Novartis AG ADR (NVS) Ownership

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As of December 31, 1969, 7:00pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

Dodge & Cox is the biggest individual institutional holder of Novartis AG ADR (NVS), owning a total of 12.2 million shares. Combined, the top 33 institutional holders of NVS own 5.46% of the company with a total of 108.9 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2024, the top 33 institutional holders decreased their combined ownership of NVS by 2.3 million shares. 6 institutions bought 1,499,547 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 13.73%. However 13 institutions sold 3,752,480 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 6.63%.

Overall this is a negative sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Novartis AG ADR decreased by a net total of -2,252,933 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Dodge & Cox	0.618%	-0.059%	12,214,665	-7,211	2024-12-31
PRIMECAP Management Company	0.558%	-8.186%	11,025,039	-983,016	2024-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	0.414%	1.122%	8,183,855	90,823	2024-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	0.348%	-1.657%	6,869,155	-115,717	2024-12-31
Loomis, Sayles & Company LP	0.282%	-3.340%	5,576,961	-192,677	2024-12-31
Bank of America Corp	0.230%	-8.370%	4,548,803	-415,527	2024-12-31
Franklin Resources Inc	0.221%	-0.490%	4,355,598	-21,444	2024-12-31
Wellington Management Company LLP	0.185%	-8.785%	3,647,861	-351,314	2024-12-31
Renaissance Technologies Corp	0.135%	16.003%	2,668,849	368,171	2024-12-31
Principal Financial Group Inc	0.123%	-1.727%	2,426,926	-42,642	2024-12-31
HHG PLC	0.119%	-7.213%	2,358,523	-183,338	2024-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.116%	-34.507%	2,283,233	-1,202,998	2024-12-31
Cullen Capital Management, LLC	0.109%	-4.234%	2,156,619	-95,349	2024-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	0.108%	23.077%	2,132,591	399,862	2024-12-31
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	0.101%	17.406%	2,002,959	296,950	2024-12-31
BlackRock Inc	0.099%	0.824%	1,963,956	16,051	2024-12-31
Wells Fargo & Co	0.096%	-4.349%	1,897,571	-86,276	2024-12-31
UBS Group AG	0.086%	23.922%	1,697,511	327,690	2024-12-31
State Street Corp	0.083%	-3.243%	1,640,338	-54,971	2024-12-31

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Dodge & Cox	0.618%	-0.059%	12,214,665	-7,211	2024-12-31
PRIMECAP Management Company	0.558%	-8.186%	11,025,039	-983,016	2024-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	0.414%	1.122%	8,183,855	90,823	2024-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	0.348%	-1.657%	6,869,155	-115,717	2024-12-31
Loomis, Sayles & Company LP	0.282%	-3.340%	5,576,961	-192,677	2024-12-31
Bank of America Corp	0.230%	-8.370%	4,548,803	-415,527	2024-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	0.215%	-0.648%	4,383,849	-28,592	2023-09-30
Franklin Resources Inc	0.221%	-0.490%	4,355,598	-21,444	2024-12-31
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	0.197%	153.393%	4,127,082	2,498,355	2022-12-31
Wellington Management Company LLP	0.185%	-8.785%	3,647,861	-351,314	2024-12-31
Renaissance Technologies Corp	0.135%	16.003%	2,668,849	368,171	2024-12-31
Principal Financial Group Inc	0.123%	-1.727%	2,426,926	-42,642	2024-12-31
HHG PLC	0.119%	-7.213%	2,358,523	-183,338	2024-12-31
Two Sigma Advisers, LLC	0.110%	-9.226%	2,335,800	-237,400	2022-09-30
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.116%	-34.507%	2,283,233	-1,202,998	2024-12-31
Cullen Capital Management, LLC	0.109%	-4.234%	2,156,619	-95,349	2024-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	0.108%	23.077%	2,132,591	399,862	2024-12-31
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd	0.102%	40.059%	2,065,739	590,830	2024-03-31
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	0.101%	17.406%	2,002,959	296,950	2024-12-31
BlackRock Inc	0.099%	0.824%	1,963,956	16,051	2024-12-31
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	0.099%	1.288%	1,953,697	24,844	2024-09-30
Magnetar Financial LLC	0.094%	53.721%	1,906,046	666,104	2024-03-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.095%	191.079%	1,904,664	1,250,318	2024-06-30
Wells Fargo & Co	0.096%	-4.349%	1,897,571	-86,276	2024-12-31
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.	0.088%	156.637%	1,811,347	1,105,547	2023-03-31
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc	0.084%	-61.337%	1,772,449	-2,811,869	2022-09-30
Manning & Napier Group, LLC	0.084%	0.087%	1,759,630	1,531	2023-03-31
State Street Corporation	0.086%	-2.200%	1,737,954	-39,094	2024-03-31
UBS Group AG	0.086%	23.922%	1,697,511	327,690	2024-12-31
State Street Corp	0.083%	-3.243%	1,640,338	-54,971	2024-12-31
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., LLC	0.075%	-16.412%	1,527,375	-299,888	2023-12-31
Scharf Investments	0.069%	-5.019%	1,425,745	-75,341	2023-09-30
CI Private Wealth LLC	0.029%	-0.863%	580,733	-5,055	2024-06-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

