Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NGVC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 992K | $30.8M | +7.1% | 4.305% | 0.00% |
| 2 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 653K | $20.2M | +16.1% | 2.833% | 0.01% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 652K | $20.2M | +1.1% | 2.829% | 0.00% |
| 4 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 600K | $18.6M | — | 2.605% | 0.15% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 535K | $16.6M | -1.9% | 2.320% | 0.00% |
| 6 | MORGAN STANLEY | 472K | $14.6M | -20.8% | 2.050% | 0.00% |
| 7 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 337K | $10.5M | -17.3% | 1.464% | 0.01% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 304K | $9.4M | +8.8% | 1.320% | 0.00% |
| 9 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 298K | $9.2M | +61.7% | 1.294% | 0.00% |
| 10 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 296K | $9.2M | +13.2% | 1.284% | 0.00% |
| 11 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 295K | $9.1M | -9.8% | 1.280% | 0.01% |
| 12 | STATE STREET CORP | 294K | $9.1M | +8.5% | 1.278% | 0.00% |
| 13 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 284K | $8.8M | -0.0% | 1.231% | 0.00% |
| 14 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 176K | $5.5M | -1.6% | 0.764% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 173K | $5.4M | -0.9% | 0.751% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Empirical Finance, LLC | 147K | $4.6M | 0.0% | 0.638% | 0.19% |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 144K | $4.5M | -10.5% | 0.624% | 0.00% |
| 18 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 130K | $4.0M | -0.8% | 0.564% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 122K | $3.9M | — | 0.530% | 0.01% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 93K | $2.9M | +3.2% | 0.403% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 89K | $2.8M | +0.9% | 0.385% | 0.01% |
| 22 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 81K | $2.6M | -33.3% | 0.354% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Quantinno Capital Management LP | 80K | $2.5M | +6.7% | 0.349% | 0.00% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 76K | $2.4M | -7.4% | 0.329% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Man Group plc | 74K | $2.3M | -15.5% | 0.323% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in NGVC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NGVC during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NGVC position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NGVC position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 158 | +2.6% | 39.96% | +2.20 pp | $277M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | 154 | +8.5% | 37.76% | 0.20 pp | $217M | +1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 142 | 13% | 37.96% | 3.38 pp | $213M | 42% |
| Q3 2025 | 164 | 4.1% | 41.34% | +0.43 pp | $365M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 171 | +8.2% | 40.91% | +5.13 pp | $347M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | 158 | +9.7% | 35.78% | +2.05 pp | $304M | +6.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 144 | +20% | 33.73% | +0.48 pp | $287M | +36% |
| Q3 2024 | 120 | — | 33.25% | — | $210M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying NGVC stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. stands at 40.0%, held across 158 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of NGVC, with approximately 991,823 shares worth $0.03B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NGVC, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NGVC is 66 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
25 institutions opened new positions in NGVC during Q2 2026, while 22 fully exited. 111 added to existing positions and 17 trimmed.
NGVC institutional ownership rose by 2.20 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.6% of all reported 13F value in NGVC, and the top 25 account for 82.9%.
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.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) Institutional Ownership