NORTHERN TR CORP NTRS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 665859104 · ISIN US6658591044
American financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryState Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1889
- Websitenortherntrust.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 ($26.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 204.6m as of 2024-03-31, 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 ≈ $88.87. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($84.2m notional), 18 hold puts ($41.9m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 676 |
| Q4 2022 | 688 |
| Q1 2023 | 670 |
| Q2 2023 | 670 |
| Q3 2023 | 648 |
| Q4 2023 | 675 |
| Q1 2024 | 685 |
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 | 290 | 298 |
| Q1 2023 | 288 | 283 |
| Q2 2023 | 291 | 305 |
| Q3 2023 | 267 | 324 |
| Q4 2023 | 282 | 317 |
| Q1 2024 | 310 | 293 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $40.7m | $26.3m | 0.65 |
| Q3 2023 | $53.2m | $39.5m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2023 | $50.4m | $51.3m | 1.02 |
| Q1 2024 | $84.2m | $41.9m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +552.6k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +547.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +523.9k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +374.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +320.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +265.7k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +260.1k |
Biggest sellers
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -973.8k |
| LMR Partners LLP | Sold out | -707.0k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -503.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -391.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -311.9k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Sold out | -301.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.3m239.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $14.8m166.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.7m131.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.9m88.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.5m50.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m42.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.7m41.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m36.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.7m30.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.4m26.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.8m110.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.8m76.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.1m57.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $4.6m52.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.8m31.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.5m27.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.3m26.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.0m22.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $1.6m18.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.0m11.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (4.7%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $109 | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $173 | 1 | $197 | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $85 | 2 | $352 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $384 | 3 | $220.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2 | $380 | 2 | $484 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $393 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 3 | $1.7m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-22 | FRADKIN STEVEN L President/Wealth Management | Sold | $2.4m30.4k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -391.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.4bn | Added +157.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.2m $1.1bn | Added +547.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.8m $790.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $631.7m | Added +2.5m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.8m $603.4m | Reduced -106.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.7m $596.5m | Added +37.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.6m $583.6m | Added +29.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.9m $521.9m | Added +119.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $429.4m | Reduced -973.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $427.4m | Added +103.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.6m $410.3m | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.4m $392.1m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.3m $380.6m | Reduced -132.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $241.9m | Added +254.9k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 6.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $229.2m | Reduced -503.9k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $227.0m | Reduced -102.7k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.0m $179.9m | Reduced -122.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $159.4m | Added +1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $158.7m | Added +12.8k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $124.1m | Added +220.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $123.2m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $122.2m | Added +220.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.4m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $118.5m | Added +260.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $116.6m | Reduced -58.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.6m | Reduced -22.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $110.0m | Reduced -3.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.6m | Reduced -10.8k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.7m | Added +19.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 762.4k $67.8m | Added +552.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 696.6k $61.9m | Reduced -311.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 646.8k $57.5m | Added +33.2k |
| AIA Group Ltd 1.75% of their portfolio | 602.8k $53.6m | Added +24.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.7k $53.2m | Added +265.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 573.1k $51.0m | Added +523.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 533.4k $47.4m | Added +233.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 527.8k $46.9m | Added +19.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 520.3k $46.2m | Reduced -11.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 505.2k $44.9m | Added +171.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.5k $43.6m | Added +3.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 484.3k $43.1m | Added +109.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 473.2k $42.1m | Added +101.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 460.8k $41.0m | Added +26.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 451.3k $40.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 440.4k $39.2m | Added +38.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 416.4k $37.0m | Added +167.9k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 406.2k $36.1m | Added +37.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 404.6k $36.0m | Added +374.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 390.9k $34.8m | Added +7.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 387.7k $34.5m | Added +238.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 385.1k $34.2m | Reduced -106.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 365.9k $32.5m | Reduced -14.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 360.6k $32.1m | Added +23.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 360.4k $32.0m | Added +31.2k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.68% of their portfolio | 360.1k $32.0m | Added +41.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 351.9k $31.3m | Reduced -56.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 334.4k $29.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.2k $29.5m | Reduced -13.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 328.7k $29.2m | Added +1.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 320.2k $28.5m | New |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 300.2k $26.7m | Added +2.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.6k $25.3m | Added +13.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.7k $24.2m | Reduced -59.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 255.6k $22.7m | Added +36.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.3k $22.0m | Added +52.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 246.3k $21.9m | Added +32.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.4k $21.5m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 233.4k $20.6m | Reduced -6.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 233.2k $19.2m | Added +56.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.3k $20.7m | Reduced -39.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.3k $19.7m | Added +66 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 220.2k $19.6m | Added +162.0k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.20% of their portfolio | 220.0k $19.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 212.2k $18.9m | Added +2.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.1k $18.0m | Reduced -39.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 201.2k $17.9m | Added +100 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 193.1k $17.2m | Reduced -22.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.1k $16.8m | Reduced -48.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 187.6k $16.7m | Reduced -100.5k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 179.7k $16.0m | Added +108.4k |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 2.83% of their portfolio | 164.7k $14.6m | Reduced -27.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.8k $14.6m | Added +10.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.0k $14.5m | Added +17.4k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 162.1k $14.4m | Reduced -18.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 160.6k $14.3m | Reduced -14.9k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.56% of their portfolio | 160.5k $14.3m | Unchanged |
| WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.00% of their portfolio | 154.2k $13.7m | Added +46.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.7k $13.5m | Added +107.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 146.2k $13.0m | Reduced -216.7k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 142.0k $12.6m | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.3k $12.4m | Reduced -9.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 138.0k $12.3m | Reduced -49.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.7k $12.2m | Added +108.9k |
| OSSIAM 0.21% of their portfolio | 137.4k $12.2m | Added +130.2k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 1.21% of their portfolio | 134.3k $11.9m | Reduced -417 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.4k $11.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.05% of their portfolio | 130.2k $11.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 127.8k $11.4m | Reduced -48.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.1k $11.3m | Reduced -161.2k |