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 6.07% of its assets in Northwest Natural shares.

NWN Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Northwest Natural	35.88%	0.63%	63.49%
Sector	Utilities Stocks	34.92%	8.47%	56.60%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	6.50M	17.22%	$234.84M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.81M	16.54%	$318.31M
Vanguard group	4.71M	11.43%	$219.96M
State street	2.02M	5.00%	$90.92M
Vaughan nelson investment management	1.39M	3.38%	$65.08M
First trust advisors lp	987.23K	2.44%	$44.36M
Geode capital management	989.58K	2.40%	$46.26M
Morgan stanley	913.96K	2.22%	$42.72M
Invesco	860.96K	2.13%	$38.68M
Duff & phelps investment management	856.71K	2.08%	$40.04M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Longboard asset management, lp	4.40K	1.31%	$205.56K
Mesirow institutional investment management	301.49K	0.92%	$11.93M
Grace & white inc /ny	91.76K	0.76%	$4.29M
Vaughan nelson investment management	1.39M	0.64%	$65.08M
Duff & phelps investment management	856.71K	0.45%	$40.04M
Guardian wealth management	16.70K	0.44%	$750.28K
Foundry partners	153.46K	0.31%	$6.07M
Ims capital management	14.21K	0.26%	$564.44K
Thompson siegel & walmsley	318.83K	0.25%	$14.90M
Dana investment advisors	167.06K	0.23%	$7.81M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
William blair investment management	575.20K	0.07%	575.20K
Nuveen asset management	376.26K	0.00%	265.01K
Goldman sachs group	587.02K	0.00%	250.03K
Morgan stanley	913.96K	0.00%	203.33K
Nuveen	286.39K	0.00%	198.07K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Adage capital partners gp	-	-	-241.24K
Altravue capital	-	-	-235.74K
Edgestream partners	-	-	-183.78K
Cramer rosenthal mcglynn	-	-	-142.85K
Elequin securities	-	-	-139.71K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
William blair investment management	575.20K	0.07%	575.20K	$26.88M
Norges bank	36.00K	0.00%	36.00K	$1.68M
Bridgeway capital management	33.90K	0.03%	33.90K	$1.52M
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	29.24K	0.00%	29.24K	$1.37M
Empowered funds	21.76K	0.01%	21.76K	$1.02M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
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
Van hulzen asset management	-14.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	173	-40.34%	14,775,670	-54.04%	35	0.57%	85	-40.14%	46	-49.45%
Sep 30, 2025	136	-51.08%	10,137,366	-66.97%	25	0.44%	65	-60.84%	38	-41.54%
Jun 30, 2025	283	-0.70%	31,863,335	3.25%	78	1.34%	167	13.61%	68	-12.82%
Mar 31, 2025	4	-98.48%	144,480	-99.53%	-	0.01%	3	-97.84%	1	-98.55%
Dec 31, 2024	243	-6.54%	28,653,656	-5.85%	74	1.19%	127	10.43%	66	-29.79%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.52M	6.07%	50.21K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.27M	3.15%	1.79K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.28M	3.08%	5.32K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	988.50K	2.38%	255.82K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	914.53K	2.20%	1.94K
First Trust Value Line® Dividend ETF	732.89K	1.76%	-1.05K
DNP Select Income	695.71K	1.67%	-83.76K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	588.00K	1.41%	1.77K
iShares US Infrastructure ETF	561.88K	1.35%	308.64K
Stt Strt SPDR S&P Glbl DivAristETF	492.08K	1.18%	115.56K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 23, 2026	Weber David A.	VP, Gas Supply	Sell	$89.37K
Mar 05, 2026	Kravitz Zachary D	VP, Regulatory Affairs and	Sell	$27.59
Mar 05, 2026	Kravitz Zachary D	VP, Regulatory Affairs and	Sell	$27.89
Mar 05, 2026	Rogers Melinda B.	VP, Chief HR and	Sell	$6.83
Mar 05, 2026	RUSH KIMBERLY HEITING	President	Sell	$41.24

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	9
2025 Q4	-	7
2025 Q3	-	4
2025 Q2	-	3
2025 Q1	-	8

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?

Longboard asset management, lp is Northwest Natural’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.31% of its assets in 4.4K Northwest Natural shares, valued at 205.56K$.

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 6.07% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.52M Northwest Natural shares.

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