Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NTIC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 800K | $6.8M | +4.6% | 8.428% | 0.21% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 393K | $3.4M | +2.5% | 4.143% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 336K | $2.9M | +0.7% | 3.536% | 0.00% |
| 4 | Peapod Lane Capital LLC | 176K | $1.5M | +23.5% | 1.855% | 1.02% |
| 5 | BALLAST ADVISORS LLC | 159K | $1.4M | -7.2% | 1.672% | 0.32% |
| 6 | North Star Investment Management Corp. | 148K | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.559% | 0.07% |
| 7 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 123K | $1.0M | +3.2% | 1.291% | 0.00% |
| 8 | Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 92K | $785K | +4.1% | 0.966% | 0.02% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 89K | $763K | -2.7% | 0.938% | 0.00% |
| 10 | RBF Capital, LLC | 60K | $510K | 0.0% | 0.628% | 0.02% |
| 11 | BlackRock, Inc. | 48K | $413K | +18.3% | 0.509% | 0.00% |
| 12 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 44K | $381K | +0.7% | 0.469% | 0.00% |
| 13 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 43K | $370K | 0.0% | 0.455% | 0.00% |
| 14 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 39K | $336K | -13.0% | 0.414% | 0.00% |
| 15 | STATE STREET CORP | 26K | $220K | 0.0% | 0.271% | 0.00% |
| 16 | NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC | 25K | $214K | 0.0% | 0.263% | 0.02% |
| 17 | PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. | 24K | $205K | 0.0% | 0.253% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Marquette Asset Management, LLC | 24K | $204K | — | 0.251% | 0.03% |
| 19 | Rothschild Wealth LLC | 19K | $160K | 0.0% | 0.196% | 0.01% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 16K | $141K | 0.0% | 0.173% | 0.00% |
| 21 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 16K | $134K | 0.0% | 0.165% | 0.00% |
| 22 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 14K | $119K | — | 0.146% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 13K | $110K | — | 0.135% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Estabrook Capital Management | 12K | $104K | 0.0% | 0.128% | 0.01% |
| 25 | MORGAN STANLEY | 9K | $81K | -0.2% | 0.099% | 0.00% |
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 NTIC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NTIC during Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 43 | 8.5% | 29.94% | 2.20 pp | $24M | 2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | 47 | +0.0% | 32.14% | 0.82 pp | $24M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 47 | 6.0% | 32.96% | 0.43 pp | $24M | 0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 50 | 17% | 33.39% | +0.22 pp | $24M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 60 | 15% | 33.17% | 6.00 pp | $23M | 38% |
| Q1 2025 | 71 | +6.0% | 39.17% | 1.70 pp | $38M | 26% |
| Q4 2024 | 67 | +0.0% | 40.87% | 0.46 pp | $51M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 67 | — | 41.33% | — | $47M | — |
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 NTIC stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Northern Technologies International Corporation stands at 29.9%, held across 43 reporting institutions.
NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of NTIC, with approximately 800,000 shares worth $0.01B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NTIC, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NTIC is 43 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
4 institutions opened new positions in NTIC during Q2 2026, while 7 fully exited. 34 added to existing positions and 5 trimmed.
NTIC institutional ownership fell by 2.20 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 85.7% of all reported 13F value in NTIC, and the top 25 account for 99.1%.
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 Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) Institutional Ownership