−1,690−100.0%Sold out
GM Advisory Group, Inc.0$00.00%−1,668−100.0%Sold out
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−1,638−100.0%Sold out
Madison Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,619−100.0%Sold out
CRA Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−1,616−100.0%Sold out
Centurion Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−1,600−100.0%Sold out
North Capital, Inc.0$00.00%−1,106−100.0%Sold out
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC0$00.00%−982−100.0%Sold out
Ramirez Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−900−100.0%Sold out
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−603−100.0%Sold out
Crowley Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−464−100.0%Sold out
Alpine Bank Wealth Management0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−292−100.0%Sold out
Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp.0$00.00%−180−100.0%Sold out
Seneschal Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−178−100.0%Sold out
Canton Hathaway, LLC0$00.00%−159−100.0%Sold out
Strengthening Families & Communities, LLC0$00.00%−148−100.0%Sold out
JPL Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−91−100.0%Sold out
Old Second National Bank of Aurora0$00.00%−84−100.0%Sold out
HighMark Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−60−100.0%Sold out
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−59−100.0%Sold out
Clean Yield Group0$00.00%−57−100.0%Sold out
Friedenthal Financial0$00.00%−52−100.0%Sold out
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC0$00.00%−49−100.0%Sold out
Accent Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−40−100.0%Sold out
Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc.0$00.00%−38−100.0%Sold out
Main Street Group, LTD0$00.00%−36−100.0%Sold out
Global Wealth Strategies & Associates0$00.00%−20−100.0%Sold out
Perritt Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−17−100.0%Sold out
Proffitt & Goodson Inc0$00.00%−14−100.0%Sold out
Bear Mountain Capital, Inc.0$00.00%−7−100.0%Sold out
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd––––Not filed
Country Club Bank––––Not filed
Wetherby Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Glenmede Investment Management, LP––––Not filed
West Oak Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Synovus Financial Corp––––Not filed
First Affirmative Financial Network––––Not filed
Hutchinson Financial Advisors, INC––––Not filed
Court Place Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Guerra Advisors Inc––––Not filed
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Wolverine Trading, LLC––––Not filed
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Garland Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
RiverGlades Family Offices LLC––––Not filed
Apexium Financial, LP––––Not filed
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC––––Not filed
Wealthstream Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed