Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LASR held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 4.3M | $246.3M | -2.9% | 7.657% | 0.00% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.5M | $140.7M | β | 4.374% | 0.01% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.3M | $132.6M | β | 4.122% | 0.00% |
| 4 | NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9M | $109.6M | +3.5% | 3.409% | 5.60% |
| 5 | DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.8M | $101.1M | +142.0% | 3.143% | 0.74% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.4M | $82.2M | +16.7% | 2.555% | 0.01% |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.2M | $68.6M | -14.1% | 2.132% | 0.01% |
| 8 | FMR LLC | 1.1M | $62.8M | +833.9% | 1.953% | 0.00% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.1M | $61.9M | +3.4% | 1.926% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 1.1M | $61.5M | -2.1% | 1.911% | 0.10% |
| 11 | AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 1.0M | $58.4M | -12.5% | 1.815% | 6.46% |
| 12 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 951K | $54.1M | -36.0% | 1.685% | 0.04% |
| 13 | Hood River Capital Management LLC | 923K | $52.6M | +14.7% | 1.636% | 0.53% |
| 14 | GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC | 786K | $44.8M | β | 1.394% | 0.54% |
| 15 | PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 748K | $42.7M | -14.5% | 1.327% | 0.55% |
| 16 | EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | 747K | $42.6M | -4.5% | 1.324% | 1.35% |
| 17 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 1.1M | $41.5M | +2011.9% | 1.961% | 0.01% |
| 18 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 721K | $41.1M | 0.0% | 1.277% | 0.01% |
| 19 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 672K | $38.3M | +671.1% | 1.191% | 0.03% |
| 20 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 655K | $37.3M | -29.2% | 1.160% | 0.37% |
| 21 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 636K | $36.3M | +90.6% | 1.127% | 0.02% |
| 22 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 615K | $35.1M | +485.1% | 1.090% | 0.00% |
| 23 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 585K | $33.4M | -32.1% | 1.038% | 0.02% |
| 24 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 564K | $32.2M | -26.8% | 1.000% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Nuveen, LLC | 546K | $31.1M | +3.8% | 0.968% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in LASR β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LASR during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LASR position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LASR position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 319 | +31% | 67.41% | +26.10 pp | $2.65B | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | 244 | +11% | 41.31% | +10.00 pp | $1.62B | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | 219 | +23% | 31.31% | +10.78 pp | $1.23B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | 178 | +13% | 20.53% | +12.35 pp | $807M | +151% |
| Q1 2025 | 157 | 5.4% | 8.18% | 2.22 pp | $321M | 21% |
| Q4 2024 | 166 | +2.5% | 10.40% | 0.23 pp | $409M | 2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 162 | +12% | 10.63% | 11.39 pp | $418M | 52% |
| Q2 2024 | 145 | β | 22.02% | β | $865M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LASR stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of nLIGHT, Inc. stands at 67.4%, held across 319 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LASR, with approximately 4,319,310 shares worth $0.25B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LASR, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LASR is 83 out of 100 (Strong Smart Money). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
104 institutions opened new positions in LASR during Q1 2026, while 29 fully exited. 175 added to existing positions and 40 trimmed.
LASR institutional ownership rose by 26.10 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +75 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 40.3% of all reported 13F value in LASR, and the top 25 account for 63.7%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Institutional Ownership