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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
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC155,348$21.4M1.21%−7,470−4.6%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp153,584$21.2M0.07%+1,122+0.7%Added
Optiver Holding B.V.151,590$20.9M0.38%−8,498−5.3%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC151,029$20.8M0.29%−5,419−3.5%Reduced
Parkwood LLC147,260$20.3M1.73%+14,294+10.8%Added
ProVise Management Group, LLC144,479$19.9M1.42%+4,105+2.9%Added
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel, Inc.135,448$18.7M3.62%−1,022−0.7%Reduced
Coleford Investment Management Ltd.133,675$18.4M4.48%−2,375−1.7%Reduced
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC133,267$18.4M0.10%+16,550+14.2%Added
QRG Capital Management, Inc.133,113$18.4M0.20%+7,579+6.0%Added
Ingalls & Snyder LLC132,826$18.3M0.67%+969+0.7%Added
JustInvest LLC130,399$18.0M0.18%−2,137−1.6%Reduced
GW Henssler & Associates Ltd129,063$17.8M0.86%−4,405−3.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp124,367$17.1M0.05%+30,433+32.4%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC120,026$16.5M0.01%−1,713−1.4%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC118,791$16.4M0.06%+11,707+10.9%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd118,627$16.4M0.02%−70,840−37.4%Reduced
Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc116,412$16.0M2.34%−17,565−13.1%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.114,835$15.8M0.23%−1,067−0.9%Reduced
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP114,346$15.8M0.09%+114,346New
Massachusetts Financial Services Co113,737$15.7M0.01%+14,352+14.4%Added
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC113,266$15.6M0.94%−10,970−8.8%Reduced
Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.108,330$14.9M1.16%−710−0.7%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.108,205$14.9M0.03%+5,526+5.4%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC106,832$14.7M0.06%−1,540−1.4%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC106,040$14.7M0.02%+339+0.3%Added
Callan Family Office, LLC104,847$14.5M0.31%+16,872+19.2%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.100,188$13.8M0.02%−110,000−52.3%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management99,834$13.8M0.25%−1,672−1.6%Reduced
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc97,812$13.5M1.15%+49,297+101.6%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio97,521$13.4M0.04%+87,821+905.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.97,259$13.4M0.01%+24,655+34.0%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP95,565$13.2M0.02%+89,201+1,401.6%Added
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC95,498$13.2M0.42%−426−0.4%Reduced
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc.94,282$13.0M0.18%+84,944+909.7%Added
Ethic Inc.93,865$12.9M0.20%+3,010+3.3%Added
American Assets Investment Management, LLC93,610$12.9M0.89%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP93,025$12.8M0.05%−2,572−2.7%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC91,562$12.6M0.07%−161−0.2%Reduced
Aquatic Capital Management LLC90,973$12.5M0.36%+65,074+251.3%Added
Osterweis Capital Management Inc–$12.1M0.51%––
Manning & Napier Advisors LLC85,852$11.9M0.15%−2,626−3.0%Reduced
Bahl & Gaynor Inc86,162$11.9M0.06%−1,269−1.5%Reduced
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor, LLC85,855$11.8M2.10%−2,422−2.7%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC85,041$11.7M0.07%+4,081+5.0%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC84,499$11.6M0.15%−208−0.2%Reduced
CWM, LLC83,074$11.5M0.03%−6,402−7.2%Reduced
Investment House LLC81,848$11.3M0.54%−169−0.2%Reduced
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC81,549$11.2M2.92%−9,204−10.1%Reduced
Blair William & Co81,278$11.2M0.03%+15,552+23.7%Added
Zevin Asset Management LLC80,982$11.2M1.50%−6,225−7.1%Reduced
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC77,954$10.7M0.50%−3,917−4.8%Reduced
Cohen Capital Management, Inc.76,613$10.6M1.59%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC76,592$10.6M1.44%−488−0.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC75,540$10.4M0.04%+2,901+4.0%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC75,500$10.4M0.07%−1,400−1.8%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA75,357$10.4M0.01%−108,887−59.1%Reduced
Altrius Capital Management Inc74,923$10.3M2.19%+494+0.7%Added
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC74,905$10.3M0.83%−1,149−1.5%Reduced
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch, LLC70,511$10.2M2.53%−3,468−4.7%Reduced
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC73,549$10.1M0.34%−2,053−2.7%Reduced
Citigroup Inc71,334$9.83M0.01%−159,953−69.2%Reduced
Tower Bridge Advisors70,901$9.78M0.99%−2,437−3.3%Reduced
Camden National Bank70,869$9.77M1.34%+247+0.3%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.70,748$9.75M1.72%+6,750+10.5%Added
DV Equities, LLC69,935$9.64M1.74%+69,935New
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC69,112$9.53M0.20%+69,112New
Baird Financial Group, Inc.68,385$9.43M0.01%−1,107−1.6%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC66,582$9.18M0.06%+2,801+4.4%Added
RMB Capital Management, LLC66,313$9.14M0.16%+23,465+54.8%Added
Skopos Labs, Inc.64,948$9.04M0.42%+43,420+201.7%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.64,841$8.94M0.22%+81+0.1%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co63,109$8.70M0.01%−1,389−2.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The61,418$8.47M0.01%−28,422−31.6%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC61,088$8.42M0.10%−58−0.1%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC60,525$8.34M0.14%−6,852−10.2%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC59,860$8.25M0.25%+166+0.3%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.59,339$8.18M0.01%+52,139+724.2%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc58,363$8.05M0.34%+6,058+11.6%Added
Atria Investments LLC58,266$8.03M0.09%−199−0.3%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.57,389$7.91M0.01%+5,967+11.6%Added
Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co57,300$7.90M0.26%−27,900−32.7%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd57,205$7.89M0.10%−610−1.1%Reduced
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.56,470$7.79M0.11%+15,490+37.8%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co55,618$7.67M0.09%−2,215−3.8%Reduced
Advisors Capital Management, LLC55,017$7.59M0.09%+2,284+4.3%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.54,472$7.51M0.02%−1,629−2.9%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA54,386$7.50M0.04%+54,386New
Ieq Capital, LLC54,268$7.48M0.02%+16,400+43.3%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC54,261$7.48M0.04%+1,787+3.4%Added
Narwhal Capital Management53,812$7.42M0.54%+1,887+3.6%Added
Keybank National Association53,013$7.31M0.03%+2,488+4.9%Added
Deutsche Bank AG52,770$7.28M0.00%−198−0.4%Reduced
First National Bank of Omaha51,531$7.15M0.21%+51,531New
Victory Capital Management Inc51,032$7.04M0.00%−24,432−32.4%Reduced
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co50,762$7.00M0.04%+1,822+3.7%Added
Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.50,437$6.95M2.10%−63−0.1%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC50,214$6.92M0.11%+5,719+12.9%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.50,175$6.92M1.04%+32,620+185.8%Added
Cardinal Capital Management49,665$6.85M0.91%+104+0.2%Added