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 ($161.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 224.6m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $288.30. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($244.6m notional), 28 hold puts ($232.5m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,657 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,692 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,800 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,850 |
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 2024 | 630 | 668 |
| Q2 2024 | 612 | 713 |
| Q3 2024 | 622 | 697 |
| Q4 2024 | 620 | 680 |
| Q1 2025 | 640 | 699 |
| Q2 2025 | 663 | 717 |
| Q3 2025 | 734 | 710 |
| Q4 2025 | 675 | 732 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $177.3m | $157.9m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2025 | $221.8m | $197.4m | 0.89 |
| Q3 2025 | $278.5m | $328.6m | 1.18 |
| Q4 2025 | $244.6m | $232.5m | 0.95 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Added | +860.0k |
| Amundi | Added | +770.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +573.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +565.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +541.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +476.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +385.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +379.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -7.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | Reduced | -818.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -718.4k |
| Third Point LLC | Reduced | -675.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Reduced | -641.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -572.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $93.2m322.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $28.7m99.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $16.5m57.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $14.4m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.5m32.8k shares |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | $8.7m30.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $7.1m24.7k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | Unchanged | $6.8m2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.2m21.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $5.8m20.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $58.8m203.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $46.4m160.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.0m59.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $14.8m51.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $13.3m46.1k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $12.5m43.4k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $9.6m33.1k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | Unchanged | $8.3m2.9k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $6.8m234 shares |
| SMA Capital LLC | First filing | $5.8m20.0k 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 2025
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 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $157.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | $1.3m | 1 | $253.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Clyburn William Jr. Director | Bought | $60.1k204 shares |
| 2025-11-19 | Bhatt Anil EVP & CIDO | Sold | $253.4k900 shares |
| 2025-11-05 | Fahmy Sameh Director | Bought | $466.9k1.6k shares |
| 2025-10-27 | ANDERSON RICHARD H Director · By the Anderson Revocable Trust | Bought | $732.8k2.6k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 20.8m $6.0bn | Added +272.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.9m $4.3bn | Reduced -46.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.7m $2.8bn | Added +379.8k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.50% of their portfolio | 9.6m $2.8bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.4bn | Added +36.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.2bn | Added +1.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.1bn | Not comparable |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $932.2m | Reduced -59.3k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 6.31% of their portfolio | 3.0m $871.6m | Added +269.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $802.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $777.3m | Reduced -52.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $759.3m | Added +148.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $738.7m | Reduced -7.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.5m $733.0m | Added +565.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.3m $657.8m | Added +1.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $639.1m | Added +33.8k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 6.66% of their portfolio | 2.1m $615.0m | Added +860.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.0m $585.8m | Reduced -125.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 3.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $522.8m | Added +5.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $519.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $517.6m | Added +770.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $504.5m | Added +109.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $500.9m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.7m $482.2m | Added +573.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $474.2m | Reduced -404.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $449.4m | Reduced -166.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.5m $423.3m | Added +213.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $418.7m | Added +14.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $378.4m | Reduced -337.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $340.8m | Added +48.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $335.6m | Reduced -143.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $329.4m | Added +7.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $312.5m | Added +20.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $310.7m | Reduced -32.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $303.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $289.4m | Reduced -130.4k |
| Third Point LLC 3.87% of their portfolio | 975.0k $281.5m | Reduced -675.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 837.2k $241.7m | Added +541.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.35% of their portfolio | 798.1k $230.4m | Added +275.2k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 770.7k $222.5m | Added +6.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 749.9k $216.6m | Added +385.7k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 723.1k $208.8m | Added +3.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 709.7k $204.9m | Reduced -572.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 692.1k $199.8m | Reduced -58.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 666.9k $192.6m | Reduced -265.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 643.3k $185.7m | Added +323.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.32% of their portfolio | 630.6k $182.1m | Added +476.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 614.4k $177.4m | Reduced -35.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 602.6k $174.0m | Added +33.5k |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 3.31% of their portfolio | 587.7k $169.7m | Unchanged |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 586.1k $169.2m | Added +178.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 561.6k $162.2m | Reduced -19.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 554.2k $160.0m | Added +64.1k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.49% of their portfolio | 548.5k $158.5m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 524.7k $151.5m | Reduced -24.4k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 508.0k $146.7m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 499.2k $144.1m | Reduced -38.7k |
| KRYGER CAPITAL Ltd 10.95% of their portfolio | 491.0k $141.8m | Added +162.1k |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 9.10% of their portfolio | 468.2k $135.2m | Reduced -34.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 467.8k $134.6m | Reduced -18.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 457.7k $132.1m | Added +197.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 455.7k $131.6m | Added +8.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 451.9k $130.6m | Added +6.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 444.7k $128.4m | Added +55.1k |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 4.16% of their portfolio | 444.2k $128.3m | Added +255.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 432.7k $77.2m | Added +345.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 423.9k $122.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 414.1k $119.6m | Added +26.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.63% of their portfolio | 399.8k $115.4m | Added +132.1k |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 5.26% of their portfolio | 387.6k $111.9m | Added +256.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 368.3k $106.3m | Reduced -6.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 361.9k $104.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 361.0k $104.2m | Reduced -25.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.53% of their portfolio | 360.5k $104.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 6.93% of their portfolio | 351.6k $101.5m | Added +49.9k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 344.0k $99.3m | Reduced -14.3k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 342.5k $98.9m | Added +146.2k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.15% of their portfolio | 339.5k $98.0m | Added +168.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 335.3k $96.8m | Added +183.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 321.2k $92.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.85% of their portfolio | 308.1k $88.9m | Added +117.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.0k $87.8m | Reduced -102.1k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 288.9k $83.4m | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 282.1k $81.4m | Added +1.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.6k $79.6m | Added +544 |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 273.5k $79.0m | Added +17.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 273.3k $78.9m | Reduced -85.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.3k $78.0m | Added +20.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 266.1k $76.8m | Added +37.0k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 264.9k $76.5m | Reduced -14.2k |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 1.17% of their portfolio | 264.4k $76.3m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 261.4k $75.5m | Added +21.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.28% of their portfolio | 247.9k $71.6m | Added +114.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 240.9k $69.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 234.2k $67.6m | Reduced -718.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 229.8k $66.4m | Added +70.1k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 0.80% of their portfolio | 229.2k $66.2m | Reduced -23.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 225.4k $65.1m | Added +6.6k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 219.7k $63.4m | Added +13.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 216.1k $62.4m | Reduced -97.7k |