Novartis Ag NVS Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS) has 1,551 institutional investors that have filed 13F reports for the period ending March 2026.

• Collectively, these holders controlled 19.8% of Novartis Ag's outstanding shares in March 2026, up from 18.3% in December 2025.
• They increased total shares held in Novartis Ag by 5.83% from the prior quarter, while the number of investors in NVS increased 15.75% year over year.
• Among the 1,551 funds, 722 bought more Novartis Ag shares, 530 sold down, and 299 held their ground.
• Altogether, these fund groups held 145.78Mn shares in NVS by March 2026, up by 8.03Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 4.17Mn shares year over year.
• Fisher Asset Management, LLC holds the largest position in NVS at 13.89Mn shares as of March 31, 2026, or 1.89% of shares outstanding.
• The largest buyers of Novartis Ag for the quarter ending March 2026 were Fisher Asset Management, LLC (6.42Mn), Janus Henderson Group Plc (2.32Mn), NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC (2.24Mn), JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP (1.63Mn), WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.46Mn).
• The largest sales of NVS for the quarter ending March 2026 came from Auto-Owners Insurance Co (4.63Mn), DODGE & COX (2.05Mn), Franklin Resources Inc (1.07Mn), Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (725.25K), GQG Partners LLC (710.85K).
• Per Business Quant data, the top 10 holders of Novartis Ag for the quarter ending March 2026 are Fisher Asset Management, LLC (13.89Mn), Morgan Stanley (8.53Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (8.11Mn), PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ (7.57Mn), DODGE & COX (6.97Mn), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (6.53Mn), LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P (5.43Mn), Bank Of America Corp /De/ (4.96Mn), Janus Henderson Group Plc (4.55Mn), Franklin Resources Inc (3.41Mn).