NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP NSC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 655844108 · ISIN US6558441084
Holding company formed in 1982 for Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryRailroads, Line-Haul Operating
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1980
- Websitenorfolksouthern.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($134.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 227.8m as of 2023-01-31, 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 ≈ $246.27. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($480.5m notional), 34 hold puts ($288.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,500 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,588 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $394.2m | $276.1m | 0.70 |
| Q4 2022 | $480.5m | $288.0m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| Gibson Wealth Advisors LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +834.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +638.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +521.2k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +339.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +273.2k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +266.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +205.2k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +156.3k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Reduced | -903.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -695.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -502.7k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -314.9k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -249.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -226.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -210.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -206.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -160.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $116.4m472.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $97.7m396.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $59.9m243.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $41.4m167.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $31.5m127.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $25.8m104.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $19.3m78.3k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | $17.3m70.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $16.2m65.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.7m43.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $74.0m300.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $51.0m207.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.4m156.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $28.1m114.2k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | $18.6m75.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.9m44.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $7.4m30.1k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $6.6m26.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $5.4m22.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $4.9m20.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $17.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $26.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-08 | Squires James A Director · By the E.H. Squires Irrevocable Trust | Sold | $2.6m10.6k shares |
| 2022-12-08 | Squires James A Director · By the M.O. Squires Irrevocable Trust | Sold | $2.6m10.6k shares |
| 2022-12-01 | Shaw Alan H. President & CEO, director | Sold | $516.7k2.0k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 18.5m $4.6bn | Reduced -67.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 15.7m $3.9bn | Reduced -64.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.40% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.8bn | Reduced -2.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.5bn | Reduced -42.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.51% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.9bn | Added +266.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -502.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.5bn | Added +339.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.0bn | Added +914 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.0bn | Added +26.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.4m $826.0m | Added +74.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $747.6m | Added +12.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.8m $691.9m | Added +35.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $671.5m | Added +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $627.4m | Added +638.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.3m $563.7m | Reduced -7.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $537.0m | Added +145.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $502.5m | Added +110.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $501.9m | Reduced -88.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $370.9m | Reduced -206.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.5m $369.0m | Reduced -68.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.5m $364.9m | Added +156.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.5m $361.6m | Added +84.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 2.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $358.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Gibson Wealth Advisors LLC 6.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $338.5m | Added +1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $336.5m | Reduced -93.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $303.7m | Added +13.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $299.2m | Reduced -210.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $294.6m | Added +205.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $277.0m | Added +521.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.0m $253.5m | Added +17.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.17% of their portfolio | 954.6k $235.2m | Reduced -78.2k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.00% of their portfolio | 949.1k $233.9m | Reduced -46.7k |
| Amundi 0.13% of their portfolio | 931.4k $238.6m | Added +273.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 837.5k $206.4m | Added +1.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 835.8k $206.0m | Added +834.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 793.9k $195.6m | Added +31.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.30% of their portfolio | 775.4k $191.3m | Reduced -33.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 750.5k $184.9m | Added +6.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.09% of their portfolio | 724.5k $178.5m | Added +108.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 670.7k $165.3m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 641.6k $158.1m | Added +18.2k |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 3.64% of their portfolio | 587.7k $144.8m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 550.0k $135.5m | Reduced -92.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 522.3k $128.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 516.7k $127.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.17% of their portfolio | 483.8k $119.2m | Added +36.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 479.2k $118.1m | Reduced -6.6k |
| ATLAS Infrastructure Partners (UK) Ltd. 24.08% of their portfolio | 474.9k $117.0m | Reduced -17.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.63% of their portfolio | 471.2k $116.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.15% of their portfolio | 466.0k $114.8m | Added +21.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 427.8k $105.4m | Added +125.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 426.9k $105.2m | Reduced -15.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 425.0k $104.7m | Reduced -37.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 423.3k $104.3m | Reduced -160.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 418.9k $103.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 411.3k $101.5m | Added +2.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 399.7k $98.5m | Reduced -242 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.25% of their portfolio | 389.8k $96.1m | Reduced -21.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 385.8k $95.1m | Added +7.7k |
| WILBANKS SMITH & THOMAS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.58% of their portfolio | 383.2k $94.4m | Reduced -172 |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.05% of their portfolio | 372.7k $92.2m | Reduced -27.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 367.3k $90.5m | Added +122.5k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 351.7k $86.7m | Reduced -8.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 349.5k $86.1m | Reduced -695.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.08% of their portfolio | 335.7k $82.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 335.5k $82.7m | Reduced -25.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.20% of their portfolio | 315.9k $77.9m | Added +100.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 282.0k $69.4m | Added +102.9k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP 1.14% of their portfolio | 271.5k $66.9m | Reduced -23.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 269.2k $66.3m | Reduced -9.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 267.4k $65.9m | First filing |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 1.30% of their portfolio | 264.4k $65.2m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.2k $64.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1.36% of their portfolio | 255.7k $63.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 247.5k $61.0m | Reduced -5.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 246.6k $60.8m | Reduced -7.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 245.1k $60.4m | Reduced -226.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 244.6k $60.3m | Added +35.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 242.3k $59.4m | Reduced -18.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.5k $59.5m | Added +8.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 235.9k $58.1m | Reduced -143.4k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.73% of their portfolio | 234.8k $57.9m | Reduced -406 |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.76% of their portfolio | 229.5k $56.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 229.0k $56.9m | Added +38.1k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 227.6k $56.1m | Reduced -22.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 227.0k $55.9m | Reduced -97.1k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 222.7k $54.9m | Added +10.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 222.4k $54.8m | Reduced -903.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 221.3k $54.6m | Reduced -78.1k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 208.5k $51.4m | Added +6.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 205.9k $50.7m | Added +36.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 202.0k $49.8m | Added +2.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.21% of their portfolio | 198.8k $49.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 1.63% of their portfolio | 185.1k $45.6m | Unchanged |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 183.5k $45.2m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 182.3k $44.9m | Added +2.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.38% of their portfolio | 181.8k $44.8m | Added +20.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.1k $41.9m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 167.9k $41.6m | Added +17.3k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 165.4k $40.8m | Added +3.0k |