Dodge & Cox Stock I is the biggest individual fund holder of Novartis AG ADR (NVS), owning a total of 9.4 million shares. Combined, the top 29 mutual fund holders of NVS own 2.45% of the company with a total of 48.8 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on January 31st 2025, the top 29 fund holders increased their combined ownership of NVS by 154 thousand shares. 1 funds bought 172,560 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 13.97%. However 1 funds sold 18,177 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 1.05%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Novartis AG ADR increased by a net total of 154,383 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Principal Equity Income A	0.087%	-1.046%	1,719,054	-18,177	2025-01-31
Franklin Mutual Shares Z	0.071%	13.966%	1,408,110	172,560	2025-01-31
Dimensional International Value ETF	0.053%	0.000%	1,040,186	0	2025-01-31
Franklin Mutual Beacon Z	0.041%	0.000%	810,753	0	2025-01-31
Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF	0.031%	0.000%	606,726	0	2025-01-31

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Dodge & Cox Stock I	0.478%	-0.100%	9,430,608	-9,400	2024-12-31
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv	0.380%	-3.616%	7,502,105	-281,420	2024-12-31
DFA International Core Equity I	0.124%	0.000%	2,448,400	0	2024-12-31
Hartford Dividend and Growth Y	0.102%	-1.090%	2,019,731	-22,247	2024-12-31
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Inv	0.087%	-8.576%	1,723,720	-161,700	2024-12-31
Principal Equity Income A	0.087%	-1.046%	1,719,054	-18,177	2025-01-31
Loomis Sayles Growth Y	0.074%	-2.251%	1,456,427	-33,542	2024-12-31
Russell Investments Core Equity SMA	0.072%	0.000%	1,417,467	0	2024-12-31
Russell CDN_Core Equity SMA	0.069%	0.000%	1,417,467	0	2023-12-31
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Z	0.071%	-1.069%	1,410,757	-15,247	2024-12-31
Franklin Mutual Shares Z	0.071%	13.966%	1,408,110	172,560	2025-01-31
Dodge & Cox Balanced Composite	0.057%	-6.291%	1,211,100	-81,300	2022-12-31
Dodge & Cox Balanced I	0.057%	-6.291%	1,211,100	-81,300	2022-12-31
Janus Global Life Science A USD	0.055%	9.783%	1,160,256	103,394	2022-12-31
Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences D	0.053%	-1.445%	1,046,147	-15,335	2024-12-31
Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences	0.053%	-7.059%	1,046,147	-79,459	2024-12-31
Dimensional International Value ETF	0.053%	0.000%	1,040,186	0	2025-01-31
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Inv	0.051%	-11.528%	1,009,170	-131,500	2024-12-31
Vanguard Windsor™ II Inv	0.049%	0.000%	1,004,300	0	2023-09-30
Burgundy European Equity Composite	0.045%	0.000%	896,419	896,419	2024-03-31
DFA International Value I	0.044%	-0.552%	893,088	-4,956	2024-03-31
American Funds American Mutual A	0.045%	0.000%	891,789	0	2024-12-31
Capital Group American Mutual Comp	0.045%	0.000%	891,789	0	2024-12-31
Janus Henderson Glb Life Scn I2 USD	0.042%	-1.017%	832,970	-8,554	2024-12-31
Janus Global Life Science AUSD	0.042%	-0.603%	832,553	-5,048	2024-12-31
Janus Selection Global Life Science AUSD	0.041%	-6.589%	829,461	-58,512	2024-06-30
Franklin Mutual Beacon Z	0.041%	0.000%	810,753	0	2025-01-31
Loomis Sayles Large Cap Growth Trust C	0.034%	-0.835%	679,979	-5,722	2024-12-31
Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF	0.031%	0.000%	606,726	0	2025-01-31