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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
First Manhattan Co50,553$7.72M0.02%+4,647+10.1%Added
Cullen Investment Group, Ltd.50,305$7.68M1.01%+17,408+52.9%Added
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC50,002$7.64M2.24%+370+0.7%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.49,989$7.64M0.18%−14,852−22.9%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management49,684$7.59M0.98%+190.0%Added
Pittenger & Anderson Inc49,020$7.49M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co49,000$7.48M0.27%−8,300−14.5%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC48,906$7.47M0.06%+327+0.7%Added
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc48,780$7.45M1.11%−49,032−50.1%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC48,040$7.34M0.11%+1,411+3.0%Added
National Bank of Canada47,991$7.33M0.01%+3,580+8.1%Added
Sofos Investments, Inc.47,971$7.33M1.30%−466−1.0%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC47,699$7.29M0.16%+454+1.0%Added
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC47,517$7.26M0.17%+37,876+392.9%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC46,575$7.11M0.03%−7,693−14.2%Reduced
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd46,436$7.09M0.13%+46,436New
RMB Capital Management, LLC45,441$6.94M0.12%−20,872−31.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC45,438$6.94M0.04%−8,823−16.3%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co45,066$6.88M0.08%+9,270+25.9%Added
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC44,219$6.75M0.11%−5,995−11.9%Reduced
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC44,137$6.74M0.11%−4,806−9.8%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc44,021$6.72M0.01%+11,586+35.7%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc43,818$6.69M0.03%−2,188−4.8%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC43,765$6.69M0.03%+2,687+6.5%Added
Monte Financial Group, LLC43,398$6.63M2.35%−625−1.4%Reduced
LMR Partners LLP43,105$6.58M0.06%+43,105New
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC42,951$6.56M0.04%+1,316+3.2%Added
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC42,817$6.54M0.12%−4,825−10.1%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc42,531$6.50M0.00%+36,716+631.4%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC41,816$6.39M0.05%+4,794+12.9%Added
Davenport & Co LLC41,281$6.31M0.03%+3,917+10.5%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC40,888$6.25M1.06%−1,456−3.4%Reduced
Huntington National Bank40,680$6.21M0.03%+21,246+109.3%Added
Hamel Associates, Inc.40,555$6.19M1.77%−30−0.1%Reduced
Henry James International Management, Inc.40,396$6.17M2.23%−3,200−7.3%Reduced
First Pacific Financial39,922$6.10M0.79%−150−0.4%Reduced
Carret Asset Management, LLC39,708$6.07M0.59%−107−0.3%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC39,646$6.06M0.34%+15,027+61.0%Added
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC39,496$6.03M0.34%+20,818+111.5%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.39,296$6.00M0.15%+1,549+4.1%Added
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC38,960$5.95M0.17%+1,255+3.3%Added
Naviter Wealth, LLC38,815$5.93M0.74%+1,157+3.1%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC38,689$5.91M0.08%+6,796+21.3%Added
RSM US Wealth Management LLC38,611$5.90M0.07%+5,388+16.2%Added
MAI Capital Management38,371$5.86M0.03%+186+0.5%Added
Argent Trust Co38,288$5.85M0.20%−2,045−5.1%Reduced
Hayek Kallen Investment Management38,070$5.82M1.89%+38,070New
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC41,588$5.75M0.57%−643−1.5%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The37,202$5.68M0.00%−24,216−39.4%Reduced
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC37,111$5.67M0.03%+20,134+118.6%Added
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.37,000$5.65M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc36,665$5.60M0.15%−1,193−3.2%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management36,565$5.59M0.19%−2,418−6.2%Reduced
Natixis36,500$5.58M0.02%+36,500New
Arkadios Wealth Advisors36,200$5.53M0.09%+1,357+3.9%Added
Rhumbline Advisers36,106$5.52M0.00%−34−0.1%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp35,611$5.44M0.01%+4,622+14.9%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc35,432$5.41M0.00%−15,600−30.6%Reduced
Dearborn Partners LLC35,208$5.38M0.29%−170.0%Reduced
Gradient Investments LLC35,153$5.37M0.08%+20,492+139.8%Added
Transmarket Holdings LP35,075$5.36M2.86%+32,847+1,474.3%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC34,514$5.35M0.05%+136+0.4%Added
Quartz Partners, LLC34,994$5.35M2.07%−388−1.1%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC34,728$5.30M0.05%+15,598+81.5%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC34,678$5.30M0.02%−9,061−20.7%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC34,550$5.28M1.59%−325−0.9%Reduced
Timber Creek Capital Management LLC34,274$5.24M1.27%−271−0.8%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC33,708$5.15M0.04%+1,209+3.7%Added
Auto-Owners Insurance Co33,570$5.13M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Providence Capital Advisors, LLC32,977$5.04M0.82%+895+2.8%Added
Daymark Wealth Partners, LLC32,801$5.01M0.16%+78+0.2%Added
Vise Technologies, Inc.36,277$5.00M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
WealthTrust Axiom LLC32,741$5.00M1.23%−144−0.4%Reduced
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC32,730$5.00M0.21%+250+0.8%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.32,492$4.96M0.07%−2,991−8.4%Reduced
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC32,458$4.96M0.04%+1,298+4.2%Added
First National Bank of Omaha32,671$4.91M0.15%−18,860−36.6%Reduced
Commerce Bank32,030$4.89M0.02%+9,426+41.7%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC31,740$4.85M0.01%+4,250+15.5%Added
Principal Securities, Inc.31,464$4.81M0.07%−2,904−8.4%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.30,578$4.67M0.14%+3,544+13.1%Added
Choate Investment Advisors30,492$4.66M0.09%−655−2.1%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC31,186$4.61M0.30%−2,067−6.2%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC30,142$4.60M0.02%−22−0.1%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc29,995$4.58M0.33%−2,293−7.1%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.29,981$4.58M0.20%+369+1.2%Added
Azzad Asset Management Inc29,882$4.56M0.46%−4,711−13.6%Reduced
South Shore Capital Advisors29,803$4.49M3.29%+25,238+552.9%Added
Prentiss Smith & Co Inc29,124$4.45M2.58%−30−0.1%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc29,042$4.44M0.02%−295−1.0%Reduced
Northeast Investment Management28,892$4.41M0.18%−2,006−6.5%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC28,545$4.36M0.37%+37+0.1%Added
Haverford Trust Co28,382$4.34M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.28,286$4.32M0.34%−30−0.1%Reduced
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC28,283$4.32M0.24%−1,037−3.5%Reduced
We Are One Seven, LLC28,149$4.30M0.09%−4,105−12.7%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC28,079$4.29M0.06%+1,098+4.1%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc28,041$4.29M0.07%+2,162+8.4%Added
Fayez Sarofim & Co27,862$4.26M0.01%−390−1.4%Reduced
NBT Bank N A27,823$4.25M0.28%−360−1.3%Reduced