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 ($106.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 226.1m as of 2024-06-30, 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 ≈ $214.66. Options: 30 managers hold calls ($202.5m notional), 35 hold puts ($177.5m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,500 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,588 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,500 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,530 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,445 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,586 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,628 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,565 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 577 | 632 |
| Q1 2023 | 505 | 830 |
| Q2 2023 | 581 | 652 |
| Q3 2023 | 536 | 683 |
| Q4 2023 | 600 | 661 |
| Q1 2024 | 630 | 668 |
| Q2 2024 | 612 | 713 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $187.8m | $202.4m | 1.08 |
| Q4 2023 | $284.9m | $272.1m | 0.95 |
| Q1 2024 | $359.2m | $313.3m | 0.87 |
| Q2 2024 | $202.5m | $177.5m | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| Dodge & Cox | Added | +2.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +827.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +709.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +606.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +512.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +496.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +331.9k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | Added | +305.4k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | Added | +294.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +234.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.0m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -951.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -901.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -805.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -663.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -506.4k |
| Cartenna Capital, LP | Sold out | -340.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -312.4k |
| ATALANTA SOSNOFF CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -228.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $62.7m292.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $37.2m173.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $20.8m96.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.2m47.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.6m44.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $7.2m33.7k shares |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Unchanged | $6.4m30.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.2m28.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.8m26.8k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $5.3m24.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $37.7m175.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.0m139.7k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $21.5m100.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $11.0m51.3k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $10.3m47.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $8.9m41.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $7.0m32.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $6.9m32.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.3m24.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $4.8m22.3k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $26.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.7m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $448.3k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $419.1k | $419.1k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 6 | $3.8m | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $438.5k2.0k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $333.3k1.5k shares |
| 2024-05-31 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $111.1k500 shares |
| 2024-05-30 | Huffard John C Jr Director · By the John Cloyd Huffard, Jr. Revocable Trust | Bought | $747.3k3.4k shares |
| 2024-05-30 | KELLEHER THOMAS COLM Director | Bought | $502.0k2.3k shares |
| 2024-05-29 | MONGEAU CLAUDE Director · By 9165-3261 Quebec Inc | Bought | $1.2m5.7k shares |
| 2024-05-29 | ANDERSON RICHARD H Director · By the Anderson Revocable Trust | Bought | $221.0k1.0k shares |
| 2024-05-29 | LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director | Bought | $149.4k680 shares |
| 2024-05-10 | Elkins Claude E EVP & Chief Marketing Officer | Sold | $1.9m8.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 19.7m $4.2bn | Added +110.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 15.5m $3.3bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.4m $3.1bn | Added +57.8k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.39% of their portfolio | 10.8m $2.3bn | Added +2.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.1m $2.0bn | Added +59.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.4bn | Added +709.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.3bn | Added +168.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $967.1m | Added +53.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.1m $889.9m | Reduced -49.3k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 6.85% of their portfolio | 3.8m $813.6m | Added +37.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.4m $720.6m | Added +496.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.1m $659.7m | Added +179.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $639.0m | Reduced -75.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $585.7m | Reduced -84.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $547.6m | Reduced -4.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $518.0m | Added +36.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $435.1m | Reduced -192.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $399.6m | Reduced -38.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $399.1m | Reduced -30.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $390.9m | Added +827.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $390.5m | Added +3.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $384.8m | Added +512.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $366.5m | Added +331.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $357.2m | Reduced -161.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $349.0m | Added +432 |
| FIL Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $327.6m | Reduced -224.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $290.8m | Added +33.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $264.0m | Added +606.0k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 6.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $242.8m | Added +305.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $232.5m | Added +22.5k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 1.97% of their portfolio | 962.5k $206.6m | Added +131.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 956.8k $205.4m | Added +186.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 948.2k $203.6m | Added +29.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 925.5k $198.7m | Added +139.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.46% of their portfolio | 903.1k $193.9m | First filing |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 870.3k $186.8m | Added +62.3k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 862.2k $186.5m | Added +232.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.44% of their portfolio | 856.1k $183.8m | Added +2.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 833.6k $179.0m | Added +28.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 788.5k $169.3m | Added +196.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 668.9k $143.6m | Reduced -8.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 623.9k $134.0m | Reduced -157.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 601.3k $129.1m | Added +86.7k |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 2.72% of their portfolio | 587.7k $126.2m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 578.9k $124.3m | Added +43.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 529.8k $113.8m | Reduced -41.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 514.5k $110.5m | Added +79.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 508.8k $110.1m | Reduced -18.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 464.8k $99.8m | Added +25.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 459.6k $98.1m | Added +79.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 448.6k $96.3m | Added +10.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 443.3k $95.2m | Reduced -11.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.40% of their portfolio | 442.1k $94.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 407.3k $87.3m | Reduced -17.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 398.8k $85.6m | Reduced -12.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 397.5k $85.3m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 397.4k $85.3m | Added +102.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.15% of their portfolio | 386.7k $83.0m | Reduced -29.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 386.5k $83.0m | Reduced -14.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 355.4k $76.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 344.8k $74.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 324.1k $69.6m | Added +3.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 309.6k $66.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 303.8k $65.2m | Added +31.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 297.4k $63.9m | Added +26.6k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 297.2k $63.8m | Added +294.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.8k $60.1m | Reduced -23.8k |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 0.94% of their portfolio | 264.4k $56.8m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 258.9k $55.6m | Added +31.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 246.4k $52.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.3k $52.4m | Added +37.1k |
| Corvex Management LP 2.45% of their portfolio | 242.1k $52.0m | Added +66.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 240.9k $51.7m | Reduced -80.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 240.3k $51.6m | Reduced -33.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 234.1k $50.3m | New |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 229.5k $49.3m | Unchanged |
| ClearBridge Investments Ltd 1.43% of their portfolio | 227.3k $48.8m | Reduced -85.2k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 222.7k $47.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 220.6k $47.4m | Reduced -38.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 218.7k $46.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 214.1k $46.0m | Added +8.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 208.4k $44.6m | Added +129.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 202.4k $43.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 200.9k $43.1m | Added +65.1k |
| Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 200.0k $42.9m | Reduced -7.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 192.0k $41.2m | Added +18.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 185.8k $39.9m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 183.3k $39.3m | Added +19.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.26% of their portfolio | 183.3k $39.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 181.9k $39.1m | Reduced -95.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 181.7k $39.0m | Reduced -32.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 175.8k $37.7m | Reduced -8.6k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.53% of their portfolio | 173.0k $37.1m | Added +3.3k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 170.1k $36.5m | Reduced -30.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 164.5k $35.3m | Added +3.6k |
| BERKSHIRE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/PA 1.68% of their portfolio | 157.0k $33.7m | Added +16.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.1k $33.3m | Reduced -7.9k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 150.8k $32.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 144.4k $31.0m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 143.7k $30.9m | Added +49.3k |