Northrop Grumman Ownership | Who Owns Northrop Grumman?


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Northrop Grumman Ownership Summary


Northrop Grumman is owned by 81.98% institutional investors, 0.22% insiders, and 17.80% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.42% of NOC shares. American Funds Washington Mutual A is the top mutual fund, with 3.37% of its assets in Northrop Grumman shares.

NOC Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockNorthrop Grumman81.98%0.22%17.80%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 46.77%12.62%40.60%
IndustryDefense Stocks47.02%10.48%42.50%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group13.53M9.42%$8.25B
State street13.22M9.20%$8.05B
Capital investors11.76M8.19%$7.16B
Blackrock10.28M6.90%$4.48B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de9.84M6.85%$6.00B
Wellington management group llp4.27M2.97%$2.60B
Morgan stanley3.66M2.55%$2.23B
Geode capital management3.13M2.18%$1.90B
Franklin resources3.00M2.09%$1.83B
Jpmorgan chase2.76M1.92%$1.68B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Canal insurance40.09K5.20%$24.43M
Focused investors211.80K3.95%$129.05M
Liberty one investment management98.62K3.38%$60.08M
Vantage investment partners79.08K3.29%$48.18M
Ahl investment management7.78K3.24%$4.74M
Asset planning services inc /la/ /adv12.40K3.19%$7.56M
Mawer investment management964.79K3.05%$587.86M
Bcwm16.72K3.05%$10.19M
Stolper14.59K2.69%$8.89M
Homestead advisers181.57K2.64%$110.64M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Blackrock10.28M0.10%944.12K
Holocene advisors, lp225.30K0.31%225.30K
Bank of new york mellon1.05M0.12%221.43K
Citigroup436.64K0.12%193.32K
Deutsche bank ag\497.46K0.10%175.49K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Soundwatch capital---12.92M
Wellington management group llp4.27M0.46%-1.23M
Morgan stanley3.66M0.14%-467.02K
Ubs group523.11K0.05%-400.08K
T. rowe price investment management2.14K0.00%-388.59K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Holocene advisors, lp225.30K0.31%225.30K$137.28M
Worldquant millennium advisors159.66K0.42%159.66K$97.29M
Liberty one investment management98.62K3.38%98.62K$60.08M
Freestone grove partners lp72.18K0.33%72.18K$43.98M
Twinbeech capital lp41.56K1.00%41.56K$25.32M

Sold Out

HolderChange
West branch capital-1.00
Bear mountain capital-1.00
Parallax volatility advisers-1.00
Clarivest asset management-1.00
Peak6 investments-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 20251,6881.44%117,811,726-12.07%810.94%7625.39%557-7.32%
Jun 30, 20251,626-4.91%133,942,24211.21%931.34%702-10.00%5872.09%
Mar 31, 20251,6780.36%120,414,9161.19%831.25%767-5.07%5649.94%
Dec 31, 20241,509-7.59%103,607,276-12.70%701.08%706-477-15.28%
Sep 30, 20241,6154.33%118,903,869-1.18%811.22%6995.59%5541.09%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds Washington Mutual A4.85M3.37%1.19M
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp4.85M3.37%1.19M
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF4.63M3.21%412.69K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv4.52M3.16%-105.38K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust3.87M2.69%26.70K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor3.35M2.34%-490.41K
Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv2.26M1.58%-16.91K
Fidelity 500 Index1.71M1.20%737.00
American Funds American Mutual A1.71M1.19%277.81K
Capital Group American Mutual Comp1.71M1.19%277.81K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Dec 09, 2025ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Mission SystemsSell$46.65K
Nov 24, 2025WELSH MARK A III-Sell$3.94K
Nov 24, 2025WELSH MARK A III-Sell$3.37K
Nov 24, 2025WELSH MARK A III-Sell$560.39
Nov 24, 2025WELSH MARK A III-Sell$5.07K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4-8
2025 Q3-7
2025 Q2-32
2025 Q1-37
2024 Q4-21

NOC Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 81.98%, followed by 0.22% insiders and 17.80% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Northrop Grumman's industry, Defense Stocks, is 47.02%, which Northrop Grumman exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (13.53M shares, 9.42%), State street (13.22M shares, 9.20%), and Capital investors (11.76M shares, 8.19%). Together, they hold 26.80% of Northrop Grumman’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Northrop Grumman?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.90% of Northrop Grumman, totaling 10.28M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.10% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 4.48B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 944.12K shares, a 10.11% change.

Who is Northrop Grumman’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Canal insurance is Northrop Grumman’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 5.20% of its assets in 40.09K Northrop Grumman shares, valued at 24.43M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Northrop Grumman shares?

American Funds Washington Mutual A is the top mutual fund holder of Northrop Grumman shares, with 3.37% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.85M Northrop Grumman shares.

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