Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NDAQ held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INVESTOR AB | 58.4M | $4.93B | +0.3% | 10.271% | 32.61% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 38.2M | $3.24B | -3.4% | 6.715% | 0.06% |
| 3 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 36.3M | $3.08B | -3.7% | 6.382% | 0.58% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 31.2M | $2.65B | β | 5.495% | 0.07% |
| 5 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 29.1M | $2.47B | +5.2% | 5.112% | 0.83% |
| 6 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 26.1M | $2.22B | β | 4.592% | 0.12% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 19.7M | $1.67B | -0.8% | 3.468% | 0.06% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 13.0M | $1.10B | +1.0% | 2.283% | 0.07% |
| 9 | MORGAN STANLEY | 10.3M | $870.6M | +10.7% | 1.804% | 0.05% |
| 10 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 9.2M | $778.8M | -13.4% | 1.614% | 0.19% |
| 11 | HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | 8.0M | $680.0M | -7.1% | 1.409% | 0.91% |
| 12 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 7.8M | $665.8M | -9.8% | 1.380% | 0.05% |
| 13 | UBS Group AG | 7.0M | $593.2M | +81.5% | 1.229% | 0.09% |
| 14 | Nuveen, LLC | 5.9M | $497.9M | -3.4% | 1.032% | 0.13% |
| 15 | Select Equity Group, L.P. | 5.6M | $472.3M | +48.2% | 0.979% | 2.59% |
| 16 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 5.3M | $454.6M | -5.8% | 0.938% | 0.11% |
| 17 | MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | 4.5M | $385.0M | -2.7% | 0.798% | 0.33% |
| 18 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.5M | $380.5M | -16.5% | 0.788% | 0.06% |
| 19 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 4.4M | $377.4M | -19.2% | 0.782% | 0.04% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4.3M | $360.9M | -0.4% | 0.748% | 0.05% |
| 21 | FMR LLC | 4.1M | $348.9M | +24.8% | 0.723% | 0.02% |
| 22 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 3.7M | $314.7M | +0.2% | 0.652% | 0.07% |
| 23 | Mariner, LLC | 3.0M | $252.3M | +3.3% | 0.523% | 0.29% |
| 24 | Amundi | 2.9M | $247.1M | +19.6% | 0.512% | 0.07% |
| 25 | Legal & General Group Plc | 2.9M | $245.2M | +1.2% | 0.508% | 0.06% |
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 NDAQ β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NDAQ during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NDAQ position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NDAQ 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 | 1,065 | 1.3% | 76.17% | 13.29 pp | $38.53B | 15% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,079 | +6.4% | 89.46% | +8.71 pp | $45.25B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,014 | +0.8% | 80.75% | 0.64 pp | $40.85B | 0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,006 | +11% | 81.39% | +11.89 pp | $41.17B | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | 908 | +4.7% | 69.50% | +7.79 pp | $35.15B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | 867 | +6.4% | 61.71% | 4.05 pp | $31.21B | 6.2% |
| Q3 2024 | 815 | +11% | 65.76% | +10.06 pp | $33.26B | +18% |
| Q2 2024 | 736 | β | 55.70% | β | $28.17B | 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 NDAQ stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Nasdaq, Inc. stands at 76.2%, held across 1,065 reporting institutions.
INVESTOR AB is the largest reported institutional holder of NDAQ, with approximately 58,382,426 shares worth $4.93B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NDAQ.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NDAQ is 22 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
145 institutions opened new positions in NDAQ during Q1 2026, while 159 fully exited. 181 added to existing positions and 735 trimmed.
NDAQ institutional ownership fell by 13.29 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -14 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 59.7% of all reported 13F value in NDAQ, and the top 25 account for 76.0%.
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.
Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Institutional Ownership