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 ($31.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 201.6m 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 ≈ $84.01. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($63.3m notional), 17 hold puts ($53.0m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 697 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 298 | 312 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $53.2m | $39.5m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2023 | $50.4m | $51.3m | 1.02 |
| Q1 2024 | $84.2m | $41.9m | 0.50 |
| Q2 2024 | $63.3m | $53.0m | 0.84 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +850.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +391.5k |
| Amundi | Added | +364.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +339.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Added | +261.3k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. | New | +257.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +220.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +219.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -701.2k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | Reduced | -495.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -456.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -434.5k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -295.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -272.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.9m141.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.8m128.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $7.6m90.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m59.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $3.8m45.4k shares |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | $3.8m45.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $3.3m39.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.0m35.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m34.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.4m28.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.5m112.9k shares |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | $6.3m74.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.0m71.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.5m65.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.1m61.2k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $4.9m586 shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.3m39.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.3m38.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.3m27.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m21.8k 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 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 | 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-15 | Cherecwich Peter President/Asset Servicing · By Trust | Sold | $1.0m12.0k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | FRADKIN STEVEN L President/Wealth Management | Sold | $338.2k4.1k 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 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -33.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.6m $1.4bn | Added +4.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.3bn | Added +74.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.8m $746.1m | Reduced -9.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $651.6m | Added +1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.4m $622.6m | Added +850.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 7.0m $591.8m | Added +261.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.8m $483.9m | Reduced -107.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.9m $410.4m | Added +80.3k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.4m $370.3m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $349.2m | Reduced -456.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.8m $323.0m | Reduced -434.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $272.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $240.7m | Added +145.9k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 2.6m $222.1m | Added +91.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $192.8m | Reduced -4.8m |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 5.86% of their portfolio | 2.3m $191.7m | Reduced -295.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $168.3m | Added +219.4k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $159.4m | Added +364.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $131.1m | Added +339.1k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $128.3m | Reduced -495.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.7m | Added +52.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $117.7m | Added +27.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.0m | Added +24.9k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.2m | Reduced -30.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.7m | Reduced -217.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.61% of their portfolio | 986.9k $82.9m | Reduced -268.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 764.4k $64.2m | Added +117.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 597.1k $49.6m | Added +212.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 565.4k $47.5m | Reduced -33.3k |
| AIA Group Ltd 1.32% of their portfolio | 537.6k $45.1m | Reduced -65.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 530.9k $44.6m | Added +3.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 525.9k $44.2m | Reduced -170.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 510.4k $42.9m | Added +26.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 477.2k $40.1m | Added +16.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 454.0k $38.1m | Reduced -66.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 452.7k $38.0m | Reduced -80.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 443.6k $37.3m | Added +82.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 442.5k $37.2m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.4k $37.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.3k $35.3m | Added +3.9k |
| KBC Group NV 0.10% of their portfolio | 402.5k $33.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 399.9k $33.6m | Added +391.5k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 396.1k $33.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.9k $32.6m | Reduced -117.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 381.7k $32.1m | Reduced -9.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 379.3k $31.9m | Added +123.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 364.4k $30.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 345.7k $29.0m | Added +16.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 341.3k $28.7m | Added +177.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 339.5k $28.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.5k $28.4m | Added +4.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.9k $28.3m | Reduced -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.5k $27.9m | Added +254 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 329.6k $27.7m | Reduced -58.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 316.5k $26.6m | Reduced -256.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 314.6k $26.4m | Reduced -37.3k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 282.6k $23.7m | Reduced -77.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 281.5k $23.6m | Added +35.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 268.1k $22.5m | Added +130.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.7k $22.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 257.8k $21.7m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.7k $21.5m | Added +137.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.0k $21.4m | Reduced -218.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.9k $20.5m | Added +220.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 241.4k $20.3m | Reduced -6.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.9k $19.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 235.6k $19.8m | Added +192.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 227.1k $19.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.5k $18.5m | Reduced -64.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.9k $18.1m | Reduced -16.4k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 212.5k $17.8m | Added +345 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.2k $17.8m | Reduced -9.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.4k $17.7m | Added +8.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 209.7k $17.6m | Reduced -10.4k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 203.5k $17.1m | Reduced -96.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 196.3k $16.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.2k $15.9m | Added +34 |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 178.2k $15.0m | Added +134.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 171.4k $14.4m | Added +56.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.08% of their portfolio | 165.9k $13.9m | Added +144.9k |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 2.78% of their portfolio | 161.8k $13.6m | Reduced -2.9k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.55% of their portfolio | 160.5k $13.5m | Unchanged |
| WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.95% of their portfolio | 155.6k $13.1m | Added +1.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 154.9k $13.0m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 153.9k $12.9m | Reduced -25.7k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 153.7k $12.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.6k $12.9m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. 1.98% of their portfolio | 151.3k $12.7m | Added +126.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 147.9k $12.4m | Reduced -12.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.5k $12.3m | Added +62.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 137.5k $11.5m | Added +108.4k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 1.18% of their portfolio | 133.1k $11.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.0k $11.2m | Added +33.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.6k $11.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 129.9k $10.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 129.7k $10.9m | Added +7.7k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.7k $10.9m | Reduced -504 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.7k $10.9m | Added +56.8k |