NRG ENERGY INC NRG
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 629377508 · ISIN US6293775085
American energy company
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($98.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 210.2m as of 2026-07-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $146.01. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($601.6m notional), 22 hold puts ($440.4m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 561 |
| Q4 2022 | 578 |
| Q1 2023 | 545 |
| Q2 2023 | 561 |
| Q3 2023 | 555 |
| Q4 2023 | 602 |
| Q1 2024 | 643 |
| Q2 2024 | 743 |
| Q3 2024 | 779 |
| Q4 2024 | 821 |
| Q1 2025 | 852 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,018 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,048 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,072 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,066 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,019 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 407 | 349 |
| Q4 2024 | 410 | 336 |
| Q1 2025 | 458 | 362 |
| Q2 2025 | 520 | 444 |
| Q3 2025 | 519 | 481 |
| Q4 2025 | 512 | 490 |
| Q1 2026 | 599 | 452 |
| Q2 2026 | 492 | 536 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $529.0m | $449.6m | 0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $296.7m | $235.8m | 0.79 |
| Q1 2026 | $190.2m | $250.5m | 1.32 |
| Q2 2026 | $601.6m | $440.4m | 0.73 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +5.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +2.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.9m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +1.4m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +902.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +849.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +695.7k |
Biggest sellers
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.6m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Sold out | -890.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -882.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -759.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -702.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -666.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -645.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -610.9k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $109.5m750.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $100.3m686.6k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $68.5m468.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $48.3m330.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $40.5m277.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $37.5m256.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $32.3m221.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $29.2m200.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $22.9m157.0k shares |
| Hiddenite Capital Partners LP | New | $21.9m150.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $131.9m903.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $66.4m454.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $62.1m424.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $60.8m416.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $36.3m248.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $19.8m135.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.8m115.2k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $15.4m105.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.2m70.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $5.1m34.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 7.7% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-11-05 | 7.6% |
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-10-28 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), Lightning Power Holdings, LLC (3.8%, 2026-03-04)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.4m | $2.0m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.7m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.3m | $3.3m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $28.3m | $28.3m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.6m | $2.6m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Spencer Gerald Alfred SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $191.1k1.6k shares |
| 2026-07-15 | Kinney Virginia Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold plan | $1.6m11.1k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Kinney Virginia Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold plan | $2.6m20.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.7m $2.6bn | Reduced -343.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.9m $2.5bn | Reduced -528.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -15.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.9bn | Added +5.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -537.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -419.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.4bn | Added +2.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.0m $869.7m | Added +8.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $770.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.3m $621.9m | Added +2.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.1m $599.6m | Reduced -573.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.2m $473.4m | Added +1.9m |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 4.98% of their portfolio | 2.7m $392.8m | Reduced -94.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.5m $368.7m | Added +282.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $356.8m | Added +250.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.4m $350.8m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $331.5m | Added +77.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $300.5m | Added +12.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $282.6m | Added +1.4m |
| APPALOOSA LP 3.44% of their portfolio | 1.8m $257.1m | Added +25.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $244.5m | Reduced -146.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $229.8m | Added +150.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $221.1m | Added +1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $209.8m | Added +67.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $205.7m | Added +12.2k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $194.6m | Added +695.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $189.3m | Added +130.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $176.8m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $171.9m | Added +902.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $147.4m | Added +849.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 971.9k $142.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 965.1k $141.0m | Added +211.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 942.6k $137.7m | Added +205.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 935.0k $136.6m | Added +372.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 924.9k $135.1m | Added +63.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 914.7k $133.6m | Reduced -39.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 816.2k $119.2m | Reduced -121.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.16% of their portfolio | 794.6k $116.1m | Added +354.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 778.0k $116.0m | Reduced -702.5k |
| Glendon Capital Management LP 13.47% of their portfolio | 712.3k $104.0m | Added +139.4k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 11.24% of their portfolio | 707.8k $103.4m | Added +113.5k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 685.0k $100.0m | First filing |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 665.0k $97.1m | Reduced -192.2k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 1.42% of their portfolio | 640.4k $93.5m | Reduced -93.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 639.0k $93.3m | Reduced -112.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.5k $91.8m | Reduced -645.2k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 608.4k $88.9m | Added +269.2k |
| Permian Investment Partners, LP 9.78% of their portfolio | 590.4k $86.2m | Reduced -329.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 574.9k $84.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 1.20% of their portfolio | 558.5k $81.5m | Added +186.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 556.0k $81.2m | Added +130.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 552.2k $80.6m | Added +281.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 545.0k $81.4m | Added +57.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 536.2k $78.3m | Added +479.9k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 515.7k $75.3m | Added +884 |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 500.5k $73.1m | Reduced -73.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 500.1k $73.0m | Added +32.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 457.9k $66.9m | Reduced -99.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 453.4k $66.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.6k $65.7m | Added +8.9k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 440.8k $64.4m | Added +19.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 436.0k $63.7m | Added +84.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 435.6k $63.6m | Reduced -176.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 433.1k $63.3m | Reduced -29.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 425.3k $62.1m | Added +8.4k |
| TORTOISE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. 0.60% of their portfolio | 405.4k $59.2m | Added +10.1k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.5k $58.5m | Added +13.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 400.5k $58.5m | Reduced -597 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.4k $57.9m | Added +90.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.8k $55.5m | Reduced -882.5k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 377.8k $55.2m | Added +23.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 375.7k $55.1m | Reduced -109.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 364.7k $53.3m | Added +41.3k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 357.6k $52.2m | Reduced -49.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.3k $51.0m | Added +39.2k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 346.2k $50.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 345.5k $50.5m | Added +42.2k |
| Bluescape Energy Partners LLC 16.81% of their portfolio | 342.2k $50.0m | Unchanged |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.35% of their portfolio | 342.2k $50.0m | Added +216.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.7k $49.2m | Reduced -2.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 318.2k $46.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.04% of their portfolio | 316.5k $46.2m | Added +143.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 314.2k $45.9m | Added +234.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 305.9k $44.7m | Reduced -52.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.8k $44.5m | Added +35.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.30% of their portfolio | 299.9k $43.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 280.3k $40.9m | Reduced -216.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 277.9k $40.6m | Reduced -310.6k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 264.7k $38.9m | Added +239.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 262.9k $38.4m | Reduced -298.5k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 259.7k $37.9m | Added +86.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.8k $37.6m | Added +142.9k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 248.8k $36.3m | Added +138.1k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 2.02% of their portfolio | 241.1k $35.2m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 239.4k $33.7m | Added +2.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 237.0k $34.6m | Reduced -98.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 236.8k $34.6m | Added +2.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 225.1k $32.9m | Reduced -267.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 223.9k $32.7m | Reduced -759.7k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP 5.96% of their portfolio | 215.5k $31.5m | Added +36.8k |