Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NVGS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.5M | $28.7M | -8.3% | 2.276% | 0.00% |
| 2 | FIRST MANHATTAN CO | 1.3M | $25.6M | -7.2% | 2.033% | 0.07% |
| 3 | Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | 1.0M | $20.0M | +62.7% | 1.585% | 0.81% |
| 4 | GAGNON SECURITIES LLC | 887K | $17.1M | +2.9% | 1.359% | 3.96% |
| 5 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 865K | $16.7M | -4.3% | 1.325% | 0.16% |
| 6 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 781K | $15.1M | +12.2% | 1.196% | 0.02% |
| 7 | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 695K | $13.4M | +138.4% | 1.065% | 0.02% |
| 8 | FMR LLC | 678K | $13.1M | +71.1% | 1.039% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Hodges Capital Management Inc. | 662K | $12.8M | +19.6% | 1.014% | 1.06% |
| 10 | Gagnon Advisors, LLC | 540K | $10.4M | +4.4% | 0.827% | 7.68% |
| 11 | ROBOTTI ROBERT | 536K | $10.4M | 0.0% | 0.821% | 1.61% |
| 12 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 533K | $10.3M | -12.6% | 0.817% | 0.02% |
| 13 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 520K | $10.1M | +2.4% | 0.797% | 0.20% |
| 14 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 498K | $9.6M | +331.0% | 0.763% | 0.00% |
| 15 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 453K | $8.8M | -0.5% | 0.694% | 0.09% |
| 16 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 439K | $8.5M | +715.0% | 0.673% | 0.01% |
| 17 | STATE STREET CORP | 432K | $8.4M | -6.4% | 0.662% | 0.00% |
| 18 | OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 407K | $7.9M | -2.0% | 0.624% | 0.10% |
| 19 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 402K | $7.8M | +109.1% | 0.616% | 0.01% |
| 20 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 354K | $6.9M | -5.8% | 0.543% | 0.00% |
| 21 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 334K | $6.4M | -1.5% | 0.511% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 325K | $6.3M | +3.9% | 0.498% | 0.04% |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | 321K | $6.2M | -26.8% | 0.492% | 0.00% |
| 24 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 317K | $6.1M | -12.9% | 0.487% | 0.00% |
| 25 | PARAGON ASSOCIATES & PARAGON ASSOCIATES II JOINT VENTURE | 300K | $5.8M | 0.0% | 0.460% | 7.87% |
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 NVGS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NVGS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NVGS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NVGS 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 | 173 | +12% | 28.22% | +5.53 pp | $424M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | 155 | +14% | 22.69% | +1.99 pp | $340M | +9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 136 | +14% | 20.70% | +3.00 pp | $311M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | 119 | 1.7% | 17.70% | +1.77 pp | $266M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | 121 | +7.1% | 15.93% | 2.30 pp | $239M | 13% |
| Q4 2024 | 113 | 8.1% | 18.23% | 0.04 pp | $274M | 0.2% |
| Q3 2024 | 123 | +5.1% | 18.27% | 1.92 pp | $274M | 9.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 117 | β | 20.19% | β | $303M | 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 NVGS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Navigator Holdings Ltd. stands at 28.2%, held across 173 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of NVGS, with approximately 1,485,195 shares worth $0.03B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NVGS, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NVGS is 76 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
38 institutions opened new positions in NVGS during Q1 2026, while 20 fully exited. 109 added to existing positions and 25 trimmed.
NVGS institutional ownership rose by 5.53 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +18 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 40.9% of all reported 13F value in NVGS, and the top 25 account for 69.0%.
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.
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) Institutional Ownership