Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NOG held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 15.7M | $459.5M | +7.9% | 14.860% | 0.01% |
| 2 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 8.0M | $233.1M | -5.1% | 7.539% | 0.12% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 6.5M | $194.1M | +26.2% | 6.183% | 0.01% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.6M | $192.4M | — | 6.223% | 0.01% |
| 5 | FMR LLC | 6.4M | $186.8M | -2.5% | 6.042% | 0.01% |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | 5.5M | $161.2M | +26.4% | 5.213% | 0.02% |
| 7 | UBS Group AG | 4.5M | $132.9M | +6.6% | 4.298% | 0.02% |
| 8 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.5M | $131.7M | — | 4.258% | 0.00% |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.1M | $121.2M | -2.3% | 3.920% | 0.03% |
| 10 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 3.4M | $73.7M | -2.9% | 3.246% | 0.02% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.4M | $71.4M | +6.3% | 2.309% | 0.00% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.4M | $70.1M | +6.0% | 2.267% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Nuveen, LLC | 1.7M | $50.7M | +31.7% | 1.640% | 0.01% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $49.2M | +16.0% | 1.590% | 0.01% |
| 15 | Hood River Capital Management LLC | 1.6M | $46.4M | +24.9% | 1.500% | 0.46% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.5M | $42.7M | -0.6% | 1.380% | 0.01% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.4M | $40.7M | +22.0% | 1.318% | 0.00% |
| 18 | VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.3M | $38.5M | +37.1% | 1.244% | 0.04% |
| 19 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.2M | $36.4M | +18.5% | 1.178% | 0.00% |
| 20 | WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 1.2M | $35.8M | -63.0% | 1.157% | 0.26% |
| 21 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 1.2M | $34.2M | -1.5% | 1.105% | 0.65% |
| 22 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.2M | $34.1M | +116.8% | 1.104% | 0.02% |
| 23 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.0M | $29.9M | +6.4% | 0.967% | 0.00% |
| 24 | KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | 929K | $27.2M | +5.1% | 0.878% | 0.58% |
| 25 | Tributary Capital Management, LLC | 830K | $24.3M | -0.9% | 0.785% | 2.36% |
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 NOG — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NOG 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 | 344 | +12% | 149.24% | +42.16 pp | $3.28B | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | 307 | 11% | 107.08% | 23.44 pp | $2.35B | 18% |
| Q3 2025 | 346 | 6.2% | 130.52% | 16.82 pp | $2.87B | 11% |
| Q2 2025 | 369 | +3.4% | 147.34% | 3.76 pp | $3.24B | 2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 357 | 7.3% | 151.10% | 32.87 pp | $3.32B | 18% |
| Q4 2024 | 385 | +17% | 183.97% | +11.94 pp | $4.05B | +6.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 330 | +2.2% | 172.03% | 3.32 pp | $3.78B | 1.9% |
| Q2 2024 | 323 | — | 175.35% | — | $3.86B | — |
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 NOG stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. stands at 149.2%, held across 344 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of NOG, with approximately 15,718,942 shares worth $0.46B 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 NOG.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NOG is 56 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
79 institutions opened new positions in NOG during Q1 2026, while 42 fully exited. 234 added to existing positions and 31 trimmed.
NOG institutional ownership rose by 42.16 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +37 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.5% of all reported 13F value in NOG, and the top 25 account for 76.7%.
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.
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG) Institutional Ownership