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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
Mosaic Financial Group, LLC14,986$2.29M1.62%00.0%Unchanged
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC15,083$2.30M0.24%+15,083New
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital15,247$2.33M0.03%+4,174+37.7%Added
Quadcap Wealth Management, LLC15,367$2.35M0.27%−888−5.5%Reduced
Headinvest, LLC15,725$2.40M0.49%−607−3.7%Reduced
Ativo Capital Management LLC15,831$2.42M2.10%+3,187+25.2%Added
Leo Wealth, LLC15,866$2.42M0.18%−562−3.4%Reduced
Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC15,898$2.43M0.28%+242+1.5%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC15,944$2.44M0.02%+8+0.1%Added
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC15,997$2.44M0.55%−487−3.0%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC16,147$2.47M0.03%−682−4.1%Reduced
Dorsey Wright & Associates16,264$2.48M0.31%+16,264New
Parallel Advisors, LLC16,366$2.50M0.05%+3,742+29.6%Added
Palisade Asset Management, LLC16,409$2.51M0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC16,432$2.51M0.14%+96+0.6%Added
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC16,503$2.52M0.11%+1,425+9.5%Added
BTC Capital Management, Inc.16,540$2.53M0.17%−838−4.8%Reduced
IAM Advisory, LLC16,567$2.53M0.57%+366+2.3%Added
Strategic Global Advisors, LLC16,592$2.53M0.41%+1,719+11.6%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC16,614$2.54M0.08%+59+0.4%Added
Abundance Wealth Counselors16,796$2.57M0.37%−131−0.8%Reduced
Optimist Retirement Group LLC16,798$2.57M1.13%−2,181−11.5%Reduced
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc.16,871$2.58M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Northside Capital Management, LLC16,884$2.58M0.23%−12,659−42.8%Reduced
Rothschild Investment LLC16,889$2.58M0.13%+106+0.6%Added
FSB Premier Wealth Management, Inc.16,970$2.59M0.81%−249−1.4%Reduced
Marshall Financial Group LLC16,986$2.59M0.42%+127+0.8%Added
Patten Group, Inc.17,026$2.60M0.45%−108−0.6%Reduced
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC17,483$2.63M0.09%+1,168+7.2%Added
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP17,247$2.63M0.17%−100−0.6%Reduced
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC17,301$2.64M0.02%+1,654+10.6%Added
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC17,332$2.65M0.09%−887−4.9%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC17,348$2.65M0.18%−409−2.3%Reduced
Everett Harris & Co17,363$2.65M0.03%−2,000−10.3%Reduced
Benedict Financial Advisors Inc17,366$2.65M0.55%−112−0.6%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc17,635$2.69M0.04%−451−2.5%Reduced
Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich17,763$2.71M0.69%−70.0%Reduced
Independent Investors Inc17,900$2.73M0.54%00.0%Unchanged
Abbot Financial Management, Inc.17,906$2.74M1.16%−251−1.4%Reduced
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.18,309$2.80M0.02%−3,127−14.6%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC18,312$2.80M0.02%+950+5.5%Added
Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC18,370$2.81M0.26%+276+1.5%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC18,704$2.86M0.00%+25+0.1%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.18,824$2.88M0.02%+169+0.9%Added
Coldstream Capital Management Inc18,910$2.89M0.04%+5,586+41.9%Added
Trust Co of Toledo NA19,091$2.92M0.28%+135+0.7%Added
Fairfield, Bush & Co.19,344$2.95M1.64%−2,269−10.5%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co19,608$3.00M0.14%+17,417+794.9%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC19,934$3.04M0.04%−2,780−12.2%Reduced
Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.20,000$3.06M0.67%+20,000New
Marietta Investment Partners LLC20,019$3.06M0.61%+1,782+9.8%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC20,107$3.07M0.08%+7,751+62.7%Added
Coastline Trust Co20,341$3.11M0.31%−70−0.3%Reduced
Beacon Financial Group20,498$3.13M0.31%+245+1.2%Added
Cascade Investment Advisors, Inc.20,510$3.13M1.85%−545−2.6%Reduced
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.20,582$3.14M0.06%−18,369−47.2%Reduced
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC20,665$3.16M0.06%+165+0.8%Added
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.20,754$3.17M0.02%−483−2.3%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC20,845$3.18M0.05%+16,957+436.1%Added
Old Port Advisors21,101$3.22M0.74%+109+0.5%Added
DGS Capital Management, LLC21,135$3.23M0.53%+276+1.3%Added
University of Texas/Texas Am Investment Managment Co21,341$3.26M0.47%+17,470+451.3%Added
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC21,586$3.30M0.20%+1,661+8.3%Added
Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group, LLC21,970$3.36M0.44%−784−3.4%Reduced
Foster & Motley Inc22,113$3.38M0.17%+58+0.3%Added
Savant Capital, LLC22,246$3.40M0.02%+2,264+11.3%Added
Tealwood Asset Management Inc22,362$3.42M1.55%−453−2.0%Reduced
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC22,574$3.45M0.18%+2,069+10.1%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC22,643$3.46M0.03%+12,437+121.9%Added
Fca Corp22,851$3.49M0.99%+239+1.1%Added
Cloverfields Capital Group, LP22,888$3.50M1.13%−843−3.6%Reduced
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth, LLC22,931$3.50M1.42%+582+2.6%Added
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC22,962$3.51M0.44%+22,962New
Hall Laurie J Trustee23,197$3.54M1.25%−925−3.8%Reduced
Patten & Patten Inc23,394$3.57M0.22%−300−1.3%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.23,610$3.61M0.06%+2,827+13.6%Added
Shrier Wealth Management, LLC23,701$3.62M1.32%−376−1.6%Reduced
Third View Private Wealth, LLC23,830$3.64M0.50%+1,446+6.5%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc23,915$3.65M0.04%+1,689+7.6%Added
AMG National Trust Bank24,066$3.68M0.08%+1,176+5.1%Added
Aaron Wealth Advisors24,095$3.68M0.21%+4,376+22.2%Added
Blue Square Asset Management, LLC24,128$3.69M1.75%+315+1.3%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp24,302$3.71M0.05%+23+0.1%Added
apricus wealth, LLC24,423$3.73M1.82%−250−1.0%Reduced
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc24,822$3.79M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP24,886$3.80M0.01%−132,775−84.2%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC25,287$3.86M0.05%−2,622−9.4%Reduced
Telos Capital Management, Inc.25,703$3.93M0.38%−590−2.2%Reduced
Albert D Mason Inc25,727$3.93M2.54%+140+0.5%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.26,574$3.97M0.03%+23,071+658.6%Added
Naples Global Advisors, LLC26,187$4.00M0.29%+57+0.2%Added
Americana Partners, LLC26,190$4.00M0.10%+1,226+4.9%Added
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA)26,275$4.01M1.28%−130.0%Reduced
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department26,388$4.03M0.26%−448−1.7%Reduced
McIntyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc26,795$4.09M2.32%−100−0.4%Reduced
EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC26,836$4.10M0.57%−846−3.1%Reduced
Arjuna Capital27,009$4.13M1.05%+2,304+9.3%Added
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC27,044$4.13M0.14%−169−0.6%Reduced
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp27,090$4.14M0.08%−1,153−4.1%Reduced
Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC27,201$4.15M0.26%−642−2.3%Reduced