Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NICE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.6M | $504.9M | +1637.6% | 7.556% | 0.27% |
| 2 | HARDING LOEVNER LP | 2.5M | $279.3M | -1.8% | 4.180% | 2.87% |
| 3 | BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 2.2M | $245.8M | +215.3% | 3.679% | 1.74% |
| 4 | FIL Ltd | 2.1M | $226.7M | +18.7% | 3.392% | 0.18% |
| 5 | MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | 1.5M | $164.6M | -19.7% | 2.464% | 0.78% |
| 6 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 1.2M | $128.0M | -7.6% | 1.916% | 0.21% |
| 7 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1.0M | $114.8M | +8.4% | 1.719% | 0.09% |
| 8 | Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | 921K | $101.6M | -44.0% | 1.520% | 0.88% |
| 9 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 705K | $79.7M | +9.3% | 1.164% | 0.03% |
| 10 | LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 682K | $75.2M | -24.0% | 1.125% | 0.12% |
| 11 | RPD Fund Management LLC | 673K | $74.2M | -24.0% | 1.111% | 24.48% |
| 12 | UBS Group AG | 663K | $73.1M | +34.2% | 1.093% | 0.01% |
| 13 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 654K | $72.1M | -75.5% | 1.079% | 0.01% |
| 14 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 645K | $71.1M | -3.7% | 1.064% | 0.01% |
| 15 | Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | 572K | $63.1M | β | 0.944% | 1.67% |
| 16 | PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA | 544K | $60.0M | +3.7% | 0.898% | 0.18% |
| 17 | MORGAN STANLEY | 533K | $58.8M | -5.2% | 0.880% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Black Creek Investment Management Inc. | 531K | $58.5M | -9.1% | 0.876% | 3.14% |
| 19 | Boston Partners | 464K | $51.2M | -1.3% | 0.766% | 0.05% |
| 20 | BlackRock, Inc. | 437K | $48.2M | +33.4% | 0.721% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Swedbank AB | 376K | $41.4M | 0.0% | 0.620% | 0.04% |
| 22 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 297K | $32.8M | β | 0.491% | 0.02% |
| 23 | NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 287K | $31.7M | +16.1% | 0.474% | 1.52% |
| 24 | Phoenix Holdings Ltd. | 284K | $31.3M | β | 0.468% | 0.30% |
| 25 | BRUNI J V & CO /CO | 280K | $30.9M | +0.5% | 0.462% | 3.22% |
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 NICE β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NICE during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NICE position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NICE 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 | 340 | 4.0% | 62.93% | +5.74 pp | $3.38B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | 354 | 4.3% | 57.19% | 40.95 pp | $3.07B | 42% |
| Q3 2025 | 370 | +0.3% | 98.14% | 1.02 pp | $5.28B | 1.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 369 | +4.5% | 99.16% | +6.61 pp | $5.33B | +7.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 353 | 11% | 92.55% | 16.01 pp | $4.98B | 15% |
| Q4 2024 | 398 | +3.9% | 108.56% | +4.70 pp | $5.84B | +4.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 383 | 1.5% | 103.86% | +0.46 pp | $5.58B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 389 | β | 103.40% | β | $5.56B | 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 NICE stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of NICE Ltd. stands at 62.9%, held across 340 reporting institutions.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC is the largest reported institutional holder of NICE, with approximately 4,578,940 shares worth $0.50B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NICE, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NICE is 59 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
53 institutions opened new positions in NICE during Q1 2026, while 67 fully exited. 131 added to existing positions and 154 trimmed.
NICE institutional ownership rose by 5.74 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -14 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 56.8% of all reported 13F value in NICE, and the top 25 account for 80.4%.
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.
NICE Ltd. (NICE) Institutional Ownership