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 ($80.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 185.8m 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 ≈ $136.57. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($79.8m notional), 13 hold puts ($19.9m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 728 |
| Q4 2024 | 784 |
| Q1 2025 | 787 |
| Q2 2025 | 843 |
| Q3 2025 | 874 |
| Q4 2025 | 911 |
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 | 310 | 293 |
| Q2 2024 | 298 | 312 |
| Q3 2024 | 329 | 318 |
| Q4 2024 | 335 | 322 |
| Q1 2025 | 346 | 347 |
| Q2 2025 | 393 | 366 |
| Q3 2025 | 378 | 359 |
| Q4 2025 | 365 | 391 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $27.6m | $20.7m | 0.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $304.7m | $256.8m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2025 | $365.2m | $39.4m | 0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | $79.8m | $19.9m | 0.25 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +704.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +549.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +507.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +464.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +441.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +352.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +326.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +301.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +185.6k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | New | +180.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -933.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -614.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -525.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -436.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -432.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -349.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -286.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $26.6m194.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $20.9m153.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $8.5m62.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $7.1m51.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.5m33.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $3.0m22.2k shares |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | New | $2.7m20.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m16.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.7m12.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $901.5k6.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.9m50.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.0m22.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.2m15.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.6m11.4k shares |
| Curi Capital, LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m10.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m9.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $819.5k6.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $723.9k5.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $601.0k4.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $491.7k3.6k 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 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 | — | 1 | $2.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $8.9m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $10.3k | 5 | $1.6m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $32.3k | 2 | $3.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $534.5k | 4 | $5.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | South Thomas A Executive Vice President | Sold | $695.1k5.0k shares |
| 2025-11-17 | Landers John Controller | Sold | $95.3k766 shares |
| 2025-11-06 | FRADKIN STEVEN L Vice Chairman · By Trust | Sold | $600.1k4.7k shares |
| 2025-11-06 | FRADKIN STEVEN L Vice Chairman · Gift Trust | Sold | $600.1k4.7k shares |
| 2025-11-04 | Levy Susan Cohen EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $3.5m27.6k shares |
| 2025-11-04 | Moritz Robert Edward Jr. Director | Bought | $500.3k3.9k shares |
| 2025-10-27 | Moritz Robert Edward Jr. Director | Bought | $34.2k270 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 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -71.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -183.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.8m $1.9bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -242.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.68% of their portfolio | 6.6m $902.5m | Reduced -933.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 5.9m $811.1m | Reduced -286.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.7m $775.7m | Reduced -106.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $682.4m | Reduced -54.9k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.44% of their portfolio | 4.1m $566.2m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $511.9m | Added +301.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $395.4m | Added +162.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $345.6m | Reduced -432.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $330.5m | Added +41.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.3m $309.0m | Reduced -264.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $266.8m | Added +5.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $257.4m | Not comparable |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $244.8m | Reduced -349.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $235.4m | Added +704.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $206.2m | Reduced -73.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $184.6m | Reduced -62.8k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 1.2m $170.6m | Reduced -35.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $168.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $162.7m | Added +148.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $156.1m | Added +464.4k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $150.7m | Reduced -54.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $140.9m | Added +549.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.0m $136.9m | Added +352.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 981.4k $134.0m | Added +185.6k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.39% of their portfolio | 925.7k $126.8m | First filing |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 892.6k $110.3m | Added +507.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 881.6k $120.4m | Added +127.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 865.0k $118.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 824.0k $112.6m | Added +121.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.19% of their portfolio | 791.4k $108.1m | Reduced -68.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.23% of their portfolio | 782.4k $106.9m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 634.8k $86.7m | Added +2.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 632.8k $86.4m | Reduced -28.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 589.8k $80.6m | Reduced -243.3k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.60% of their portfolio | 579.8k $79.2m | Added +8.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 576.0k $78.7m | Added +51.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 548.7k $74.9m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 524.1k $71.6m | Added +33.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 517.1k $70.6m | Reduced -525.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 504.5k $69.0m | Reduced -360 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 498.6k $68.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.19% of their portfolio | 486.0k $67.1m | First filing |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 452.7k $61.8m | Added +441.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 435.8k $59.5m | Reduced -18.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 432.7k $59.1m | Added +326.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.44% of their portfolio | 427.1k $58.3m | Reduced -120.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 425.1k $58.1m | Added +116.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 399.9k $55.7m | Added +8.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 393.4k $53.7m | Reduced -436.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.0k $53.7m | Reduced -9.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 387.3k $52.9m | Added +7.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 369.6k $50.5m | Reduced -15.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 354.3k $48.4m | Reduced -6.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 340.5k $46.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG 0.60% of their portfolio | 338.4k $46.7m | Reduced -36.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.0k $44.8m | Reduced -99.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 327.2k $44.7m | Reduced -222.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.4k $43.2m | Reduced -79.4k |
| North Reef Capital Management LP 1.71% of their portfolio | 310.6k $42.4m | Added +120.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.4k $37.6m | Reduced -49.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.4k $35.4m | Added +18.0k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.21% of their portfolio | 256.7k $35.1m | Added +38.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 246.0k $33.6m | Added +46.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.06% of their portfolio | 239.4k $32.7m | Added +3.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.07% of their portfolio | 236.7k $32.3m | Reduced -483 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 230.2k $31.4m | Added +54.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.9k $30.9m | Added +6.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.7k $30.3m | Added +2.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 220.2k $30.1m | Added +179.6k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.09% of their portfolio | 215.6k $29.4m | Added +130.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.2k $27.2m | Reduced -444 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.0k $26.4m | Reduced -15.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 185.2k $25.3m | Reduced -614.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 184.2k $25.2m | Reduced -17.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.3k $24.6m | Added +104.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 180.3k $24.6m | Added +116.0k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 1.95% of their portfolio | 180.0k $24.6m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 179.4k $24.5m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 174.4k $23.8m | Reduced -58.5k |
| Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension 0.61% of their portfolio | 174.4k $23.8m | First filing |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 166.5k $22.7m | Added +12.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 163.2k $22.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.21% of their portfolio | 163.1k $22.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.0k $22.3m | Added +13.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.3k $21.5m | Added +30.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.7k $21.0m | Added +37.3k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 148.0k $20.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 145.9k $20.2m | Added +41.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 143.0k $19.5m | Added +70.2k |
| WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.80% of their portfolio | 140.5k $19.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.24% of their portfolio | 138.2k $18.9m | Reduced -24.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.7k $18.8m | Reduced -841 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.0k $18.7m | Reduced -24.7k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 136.4k $18.6m | Added +9.7k |
| STRS OHIO 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.4k $18.6m | Added +61.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.1k $18.6m | Added +37.5k |