Nelnet Inc (NNI) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

36,316,315Shares Outstanding

11,659,198Shares held by institutions

$1,465,910,965Value of institutional holdings

32.10%Institutional ownership %

-3.59%Shares Changed QoQ

212No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Nelnet Inc (NYSE:NNI) is held by 212 institutional investors per 13F filings through December 2025.

They owned 32.0% of outstanding stock in December 2025, down from 33.4% the prior quarter.
Their total shares held in NNI decreased -3.59% quarter over quarter, and separately, investors owning Nelnet increased 29.27% from a year ago.
Among the 212 funds, 97 bought more Nelnet shares, 74 sold down, and 41 held their ground.
Combined, these investors held 11.61Mn shares in NNI for December 2025, down by 432.01K shares quarter on quarter, and down 995.98K shares year over year.
MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC is the top holder of Nelnet as of December 31, 2025, with 1.67Mn shares representing 4.6% of outstanding stock.
The most significant purchases of NNI for the quarter ending December 2025 came from WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC (8.93K), Sterling Capital Management LLC (1.86K), Inspire Investing, LLC (458), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (388), LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE (325).
The largest sales of NNI for the quarter ending December 2025 came from SG Americas Securities, LLC (6.44K), BAR HARBOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT (1.52K), AVITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. (200), Farther Finance Advisors, LLC (119), MASECO LLP (32).
Per Business Quant, the top 10 investors in NNI for the quarter ending December 2025 include MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC (1.67Mn), FARMERS & MERCHANTS INVESTMENTS INC (1.18Mn), BAR HARBOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT (108.71K), LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE (66.47K), JAMES INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC. (20.76K), WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC (8.93K), WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC (8.93K), NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC (7.54K), Asset Value Investors Ltd (6.37K), SG Americas Securities, LLC (5.55K).

212 Institutional Holders

11,659,198 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	1,848,962	-37,739	-2.00%	$245,839,074.00
MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,668,976	0	0.00%	$221,907,049.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,317,538	-228,503	-14.78%	$175,179,853.00
FARMERS & MERCHANTS INVESTMENTS INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,184,351	1,009	0.09%	$157,471,309.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	925,076	-74,598	-7.46%	$122,998,120.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	314,823	-22,592	-6.70%	$41,866,874.00
State Street Corp	31 Dec, 2025	298,264	-25,395	-7.85%	$39,657,181.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	264,275	79,959	43.38%	$35,138,104.00
General American Investors Co Inc	31 Dec, 2025	243,415	0	0.00%	$32,364,458.00
Empyrean Capital Partners, LP	31 Dec, 2025	231,000	0	0.00%	$30,713,760.00
QVT Financial LP	31 Dec, 2025	229,665	0	0.00%	$30,536,258.00
Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc	31 Dec, 2025	212,618	6,620	3.21%	$28,269,690.00
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	31 Dec, 2025	181,523	-188,535	-50.95%	$24,135,299.00
Northern Trust Corp	31 Dec, 2025	160,788	-21,971	-12.02%	$21,378,372.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	154,775	-12,723	-7.60%	$20,578,884.00
Sycale Advisors (NY) LLC	31 Dec, 2025	152,441	5,080	3.45%	$20,268,555.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	132,408	-59,418	-30.97%	$17,604,968.00
BAR HARBOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT	31 Dec, 2025	110,223	-371	-0.34%	$14,655,250.00
Bandera Partners LLC	31 Dec, 2025	102,389	0	0.00%	$13,616,304.00
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	31 Dec, 2025	90,380	36,569	67.96%	$12,016,926.00

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