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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Novartis AG as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
1,604
+109 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
144.3M
+11.7M (+8.8%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$22.0B
+$3.75B (+20.5%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
197
533 more added
Sold out
88
551 more reduced

20 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 1,604 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 heldQ1 2026: $22.0B
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Novartis AG; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding NVS in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
South State Corp.7,022$1.07M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans7,098$1.08M0.00%+7,098New
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP6,998$1.08M0.01%+22+0.3%Added
Keystone Financial Services7,059$1.08M0.32%−849−10.7%Reduced
St. Clair Advisors, LLC7,092$1.08M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Buckingham Strategic Partners7,122$1.09M0.01%+707+11.0%Added
Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC7,171$1.10M0.08%−181−2.5%Reduced
New Hampshire Trust7,174$1.10M0.22%−1,048−12.7%Reduced
Associated Banc-Corp7,274$1.11M0.03%−12−0.2%Reduced
Chilton Capital Management LLC7,292$1.11M0.04%−597−7.6%Reduced
Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC7,293$1.11M0.60%−281−3.7%Reduced
Diversify Wealth Management, LLC7,856$1.12M0.02%+7,856New
Sowell Financial Services LLC7,353$1.12M0.04%+137+1.9%Added
Bridgefront Capital, LLC7,404$1.13M0.28%+7,404New
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC7,724$1.14M0.18%−155−2.0%Reduced
Kennon-Green & Company, LLC7,457$1.14M0.93%−50−0.7%Reduced
Barclays PLC7,473$1.14M0.00%+7,064+1,727.1%Added
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC7,484$1.14M0.04%−1,315−14.9%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC7,542$1.15M0.46%−93−1.2%Reduced
Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC7,556$1.15M1.05%−409−5.1%Reduced
Brighton Jones LLC7,581$1.16M0.03%+7,581New
Rational Advisors LLC7,594$1.16M0.12%+408+5.7%Added
FRG Family Wealth Advisors LLC7,605$1.16M0.19%−2,613−25.6%Reduced
Sage Rhino Capital LLC7,646$1.17M0.22%+26+0.3%Added
Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co7,669$1.17M0.12%−50−0.6%Reduced
AdvisorShares Investments LLC7,810$1.19M0.22%+7,810New
Valley National Advisers Inc7,859$1.20M0.16%−30−0.4%Reduced
Montag A & Associates Inc7,861$1.20M0.06%+215+2.8%Added
Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC7,871$1.20M0.20%+410+5.5%Added
Lantz Financial LLC7,900$1.21M0.25%+1,358+20.8%Added
Five Oceans Advisors7,908$1.21M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Valmark Advisers, Inc.7,977$1.22M0.01%−825−9.4%Reduced
Delphi Management Inc7,988$1.22M1.46%−3,735−31.9%Reduced
Unique Wealth Strategies, LLC7,992$1.22M0.50%−2,454−23.5%Reduced
Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC8,002$1.22M0.03%−2,846−26.2%Reduced
RD Lewis Holdings, Inc.7,916$1.23M1.06%−75−0.9%Reduced
Independence Bank of Kentucky8,082$1.23M0.16%−153−1.9%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH8,100$1.24M0.00%+2,900+55.8%Added
Guardian Partners Inc.8,091$1.24M0.10%−49−0.6%Reduced
Independent Advisor Alliance8,153$1.25M0.01%+307+3.9%Added
Jacobi Capital Management LLC8,167$1.25M0.07%+308+3.9%Added
Simmons Bank8,233$1.26M0.08%−80−1.0%Reduced
Aprio Wealth Management, LLC8,267$1.26M0.07%+966+13.2%Added
YANKCOM Partnership8,313$1.27M0.52%−186−2.2%Reduced
Sittner & Nelson, LLC8,316$1.27M0.46%−150−1.8%Reduced
Eastern Bank8,353$1.28M0.02%−301−3.5%Reduced
Northcape Wealth Management, LLC8,370$1.28M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Chicago Trust Co NA8,415$1.29M0.21%+201+2.4%Added
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC8,428$1.29M0.08%+7+0.1%Added
Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC8,470$1.29M0.62%−277−3.2%Reduced
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.8,595$1.31M0.01%+755+9.6%Added
Retirement Guys Formula LLC8,615$1.32M0.61%−1,040−10.8%Reduced
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC8,623$1.32M0.01%+8,623New
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.8,660$1.32M0.02%+4,041+87.5%Added
Sivia Capital Partners, LLC8,726$1.33M0.26%−4,869−35.8%Reduced
Mayflower Financial Advisors, LLC8,726$1.33M0.16%−1,644−15.9%Reduced
XY Capital Ltd8,770$1.34M1.47%+5,970+213.2%Added
Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC8,801$1.34M0.05%+126+1.5%Added
Shelton Capital Management8,868$1.35M0.03%−479−5.1%Reduced
Beaton Management Co. Inc.8,873$1.35M0.60%00.0%Unchanged
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC8,890$1.36M0.00%+116+1.3%Added
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC8,929$1.36M0.05%+132+1.5%Added
Cambridge Advisors Inc.8,975$1.37M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop Holdings Inc.8,983$1.37M0.12%−3,016−25.1%Reduced
May Hill Capital, LLC9,019$1.38M0.35%+1,404+18.4%Added
Elser Financial Planning, Inc8,978$1.38M0.07%+8,978New
Essex Financial Services, Inc.9,073$1.39M0.08%+152+1.7%Added
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.9,074$1.39M0.01%+1,032+12.8%Added
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC9,093$1.39M0.11%−134−1.5%Reduced
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.9,094$1.39M0.94%+60+0.7%Added
KCM Investment Advisors LLC9,098$1.39M0.05%−61−0.7%Reduced
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC9,143$1.40M0.04%+1,331+17.0%Added
Mystic Asset Management, Inc.9,169$1.40M0.32%−100−1.1%Reduced
LCNB Corp9,248$1.41M0.47%+42+0.5%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC9,315$1.42M0.05%−242−2.5%Reduced
Novem Group9,342$1.43M0.16%−583−5.9%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc9,357$1.43M0.04%−84−0.9%Reduced
Welch Group, LLC9,466$1.45M0.05%−190−2.0%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.9,467$1.45M0.02%−55−0.6%Reduced
Venture Visionary Partners LLC9,487$1.45M0.05%−316−3.2%Reduced
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management9,513$1.45M0.03%+1,137+13.6%Added
Crux Wealth Advisors9,513$1.45M0.56%−1,216−11.3%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC9,519$1.45M0.01%+9,519New
Modern Wealth Management, LLC9,378$1.45M0.02%−663−6.6%Reduced
PDS Planning, Inc9,528$1.46M0.10%+30.0%Added
WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC9,594$1.47M0.08%−6,636−40.9%Reduced
DV Trading LLC9,668$1.48M0.13%+9,668New
Qtron Investments LLC9,702$1.48M0.20%+5+0.1%Added
Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC.9,716$1.48M0.03%+14+0.1%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.9,719$1.48M0.02%+133+1.4%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.9,799$1.50M0.02%+2,402+32.5%Added
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC9,838$1.50M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co9,863$1.51M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Old National Bancorp9,864$1.51M0.03%+51+0.5%Added
Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC9,899$1.51M0.35%+7,515+315.2%Added
Flputnam Investment Management Co9,937$1.52M0.02%−1,080−9.8%Reduced
Agate Pass Investment Management, LLC9,950$1.52M0.59%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.9,953$1.52M0.02%+4,343+77.4%Added
Osprey Private Wealth LLC10,000$1.53M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co10,027$1.53M0.05%−1,216−10.8%Reduced