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Novartis
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Arincen80/100B

Who owns Novartis?

Institutions own 7.1% of Novartis's shares, through 1,675 funds, banks and other managers that report their holdings to the SEC; individual investors and others hold the rest. The largest on 30 June 2026 were Fisher Asset Management, LLC (0.8%), Morgan Stanley (0.5%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.4%).

Institutions own
7.1%
Institutional holders
1,675
The 10 largest hold
3.2%
Free float
96.9%
Holdings as of
30 Jun 2026

Who owns the shares

10 largest holders 3.2% Other institutions 3.9% Individuals and others 92.9%

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.83B shares ·96.9% Closely held 58.26M shares ·3.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

The largest shareholders

#HolderSharesOf the companyValueChange last quarter (shares)
1Fisher Asset Management, LLC15,523,3780.81%2.43B USD+1,637,629
2Morgan Stanley8,726,8270.46%1.37B USD+199,790
3Dimensional Fund Advisors LP8,117,5860.43%1.27B USD+7,470
4Primecap Management Co6,592,1240.35%1.03B USD-975,230
5Loomis Sayles & Co L P5,239,3090.28%821.10M USD-186,791
6Bank Of America Corp4,909,9380.26%769.49M USD-52,856
7Franklin Templeton Inc3,251,2810.17%509.54M USD-158,663
8BlackRock, Inc.3,047,9880.16%477.68M USD+98,228
9Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,980,1680.16%467.05M USD-3,545,603
10Northern Trust Corp2,792,7450.15%437.68M USD+6,517

All institutions last quarter

Bought or added
804 · 135 new
Sold or cut
692 · 107 sold out
Net shares bought
-8.19M · 1.28B USD
Institutional ownership
7.6% → 7.1%

Biggest buyers last quarter

  • Jupiter Topco LLCNew position
  • Fisher Asset Management, LLC+1,637,629
  • Holocene Advisors, LPNew position
  • Lmr Partners LLP+828,700
  • Millennium Management LLC+758,029

Biggest sellers last quarter

  • Dodge & Cox-6,208,010
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc-3,545,603
  • Primecap Management Co-975,230
  • UBS Group AG-608,731
  • Renaissance Technologies LLC-323,800

From the holders' 13F filings with the SEC for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026, filed up to 45 days after it; the buyers and sellers are among the 100 largest holders.

Common questions about Novartis's shareholders

Source: Financial Modeling Prep