Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NOC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STATE STREET CORP | 13.0M | $8.87B | -1.6% | 9.154% | 0.31% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 10.9M | $7.42B | +4.8% | 7.662% | 0.13% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 8.9M | $6.11B | β | 6.301% | 0.15% |
| 4 | Capital International Investors | 7.1M | $4.84B | -38.2% | 4.996% | 1.13% |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | 6.9M | $4.70B | +100.7% | 4.853% | 0.64% |
| 6 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 5.0M | $3.39B | +77.5% | 3.500% | 0.63% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 3.6M | $2.46B | -1.6% | 2.541% | 0.15% |
| 8 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.5M | $2.39B | β | 2.468% | 0.13% |
| 9 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 3.3M | $2.24B | +4.9% | 2.309% | 0.55% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.2M | $2.18B | +2.0% | 2.262% | 0.14% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.6M | $1.80B | -3.4% | 1.862% | 0.13% |
| 12 | FMR LLC | 2.1M | $1.44B | -2.9% | 1.482% | 0.08% |
| 13 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 1.9M | $1.27B | -1.9% | 1.315% | 1.52% |
| 14 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.7M | $1.13B | -0.6% | 1.167% | 0.17% |
| 15 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 1.5M | $1.04B | -13.8% | 1.070% | 0.35% |
| 16 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.2M | $830.1M | +80030.9% | 0.857% | 0.13% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.1M | $773.3M | +49.1% | 0.798% | 0.09% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.1M | $742.5M | -3.1% | 0.766% | 0.10% |
| 19 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.0M | $691.5M | -3.9% | 0.713% | 0.16% |
| 20 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 961K | $655.4M | +0.6% | 0.676% | 0.14% |
| 21 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 873K | $595.5M | +1.0% | 0.615% | 0.09% |
| 22 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 791K | $539.8M | -31.3% | 0.557% | 0.10% |
| 23 | Nuveen, LLC | 788K | $537.8M | +7.7% | 0.555% | 0.15% |
| 24 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 786K | $536.4M | -5.4% | 0.553% | 0.09% |
| 25 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 758K | $516.9M | β | 0.533% | 0.13% |
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 NOC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NOC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NOC position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NOC 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 | 1,835 | +4.7% | 97.97% | +15.26 pp | $76.58B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,753 | +4.7% | 82.71% | 6.74 pp | $64.65B | 7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,674 | +5.7% | 89.45% | +16.40 pp | $69.92B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,583 | 1.8% | 73.05% | 2.15 pp | $57.10B | 2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,612 | +2.7% | 75.20% | +7.68 pp | $58.78B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,570 | +1.9% | 67.52% | 8.95 pp | $52.77B | 12% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,541 | +5.3% | 76.47% | +0.29 pp | $59.77B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,464 | β | 76.18% | β | $59.54B | 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 NOC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Northrop Grumman Corporation stands at 98.0%, held across 1,835 reporting institutions.
STATE STREET CORP is the largest reported institutional holder of NOC, with approximately 13,000,928 shares worth $8.87B 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 NOC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NOC is 54 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
250 institutions opened new positions in NOC during Q1 2026, while 168 fully exited. 1,374 added to existing positions and 206 trimmed.
NOC institutional ownership rose by 15.26 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +82 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.3% of all reported 13F value in NOC, and the top 25 account for 75.4%.
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.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Institutional Ownership