Northwest Natural Ownership | Who Owns Northwest Natural?


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Northwest Natural Ownership Summary


Northwest Natural is owned by 35.88% institutional investors, 0.63% insiders, and 63.49% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.22% of NWN shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.01% of its assets in Northwest Natural shares.

NWN Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockNorthwest Natural35.88%0.63%63.49%
SectorUtilities Stocks34.92%8.47%56.60%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock6.50M17.22%$234.84M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.81M16.54%$318.31M
Vanguard group4.71M11.43%$219.96M
State street2.02M5.00%$90.92M
Vaughan nelson investment management1.19M2.91%$63.29M
First trust advisors lp987.23K2.44%$44.36M
Geode capital management989.58K2.40%$46.26M
Morgan stanley913.96K2.22%$42.72M
Invesco799.98K1.96%$42.57M
Dimensional fund advisors lp743.51K1.82%$39.57M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Mesirow institutional investment management301.49K0.92%$11.93M
Grace & white inc /ny90.06K0.85%$4.79M
Vaughan nelson investment management1.19M0.64%$63.29M
Jackson creek investment advisors34.88K0.55%$1.86M
R squared14.54K0.42%$773.55K
Duff & phelps investment management613.09K0.34%$32.63M
Foundry partners153.46K0.31%$6.07M
Significant wealth partners4.27K0.28%$227.14K
Ims capital management14.21K0.26%$564.44K
Dana investment advisors167.06K0.23%$7.81M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Vanguard fiduciary trust267.42K0.00%267.42K
Nuveen asset management376.26K0.00%265.01K
Goldman sachs group587.02K0.00%250.03K
Nuveen502.52K0.01%216.13K
Morgan stanley913.96K0.00%203.33K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Duff & phelps investment management613.09K0.34%-243.62K
Adage capital partners gp---241.24K
Altravue capital---235.74K
Vaughan nelson investment management1.19M0.64%-203.26K
Edgestream partners---183.78K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Vanguard fiduciary trust267.42K0.00%267.42K$14.23M
Jupiter asset management188.39K0.05%188.39K$10.03M
Norges bank36.00K0.00%36.00K$1.68M
Jackson creek investment advisors34.88K0.55%34.88K$1.86M
Bridgeway capital management33.90K0.03%33.90K$1.52M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Dunhill financial-1.00
Mendota financial group-2.00
Clearstead trust-7.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-8.00
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors-11.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2025173-40.34%14,775,670-54.04%350.57%85-40.14%46-49.45%
Sep 30, 2025136-51.08%10,137,366-66.97%250.44%65-60.84%38-41.54%
Jun 30, 2025283-0.70%31,863,3353.25%781.34%16713.61%68-12.82%
Mar 31, 20254-98.48%144,480-99.53%-0.01%3-97.84%1-98.55%
Dec 31, 2024243-6.54%28,653,656-5.85%741.19%12710.43%66-29.79%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF2.53M6.01%576.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.27M3.15%1.79K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.30M3.12%14.50K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF976.70K2.32%8.22K
Vanguard Small Cap Index929.00K2.24%14.46K
DNP Select Income652.81K1.57%-42.90K
First Trust Value Line® Dividend ETF650.09K1.54%-573.00
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv592.19K1.42%4.19K
iShares US Infrastructure ETF561.88K1.35%308.64K
Stt Strt SPDR S&P Glbl DivAristETF492.08K1.18%115.56K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 07, 2026Palfreyman Justin President & CEOBuy$59.72K
Mar 23, 2026Weber David A. VP, Gas SupplySell$89.37K
Mar 05, 2026Kravitz Zachary D VP, Regulatory Affairs andSell$27.59
Mar 05, 2026Kravitz Zachary D VP, Regulatory Affairs andSell$27.89
Mar 05, 2026Rogers Melinda B. VP, Chief HR andSell$6.83

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q21-
2026 Q1-9
2025 Q4-7
2025 Q3-4
2025 Q2-3

NWN Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of Northwest Natural?

Northwest Natural’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (6.5M shares, 17.22%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.81M shares, 16.54%), and Vanguard group (4.71M shares, 11.43%). Together, they hold 45.18% of Northwest Natural’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Northwest Natural?

Yes, BlackRock owns 17.22% of Northwest Natural, totaling 6.5M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 234.84M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 50.83K shares, a 0.79% change.

Who is Northwest Natural’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Mesirow institutional investment management is Northwest Natural’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 0.92% of its assets in 301.49K Northwest Natural shares, valued at 11.93M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Northwest Natural shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Northwest Natural shares, with 6.01% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.53M Northwest Natural shares.

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