46% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
6 more exits than new buyers, ownership fell 52.92 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and no widely-followed fund managers in the top 25.
46% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
111.5% institutional ownership
Alamut Investment Management portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Information Technology Services peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in NIQ across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NIQ held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA | 149.4M | $1.70B | 0.0% | 50.614% | 40.02% |
| 2 | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 30.0M | $341.4M | 0.0% | 10.172% | 6.38% |
| 3 | SurgoCap Partners LP | 5.9M | $66.6M | 0.0% | 1.985% | 2.22% |
| 4 | Alamut Investment Management LLP | 3.7M | $42.4M | +94.5% | 1.264% | 42.27% |
| 5 | JNE Partners LLP | 3.7M | $42.4M | +13.2% | 1.264% | 17.35% |
| 6 | DnB Asset Management AS | 3.7M | $41.6M | -1.1% | 1.241% | 0.15% |
| 7 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.5M | $40.0M | — | 1.192% | 0.00% |
| 8 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 3.5M | $39.9M | +8.0% | 1.190% | 0.11% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.3M | $37.4M | — | 1.115% | 0.00% |
| 10 | UBS Group AG | 3.2M | $36.3M | -14.3% | 1.081% | 0.01% |
| 11 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 2.9M | $32.7M | -13.8% | 0.975% | 0.01% |
| 12 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.7M | $30.6M | +10.7% | 0.912% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 2.5M | $28.3M | -12.3% | 0.844% | 0.05% |
| 14 | Select Equity Group, L.P. | 2.4M | $27.2M | +25.6% | 0.810% | 0.14% |
| 15 | BlackBarn Capital Partners LP | 2.1M | $23.6M | +15.3% | 0.703% | 1.90% |
| 16 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.9M | $21.6M | +283.2% | 0.644% | 0.00% |
| 17 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 1.1M | $12.5M | — | 0.373% | 0.00% |
| 18 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.0M | $11.7M | +26.3% | 0.349% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1.0M | $11.4M | -62.9% | 0.339% | 0.02% |
| 20 | STATE STREET CORP | 954K | $10.8M | +30.3% | 0.323% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Cinctive Capital Management LP | 821K | $9.3M | +28.4% | 0.278% | 0.61% |
| 22 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 716K | $8.1M | +67.0% | 0.243% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Quantinno Capital Management LP | 586K | $6.7M | +271.3% | 0.198% | 0.01% |
| 24 | Alberta Investment Management Corp | 575K | $6.5M | 0.0% | 0.195% | 0.04% |
| 25 | LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 531K | $6.0M | +52.3% | 0.180% | 0.01% |
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 NIQ — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NIQ during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 142 | 4.1% | 111.46% | 52.92 pp | $2.72B | 32% |
| Q4 2025 | 148 | +32% | 164.38% | +10.03 pp | $4.01B | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 112 | +11100% | 154.35% | +148.72 pp | $3.77B | +2641% |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | +0.0% | 5.63% | +5.61 pp | $137M | +25444% |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | +0.0% | 0.02% | +0.02 pp | $1M | +477% |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | 98% | 0.00% | 2.40 pp | $0M | 100% |
| Q2 2021 | 44 | +7.3% | 2.40% | 0.04 pp | $59M | 1.6% |
| Q1 2021 | 41 | — | 2.44% | — | $60M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for NIQ.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying NIQ stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of NIQ Global Intelligence Plc stands at 111.5%, held across 142 reporting institutions.
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA is the largest reported institutional holder of NIQ, with approximately 149,380,246 shares worth $1.70B 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 NIQ.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NIQ is 22 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
34 institutions opened new positions in NIQ during Q1 2026, while 40 fully exited. 32 added to existing positions and 75 trimmed.
NIQ institutional ownership fell by 52.92 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -6 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 87.7% of all reported 13F value in NIQ, and the top 25 account for 96.8%.
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.