Northern Trust Ownership | Who Owns Northern Trust?

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Northern Trust Ownership Summary

Northern Trust is owned by 39.86% institutional investors, 0.77% insiders, and 59.37% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.85% of NTRS shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.09% of its assets in Northern Trust shares.

NTRS Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Northern Trust	39.86%	0.77%	59.37%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.19%	15.44%	52.37%
Industry	Asset Management Stocks	46.20%	8.54%	45.25%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	22.23M	11.85%	$3.04B
Fmr	15.66M	8.13%	$2.11B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	14.70M	7.84%	$2.01B
Blackrock	15.54M	7.60%	$1.31B
State street	9.49M	4.93%	$1.29B
Primecap management co/ca/	6.61M	3.52%	$902.55M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	5.94M	3.17%	$811.07M
Northern trust	5.79M	3.00%	$778.79M
Geode capital management	5.02M	2.67%	$682.40M
State farm mutual automobile insurance	4.15M	2.21%	$566.18M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Rnc capital management	579.80K	3.60%	$79.20M
Wilkins investment counsel	140.45K	2.80%	$19.18M
Confluence investment management	1.10M	2.26%	$150.67M
Speece thorson capital group	65.34K	1.93%	$8.93M
Algebris (uk)	179.97K	1.93%	$24.59M
Ariel investments	1.28M	1.85%	$172.91M
Marble harbor investment counsel	119.34K	1.74%	$16.30M
Continental advisors	25.80K	1.49%	$3.52M
Horizon investment services	29.51K	1.45%	$4.03M
Levin capital strategies	117.97K	1.39%	$16.11M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	1.88M	0.03%	1.88M
Prudential financial	829.41K	0.13%	695.21K
Jupiter asset management	1.03M	1.13%	549.68K
Panagora asset management	1.00M	0.49%	352.38K
Balyasny asset management	336.76K	0.06%	336.76K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	15.66M	0.11%	-1.72M
Fiduciary management inc /wi/	-	-	-950.34K
Primecap management co/ca/	6.61M	0.68%	-933.65K
Citadel advisors	61.20K	0.00%	-701.20K
Jpmorgan chase	498.60K	0.00%	-659.98K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.88M	0.03%	1.88M	$257.41M
Balyasny asset management	336.76K	0.06%	336.76K	$42.70M
Algebris (uk)	179.97K	1.93%	179.97K	$24.59M
Tudor investment corp et al	87.03K	0.02%	87.03K	$11.71M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	82.05K	0.08%	82.05K	$6.89M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Colonial trust advisors	-2.00
Strengthening families & communities	-3.00
West branch capital	-3.00
Castleview partners	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	584	-34.46%	74,755,749	-53.10%	39	0.58%	242	-36.32%	194	-35.76%
Sep 30, 2025	470	-45.16%	47,609,080	-71.48%	24	0.33%	199	-50.13%	145	-50.00%
Jun 30, 2025	845	6.69%	165,778,818	-0.03%	86	1.19%	397	10.59%	284	2.53%
Mar 31, 2025	779	-1.52%	164,833,526	-1.27%	84	1.21%	353	-3.81%	276	1.47%
Dec 31, 2024	718	-2.31%	154,907,241	-7.24%	77	1.11%	333	0.91%	248	-5.34%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	6.06M	3.09%	-114.82K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	5.66M	3.04%	12.22K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	5.58M	2.87%	39.70K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	4.82M	2.59%	30.19K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	3.89M	2.09%	-20.28K
Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk	2.43M	1.31%	-57.84K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	2.41M	1.30%	277.37K
Fidelity 500 Index	2.39M	1.29%	-23.47K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	2.44M	1.25%	-66.00K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	2.34M	1.23%	28.84K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 05, 2026	Gibson Guy	Co-President Asset Servicing	Sell	$428.45K
Mar 04, 2026	Fox David W Jr	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$468.36K
Feb 25, 2026	Fox David W Jr	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$208.87K
Feb 12, 2026	Bellows Clive	Co-President Asset Servicing	Sell	$166.76K
Feb 12, 2026	Gibson Guy	Co-President Asset Servicing	Sell	$153.77K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	2	6
2025 Q4	2	6
2025 Q3	1	5
2025 Q2	1	5
2025 Q1	-	5

NTRS Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Northern Trust?

Northern Trust shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 39.86%, followed by 0.77% insiders and 59.37% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Northern Trust's industry, Asset Management Stocks, is 46.20%, which Northern Trust falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Northern Trust?

Northern Trust’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (22.23M shares, 11.85%), Fmr (15.66M shares, 8.13%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (14.7M shares, 7.84%). Together, they hold 27.82% of Northern Trust’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Northern Trust?

Yes, BlackRock owns 7.60% of Northern Trust, totaling 15.54M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.03% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.31B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 74.43K shares, a 0.48% change.

Who is Northern Trust’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Rnc capital management is Northern Trust’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.60% of its assets in 579.8K Northern Trust shares, valued at 79.2M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Northern Trust shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Northern Trust shares, with 3.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.06M Northern Trust shares.

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