Ranked by reported Q2 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 | 4.4M | $402.8M | -3.2% | 7.567% | 0.20% |
| 2 | BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 2.9M | $260.0M | +28.4% | 4.884% | 1.82% |
| 3 | FIL Ltd | 2.7M | $242.9M | +30.1% | 4.563% | 0.17% |
| 4 | HARDING LOEVNER LP | 2.5M | $233.5M | -0.4% | 4.306% | 2.20% |
| 5 | MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | 1.4M | $131.1M | -3.4% | 2.463% | 0.51% |
| 6 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 1.2M | $110.7M | +86.4% | 2.080% | 0.01% |
| 7 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1.2M | $104.6M | +10.5% | 1.964% | 0.03% |
| 8 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 1.1M | $97.8M | -7.3% | 1.838% | 0.16% |
| 9 | Walleye Trading LLC | 979K | $89.0M | +312.8% | 1.671% | 0.10% |
| 10 | Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | 756K | $68.7M | -17.9% | 1.291% | 0.44% |
| 11 | Phoenix Financial Ltd. | 678K | $61.6M | +139.3% | 1.158% | 0.42% |
| 12 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 549K | $60.6M | -22.1% | 0.938% | 0.02% |
| 13 | Black Creek Investment Management Inc. | 645K | $58.6M | +21.4% | 1.100% | 3.29% |
| 14 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 620K | $56.4M | +108.5% | 1.059% | 0.00% |
| 15 | MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD | 618K | $56.1M | — | 1.054% | 0.38% |
| 16 | MORGAN STANLEY | 584K | $53.1M | +9.6% | 0.997% | 0.00% |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 580K | $52.7M | -12.5% | 0.989% | 0.01% |
| 18 | PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | 567K | $51.5M | +4.2% | 0.968% | 0.14% |
| 19 | Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | 563K | $51.1M | +124.4% | 0.961% | 3.13% |
| 20 | Boston Partners | 541K | $49.2M | +16.5% | 0.923% | 0.04% |
| 21 | UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME | 480K | $43.6M | -25.5% | 0.819% | 0.01% |
| 22 | Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | 478K | $43.5M | -16.4% | 0.817% | 1.32% |
| 23 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 477K | $43.4M | +232.6% | 0.814% | 0.02% |
| 24 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 422K | $38.3M | — | 0.720% | 0.10% |
| 25 | PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 366K | $33.2M | +34.1% | 0.625% | 0.88% |
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 NICE — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NICE during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NICE position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NICE 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 | 327 | 7.4% | 64.68% | +6.33 pp | $3.19B | 7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | 353 | 2.2% | 58.35% | +0.09 pp | $3.44B | +4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 361 | 4.5% | 58.26% | 12.42 pp | $3.30B | 38% |
| Q3 2025 | 378 | +2.4% | 70.68% | +5.29 pp | $5.36B | +0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | 369 | +4.5% | 65.39% | 1.36 pp | $5.33B | +7.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 353 | 11% | 66.75% | 2.74 pp | $4.98B | 15% |
| Q4 2024 | 398 | +3.9% | 69.49% | 0.72 pp | $5.84B | +4.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 383 | — | 70.21% | — | $5.58B | — |
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 NICE stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of NICE Ltd. stands at 64.7%, held across 327 reporting institutions.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC is the largest reported institutional holder of NICE, with approximately 4,434,216 shares worth $0.40B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 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 53 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
41 institutions opened new positions in NICE during Q2 2026, while 69 fully exited. 54 added to existing positions and 222 trimmed.
NICE institutional ownership rose by 6.33 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -26 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 54.7% of all reported 13F value in NICE, and the top 25 account for 78.3%.
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