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 ($117.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 226.4m as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $234.71. Options: 36 managers hold calls ($355.0m notional), 36 hold puts ($177.8m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,612 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,686 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 505 | 830 |
| Q2 2023 | 581 | 652 |
| Q3 2023 | 536 | 683 |
| Q4 2023 | 600 | 661 |
| Q1 2024 | 630 | 668 |
| Q2 2024 | 612 | 713 |
| Q3 2024 | 622 | 697 |
| Q4 2024 | 620 | 680 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $359.2m | $313.3m | 0.87 |
| Q2 2024 | $202.5m | $177.5m | 0.88 |
| Q3 2024 | $240.5m | $172.1m | 0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $355.0m | $177.8m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +918.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +657.5k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +580.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +551.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +501.1k |
| Amundi | Added | +469.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +378.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +371.6k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC | New | +322.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +299.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -8.1m |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | Reduced | -889.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -760.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -434.8k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -434.0k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -346.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -326.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Reduced | -326.8k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $89.7m382.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $57.9m246.9k shares |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | $55.7m237.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $27.2m116.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.5m49.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $11.5m49.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $11.2m47.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.1m47.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $8.6m36.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.3m35.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $45.6m194.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $20.2m86.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $9.7m41.5k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | $9.4m40.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $7.8m33.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.9m29.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.6m28.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $6.5m27.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $6.0m25.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.7m24.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $739.1k | 1 | $88.5k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 4 | $799.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | ANDERSON RICHARD H Director · By the Anderson Revocable Trust | Bought | $99.5k400 shares |
| 2024-12-13 | Clyburn William Jr. Director | Bought | $49.9k201 shares |
| 2024-12-12 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $87.3k350 shares |
| 2024-12-11 | George Mark R President & CEO, director | Bought | $50.0k200 shares |
| 2024-10-24 | ANDERSON RICHARD H Director · By the Anderson Revocable Trust | Bought | $257.9k1.0k shares |
| 2024-10-24 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $255.0k1.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 20.1m $4.7bn | Added +139.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.0m $3.5bn | Added +378.7k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.46% of their portfolio | 10.7m $2.5bn | Reduced -173.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.2bn | Added +105.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.0bn | Added +918.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.8bn | Reduced -8.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.1bn | Added +113.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| Boston Partners 1.15% of their portfolio | 4.0m $945.4m | Added +580.3k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 7.36% of their portfolio | 4.0m $931.4m | Added +75.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $721.5m | Added +371.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.9m $689.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $673.7m | Added +233.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $667.6m | Reduced -131.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $581.2m | Reduced -95.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $547.6m | Reduced -74.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $449.7m | Added +230.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $448.9m | Added +143.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $432.3m | Added +6.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $418.6m | Reduced -166.2k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 2.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $383.5m | Reduced -89.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $381.9m | Added +738 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $364.3m | Added +226.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $340.8m | Added +551.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $332.0m | Added +40.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $308.4m | Added +34.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $306.4m | Reduced -760.9k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $308.6m | Added +469.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $284.1m | Added +186.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $273.0m | Added +24.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $256.6m | Reduced -198.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $251.9m | Added +657.5k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 5.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $236.5m | Reduced -108.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 974.3k $228.7m | Added +10.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.48% of their portfolio | 974.2k $228.6m | Added +52.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.52% of their portfolio | 939.3k $220.7m | Added +104.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 828.7k $194.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 783.9k $184.0m | Reduced -49.4k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 1.96% of their portfolio | 761.6k $178.8m | Reduced -25.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 673.2k $158.0m | Added +214.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.14% of their portfolio | 671.7k $157.6m | Added +501.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 638.7k $149.9m | Reduced -31.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 602.2k $141.3m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 3.02% of their portfolio | 587.7k $137.9m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 560.3k $131.5m | Reduced -326.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 540.2k $126.6m | Added +83.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 536.8k $126.0m | Added +3.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 531.8k $124.8m | Added +206.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 518.2k $121.6m | Added +22.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.3k $120.9m | Added +299.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 506.1k $118.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 466.7k $109.5m | Added +118.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 458.9k $107.7m | Added +52.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 448.3k $105.2m | First filing |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 438.1k $102.8m | Reduced -56.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.40% of their portfolio | 424.0k $99.5m | Reduced -17.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 423.8k $99.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 389.3k $91.5m | Added +10.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 386.8k $90.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 380.6k $89.3m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 362.9k $85.6m | Added +31.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 357.7k $84.0m | Added +20.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 337.6k $79.2m | Reduced -115.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 335.6k $78.8m | Reduced -15.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 331.7k $77.8m | Reduced -88.7k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 322.2k $75.6m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 311.5k $73.1m | Added +25.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 299.4k $70.3m | Added +148.8k |
| Corvex Management LP 2.54% of their portfolio | 297.4k $69.8m | Added +24.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 286.9k $67.3m | Added +85.8k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 285.3k $67.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.41% of their portfolio | 282.8k $66.4m | Reduced -37.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 280.0k $65.7m | Added +132.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 271.1k $63.6m | Reduced -137.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.4k $63.5m | Reduced -21.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 269.6k $63.3m | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 265.9k $62.4m | Added +259.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.9k $62.4m | Added +2.4k |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 1.10% of their portfolio | 264.4k $62.1m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 255.5k $60.0m | Reduced -434.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.3k $59.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 248.6k $58.3m | Reduced -3.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 247.2k $58.0m | Added +366 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 240.8k $56.5m | Added +21.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 229.5k $53.9m | Unchanged |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.07% of their portfolio | 227.4k $54.0m | Added +115.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 220.2k $51.7m | Added +13.6k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 1.36% of their portfolio | 219.3k $51.5m | Added +41.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.8k $51.1m | Added +13.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 213.5k $50.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 205.1k $48.2m | Added +7.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 204.9k $48.1m | Reduced -257.1k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.6k $46.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 193.4k $45.4m | Reduced -10.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.42% of their portfolio | 191.9k $45.0m | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 181.4k $43.3m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 179.9k $42.2m | Reduced -24.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 178.8k $42.0m | Added +72.3k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.55% of their portfolio | 176.9k $41.5m | Added +944 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 171.2k $40.2m | Reduced -8.9k |