Northrop Grumman Ownership | Who Owns Northrop Grumman?

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Northrop Grumman Ownership Summary

Northrop Grumman is owned by 66.74% institutional investors, 0.22% insiders, and 33.04% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.62% of NOC shares. American Funds Washington Mutual A is the top mutual fund, with 3.30% of its assets in Northrop Grumman shares.

NOC Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Northrop Grumman	66.74%	0.22%	33.04%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	47.66%	12.56%	39.78%
Industry	Defense Stocks	48.36%	10.81%	40.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	13.74M	9.62%	$7.84B
State street	13.22M	9.20%	$8.05B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	10.88M	7.58%	$7.42B
Blackrock	10.28M	6.90%	$4.48B
Capital investors	7.10M	4.95%	$4.84B
Capital world investors	6.89M	4.80%	$4.70B
Wellington management group llp	4.27M	2.97%	$2.60B
Morgan stanley	3.67M	2.57%	$2.09B
Franklin resources	3.28M	2.29%	$2.24B
Geode capital management	3.15M	2.19%	$1.79B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Canal insurance	30.09K	4.41%	$20.53M
Focused investors	177.40K	3.94%	$121.03M
Vantage investment partners	76.58K	3.60%	$52.25M
Asset planning services inc /la/ /adv	11.82K	3.54%	$8.07M
Liberty one investment management	98.62K	3.38%	$60.08M
Ahl investment management	7.78K	3.24%	$4.74M
Mawer investment management	683.36K	3.02%	$466.22M
Bcwm	17.17K	2.93%	$9.79M
Homestead advisers	158.09K	2.89%	$107.61M
Jlb & associates	29.26K	2.87%	$19.96M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital world investors	6.89M	0.64%	3.46M
Capital research global investors	1.22M	0.13%	1.22M
Blackrock	10.28M	0.10%	944.12K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	757.65K	0.13%	757.65K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	10.88M	0.13%	501.67K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Soundwatch capital	-	-	-12.92M
Capital investors	7.10M	1.13%	-4.38M
Wellington management group llp	4.27M	0.46%	-1.23M
Clearbridge investments	54.80K	0.03%	-537.49K
Jpmorgan chase	2.05M	0.09%	-447.08K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Vanguard fiduciary trust	757.65K	0.13%	757.65K	$516.90M
Vanguard global advisers	292.50K	0.11%	292.50K	$199.55M
Holocene advisors, lp	225.30K	0.31%	225.30K	$137.28M
Vanguard asset management	207.14K	0.12%	207.14K	$141.32M
Worldquant millennium advisors	159.66K	0.42%	159.66K	$97.29M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Strengthening families & communities	-1.00
Parallax volatility advisers	-1.00
Breakwater investment management	-1.00
Clarivest asset management	-1.00
West branch capital	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	1,549	-12.24%	95,372,268	-19.29%	66	0.99%	674	-16.27%	536	-7.43%
Sep 30, 2025	1,688	1.44%	117,811,726	-12.07%	81	0.94%	762	5.39%	557	-7.32%
Jun 30, 2025	1,626	-4.91%	133,942,242	11.21%	93	1.34%	702	-10.00%	587	2.09%
Mar 31, 2025	1,678	0.36%	120,414,916	1.19%	83	1.25%	767	-5.07%	564	9.94%
Dec 31, 2024	1,509	-7.59%	103,607,276	-12.70%	70	1.08%	706	-	477	-15.28%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
American Funds Washington Mutual A	4.69M	3.30%	15.28K
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp	4.69M	3.30%	15.28K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	4.63M	3.21%	412.69K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	4.51M	3.17%	-5.66K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	3.87M	2.69%	26.70K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.40M	2.39%	-54.14K
American Funds American Balanced A	2.93M	2.06%	1.07M
Capital Group New Perspective Comp	2.08M	1.47%	411.01K
American Funds New Perspective A	2.08M	1.47%	411.01K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.73M	1.21%	5.07K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 04, 2026	WELSH MARK A III	-	Sell	$24.53K
May 04, 2026	WELSH MARK A III	-	Sell	$5.13K
May 04, 2026	WELSH MARK A III	-	Sell	$2.84K
May 04, 2026	WELSH MARK A III	-	Sell	$566.60
May 04, 2026	WELSH MARK A III	-	Sell	$1.72K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	11
2026 Q1	-	32
2025 Q4	-	8
2025 Q3	-	7
2025 Q2	-	32

NOC Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 66.74%, followed by 0.22% insiders and 33.04% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Northrop Grumman's industry, Defense Stocks, is 48.36%, 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 (13.22M shares, 9.20%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (10.88M shares, 7.58%). Together, they hold 26.40% 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 4.41% of its assets in 30.09K Northrop Grumman shares, valued at 20.53M$.

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 3.30% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.69M Northrop Grumman shares.

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