Northrop Grumman Ownership | Who Owns Northrop Grumman?


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Northrop Grumman Ownership Summary


Northrop Grumman is owned by 85.22% institutional investors, 0.27% insiders, and 14.51% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.62% of NOC shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.21% of its assets in Northrop Grumman shares.

NOC Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockNorthrop Grumman85.22%0.27%14.51%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 67.86%16.45%15.69%
IndustryDefense Stocks68.52%12.74%18.74%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group13.74M9.62%$7.84B
State street13.17M9.27%$6.71B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de11.78M8.29%$6.00B
Blackrock10.28M6.90%$4.48B
Vanguard capital management9.00M6.33%$4.58B
Capital investors5.85M4.12%$2.98B
Capital world investors5.06M3.56%$2.58B
Wellington management group llp4.93M3.47%$2.51B
Morgan stanley3.56M2.51%$1.81B
Franklin resources3.37M2.38%$1.72B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Vantage investment partners76.58K3.60%$52.25M
Canal insurance30.09K3.36%$15.33M
Ahl investment management7.78K3.24%$4.74M
Focused investors160.30K2.76%$81.64M
Bcwm17.38K2.59%$8.85M
Liberty one investment management47.29K2.41%$24.08M
Asset planning services inc /la/ /adv11.04K2.39%$5.63M
Mawer investment management667.07K2.31%$339.74M
Stolper15.91K2.09%$8.10M
Jlb & associates29.86K2.03%$15.21M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Mcmill wealth management1.47M0.09%1.47M
T. rowe price investment management1.16M0.39%1.16M
Blackrock10.28M0.10%944.12K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de11.78M0.09%901.30K
Sixth street partners management company881.62K0.06%881.62K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Soundwatch capital---12.92M
Capital world investors5.06M0.30%-1.83M
Capital investors5.85M0.62%-1.24M
Fmr1.30M0.03%-801.65K
Capital research global investors473.29K0.03%-743.90K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Sixth street partners management company881.62K0.06%881.62K$449.02M
Voloridge investment management104.52K0.23%104.52K$53.24M
Entropy technologies, lp37.58K0.76%37.58K$19.14M
Ossiam37.14K0.25%37.14K$18.92M
Varma mutual pension insurance25.70K0.07%25.70K$13.09M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Atlantic private wealth-1.00
Clarivest asset management-1.00
West branch capital-1.00
Breakwater investment management-1.00
Bollard group-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20261,850-4.54%121,100,7062.55%851.23%834-5.66%636-3.78%
Mar 31, 20261,483-19.45%68,701,582-41.55%480.71%698-15.19%480-22.58%
Dec 31, 20251,549-12.24%95,372,268-19.29%660.99%674-16.27%536-7.43%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF4.63M3.21%412.69K
American Funds Washington Mutual A4.55M3.20%-141.64K
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp4.55M3.20%-141.64K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest4.52M3.18%12.74K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv4.51M3.17%-8.03K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor4.51M3.17%-8.03K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust3.87M2.69%26.70K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor3.50M2.47%37.02K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.80M1.27%2.89K
Fidelity 500 Index1.71M1.21%5.51K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 03, 2026WELSH MARK A III-Sell$6.01K
Aug 03, 2026WELSH MARK A III-Sell$16.97K
Aug 03, 2026WELSH MARK A III-Sell$4.36K
Aug 03, 2026WELSH MARK A III-Sell$10.37K
Aug 03, 2026WELSH MARK A III-Sell$5.48K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q3-10
2026 Q2-11
2026 Q1-32
2025 Q4-8
2025 Q3-7

NOC Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 85.22%, followed by 0.27% insiders and 14.51% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Northrop Grumman's industry, Defense Stocks, is 68.52%, which Northrop Grumman exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (13.74M shares, 9.62%), State street (13.17M shares, 9.27%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (11.78M shares, 8.29%). Together, they hold 27.18% 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?

Vantage investment partners is Northrop Grumman’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.60% of its assets in 76.58K Northrop Grumman shares, valued at 52.25M$.

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

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Northrop Grumman shares, with 3.21% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.63M Northrop Grumman shares.

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