Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 19.0M | $931.7M | +1.6% | 11.906% | 0.02% |
| 2 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 13.6M | $665.5M | +11.2% | 8.504% | 0.88% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 8.0M | $393.0M | β | 5.022% | 0.02% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 6.9M | $336.2M | +12.2% | 4.296% | 0.07% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.7M | $278.8M | β | 3.563% | 0.01% |
| 6 | FMR LLC | 5.5M | $270.8M | +11503.4% | 3.461% | 0.01% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.2M | $255.8M | +1.2% | 3.269% | 0.01% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 3.9M | $190.7M | +8.3% | 2.437% | 0.10% |
| 9 | Sourcerock Group LLC | 3.7M | $180.6M | -25.0% | 2.308% | 7.29% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.1M | $151.4M | +2.9% | 1.934% | 0.01% |
| 11 | Capital World Investors | 2.9M | $141.4M | +16.7% | 1.808% | 0.02% |
| 12 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 2.5M | $120.4M | +3.2% | 1.536% | 0.09% |
| 13 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.1M | $102.3M | +2.1% | 1.307% | 0.02% |
| 14 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.0M | $97.7M | -0.6% | 1.248% | 0.01% |
| 15 | Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC | 1.8M | $90.3M | +29.1% | 1.155% | 4.85% |
| 16 | Patient Capital Management, LLC | 1.3M | $66.1M | +5.2% | 0.845% | 2.47% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.3M | $65.5M | -42.0% | 0.836% | 0.01% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.3M | $64.9M | +3.8% | 0.830% | 0.01% |
| 19 | Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 1.3M | $63.9M | -15.3% | 0.816% | 2.18% |
| 20 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1.3M | $63.6M | β | 0.812% | 0.11% |
| 21 | VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 1.2M | $56.8M | +8.8% | 0.726% | 0.57% |
| 22 | UBS Group AG | 1.1M | $55.6M | -6.5% | 0.710% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Hosking Partners LLP | 1.1M | $51.6M | -7.8% | 0.660% | 1.85% |
| 24 | KEMPEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT N.V. | 969K | $47.6M | -19.3% | 0.608% | 0.42% |
| 25 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 928K | $45.5M | -0.3% | 0.582% | 0.02% |
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 NE β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NE during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NE position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NE 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 | 370 | +9.1% | 79.16% | +35.68 pp | $5.92B | +82% |
| Q4 2025 | 339 | +2.7% | 43.48% | +0.22 pp | $3.25B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 330 | +4.1% | 43.26% | 12.57 pp | $3.24B | 23% |
| Q2 2025 | 317 | +9.3% | 55.83% | +24.62 pp | $4.18B | +79% |
| Q1 2025 | 290 | +2.5% | 31.21% | 13.26 pp | $2.34B | 30% |
| Q4 2024 | 283 | 0.7% | 44.47% | 8.56 pp | $3.33B | 16% |
| Q3 2024 | 285 | +7.5% | 53.03% | +2.00 pp | $3.97B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2024 | 265 | β | 51.03% | β | $3.82B | 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 NE stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Noble Corporation Plc stands at 79.2%, held across 370 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of NE, with approximately 18,986,944 shares worth $0.93B 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 NE.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NE is 54 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
85 institutions opened new positions in NE during Q1 2026, while 54 fully exited. 257 added to existing positions and 27 trimmed.
NE institutional ownership rose by 35.68 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +31 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 61.7% of all reported 13F value in NE, and the top 25 account for 80.8%.
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.
Noble Corporation Plc (NE) Institutional Ownership