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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
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC1,477$203.7K0.05%+1,477New
Liberty Capital Management, Inc.1,480$204.0K0.04%+1,480New
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group, LLC1,485$204.7K0.04%+1,485New
Mairs & Power Inc1,485$204.7K0.00%+1,485New
International Assets Investment Management, LLC1,488$205.1K0.01%+1,488New
SHP Wealth Management1,489$205.3K0.02%+1,489New
Saratoga Research & Investment Management1,490$205.4K0.01%+1,490New
MMBG Investment Advisors Co.1,492$205.7K0.02%−2,000−57.3%Reduced
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.1,497$206.4K0.01%+1,497New
Mitchell Capital Management Co1,498$206.5K0.04%+1,498New
First National Bank of Hutchinson1,498$206.5K0.12%+1,498New
Golden State Equity Partners1,498$206.5K0.03%+1,498New
Kelly Financial Services LLC1,499$206.6K0.05%+1,499New
WealthSpring Partners, LLC1,500$206.8K0.21%+1,500New
Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC1,500$206.8K0.00%+1,500New
Rebalance, LLC1,500$206.8K0.01%+1,500New
Adelphi Trust Co1,515$208.9K0.17%+1,515New
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC1,525$210.3K0.04%+1,525New
Claris Financial LLC1,526$210.4K0.11%+1,526New
Ledyard National Bank1,528$210.7K0.02%−113−6.9%Reduced
John G Ullman & Associates Inc1,530$210.9K0.03%−1,450−48.7%Reduced
Portfolio Design Labs, LLC1,531$211.1K0.03%+1,531New
Childress Capital Advisors, LLC1,537$211.9K0.03%+1,537New
Argentarii, LLC1,542$212.6K0.07%+1,542New
JBGlobal.com LLC1,550$213.7K0.27%+1,550New
Glenview Trust Co1,554$214.2K0.00%−2,000−56.3%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors1,556$214.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,556$214.5K0.01%+152+10.8%Added
Fiduciary Alliance LLC1,559$214.9K0.01%+1,559New
UMA Financial Services, Inc.1,566$215.9K0.03%+24+1.6%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC1,568$216.2K0.02%+1,568New
Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc.1,578$217.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Berman McAleer LLC1,581$218.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC1,598$220.3K0.01%+1,598New
Leisure Capital Management1,605$221.3K0.07%+1,605New
Blue Fin Capital, Inc.1,605$221.3K0.03%−158−9.0%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC1,610$222.0K0.00%−491−23.4%Reduced
Mattern Wealth Management LLC1,616$222.8K0.04%−93−5.4%Reduced
CSS LLC1,620$223.3K0.01%+1,620New
Westfuller Advisors, LLC1,628$224.4K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Old Mission Investment Co LLC1,629$224.6K0.05%−2−0.1%Reduced
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC1,637$225.6K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Simon Quick Advisors, LLC1,642$226.4K0.01%+1,642New
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC1,646$226.9K0.02%+11+0.7%Added
Courier Capital LLC1,648$227.2K0.01%−350−17.5%Reduced
Crestmont Private Wealth LLC1,652$227.8K0.07%+1,652New
Retirement Planning Group1,668$230.0K0.01%+1,668New
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.1,675$230.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Fairscale Capital, LLC1,681$231.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.1,689$232.9K0.20%+24+1.4%Added
Paul Damon & Associates, Inc.1,690$233.0K0.10%+1,690New
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC1,695$233.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.1,703$234.8K0.03%+415+32.2%Added
Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC1,715$236.4K0.01%+1,715New
Oregon Pacific Wealth Management, LLC1,717$236.7K0.24%−51−2.9%Reduced
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC1,718$236.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
NorthStar Asset Management LLC1,719$237.0K0.11%+1,719New
Endowment Wealth Management, Inc.1,722$237.4K0.11%+1,722New
Bravera Wealth1,734$239.1K0.12%+1,734New
Hurlow Wealth Management Group, Inc.1,735$239.2K0.06%−228−11.6%Reduced
Independence Wealth Advisors, LLC1,738$239.6K0.13%+1,738New
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC1,743$240.3K0.01%+13+0.8%Added
Soltis Investment Advisors LLC1,743$240.3K0.02%+123+7.6%Added
FSM Wealth Advisors, LLC1,746$240.7K0.03%−5−0.3%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.1,749$241.0K0.00%+295+20.3%Added
Goepper Burkhardt LLC1,750$241.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Round Rock Advisors, LLC1,750$241.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC1,751$241.4K0.05%−738−29.7%Reduced
Marietta Wealth Management, LLC1,753$241.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Peoples Financial Services Corp.1,755$242.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Schnieders Capital Management, LLC.1,759$242.5K0.04%+88+5.3%Added
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC1,695$242.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC1,764$243.2K0.03%+1,764New
Financial Perspectives, Inc1,774$244.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
American National Bank1,786$246.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc1,796$247.6K0.02%+160+9.8%Added
Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd.1,700$247.9K0.09%+1,700New
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC1,801$248.3K0.01%+18+1.0%Added
Fulcrum Equity Management1,805$248.9K0.24%+56+3.2%Added
Private Wealth Partners, LLC1,812$249.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Redwood Wealth Management Group, LLC1,815$250.2K0.10%−98−5.1%Reduced
ORG Wealth Partners, LLC1,816$250.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Traynor Capital Management, Inc.1,817$250.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Moody National Bank Trust Division1,819$250.8K0.02%+1,819New
Wayfinding Financial, LLC1,826$251.0K0.11%+4+0.2%Added
Meramec Financial Planners, LLC1,605$251.1K0.10%+1,605New
Trace Wealth Advisors, LLC1,825$251.6K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Welch Financial Planning, LLC1,825$251.6K0.18%+1,825New
Excalibur Management Corp1,828$252.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advantage, Inc.1,846$254.5K0.03%+89+5.1%Added
Plimoth Trust Co LLC1,847$254.6K0.06%−120−6.1%Reduced
Ponta Wealth Partners, LLC1,861$256.6K0.24%+1,861New
Colonial Trust Co1,862$256.8K0.03%−1,738−48.3%Reduced
Cura Wealth Advisors, LLC1,867$257.4K0.10%−121−6.1%Reduced
First Nebraska Trust Co1,887$260.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Syverson Strege & Co1,895$261.3K0.06%+1,895New
Howe & Rusling Inc1,896$261.4K0.02%+1,896New
Nixon Peabody Trust Co1,902$262.2K0.02%−750−28.3%Reduced
Union Savings Bank1,906$262.8K0.11%+1,906New
Community Bank, N.A.1,906$262.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged