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 ($67.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 185.0m as of 2026-03-31, 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 ≈ $139.67. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($73.6m notional), 14 hold puts ($27.3m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 960 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 456 | 364 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $304.7m | $256.8m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2025 | $365.2m | $39.4m | 0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | $79.8m | $19.9m | 0.25 |
| Q1 2026 | $73.6m | $27.3m | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Added | +808.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +763.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +427.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +383.0k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | New | +358.1k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Added | +347.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +292.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +275.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Added | +255.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +235.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -691.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -611.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -554.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -427.8k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -422.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -389.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -334.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -233.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -224.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $29.4m210.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $20.3m145.2k shares |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | New | $9.8m70.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.5m24.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $3.4m24.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m21.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m12.9k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $1.3m9.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $628.1k4.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $474.5k3.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.1m50.8k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $4.4m31.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $3.4m24.5k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $3.4m24.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.0m14.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.0m14.3k shares |
| Curi Capital, LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m10.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $823.5k5.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $725.8k5.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $683.9k4.9k 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 2026
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $186.1k | 4 | $5.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Gibson Guy Co-President Asset Servicing | Sold | $428.5k3.0k shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Fox David W Jr EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $468.4k3.3k shares |
| 2026-02-25 | Fox David W Jr EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $208.9k1.4k shares |
| 2026-02-12 | Bellows Clive Co-President Asset Servicing | Sold | $166.8k1.1k shares |
| 2026-02-12 | Gibson Guy Co-President Asset Servicing | Sold | $153.8k1.0k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | Petrino Richard Director | Bought | $148.9k1.0k shares |
| 2026-02-02 | Moritz Robert Edward Jr. Director | Bought | $37.2k245 shares |
| 2026-01-26 | Cherecwich Peter Chief Operating Officer · By Trust | Sold | $3.7m25.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.4m $2.0bn | Reduced -334.1k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.6bn | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -168.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.2bn | First filing |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.72% of their portfolio | 6.5m $914.0m | Reduced -58.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.9m $820.2m | Added +197.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.8m $821.1m | Reduced -132.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $718.3m | Added +150.1k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.46% of their portfolio | 4.1m $578.5m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $490.5m | Reduced -233.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $390.4m | Reduced -98.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $352.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.5m $344.0m | Added +763.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $342.7m | Added +36.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $284.2m | Added +83.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $261.4m | Reduced -389.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $217.1m | Added +45.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $201.1m | Added +808.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $187.9m | Reduced -5.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $174.3m | Added +18.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $172.8m | Reduced -554.2k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 1.1m $159.3m | Reduced -107.8k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.1m $146.7m | Added +19.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $145.3m | First filing |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 979.3k $136.7m | Reduced -211.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 969.2k $135.3m | Added +87.5k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.41% of their portfolio | 936.9k $130.1m | Added +11.2k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 869.6k $121.4m | Added +234.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 855.8k $119.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 835.7k $116.6m | Added +383.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 804.7k $112.3m | Reduced -176.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 778.1k $108.6m | Reduced -224.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.23% of their portfolio | 771.8k $107.7m | Reduced -10.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 720.4k $100.5m | Added +203.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 701.6k $97.9m | Reduced -122.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.18% of their portfolio | 693.5k $96.8m | Reduced -98.0k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 680.3k $94.9m | Reduced -422.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 676.5k $94.4m | Added +100.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 628.5k $87.7m | Added +235.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 622.9k $86.9m | Added +33.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 585.0k $81.6m | Added +427.7k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.39% of their portfolio | 555.8k $77.6m | Reduced -24.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 552.9k $75.3m | Added +54.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 548.7k $76.6m | Added +123.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 527.8k $73.6m | Reduced -611.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 510.3k $71.1m | Added +5.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 508.3k $70.9m | Reduced -15.7k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.20% of their portfolio | 485.8k $67.8m | Reduced -185 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 472.6k $65.9m | Added +292.3k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 449.1k $62.7m | Reduced -99.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 424.6k $59.3m | Added +24.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.9k $57.6m | Added +275.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.47% of their portfolio | 412.5k $57.6m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.0k $57.5m | Added +18.9k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 408.8k $57.1m | First filing |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 408.0k $56.9m | Added +53.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 399.9k $55.8m | Reduced -36.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.9k $52.6m | Reduced -10.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 374.0k $52.2m | First filing |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.63% of their portfolio | 373.4k $50.9m | Added +227.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 362.4k $50.6m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 358.1k $50.0m | New |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 350.3k $48.9m | Added +347.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 336.3k $46.9m | Added +200.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 330.2k $46.1m | Reduced -10.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 320.7k $44.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.07% of their portfolio | 317.4k $44.3m | Added +78.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.7k $43.1m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG 0.60% of their portfolio | 307.0k $41.8m | Reduced -31.4k |
| North Reef Capital Management LP 1.43% of their portfolio | 298.6k $41.7m | Reduced -12.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.3k $41.6m | Reduced -18.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.8k $40.3m | Added +35.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.5k $40.4m | Added +104.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 284.7k $39.7m | Added +255.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 259.2k $36.2m | Added +139.0k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.27% of their portfolio | 256.7k $35.8m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.0k $35.3m | Added +60.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.6k $34.1m | Added +14.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.2k $33.5m | Reduced -35.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.08% of their portfolio | 235.7k $32.9m | Reduced -1.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.1k $32.3m | Added +5.2k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.10% of their portfolio | 230.9k $32.2m | Added +15.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.9k $27.9m | Reduced -691.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.0k $27.8m | Reduced -168 |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 197.5k $27.0m | Added +177.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 195.4k $27.3m | Added +161.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 195.2k $27.2m | Added +41.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.2k $26.8m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 190.7k $26.6m | New |
| Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension 0.63% of their portfolio | 180.5k $25.2m | Added +6.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.1k $25.1m | Added +58.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 177.8k $24.8m | Added +14.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 177.8k $24.8m | Added +78.4k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.31% of their portfolio | 175.9k $24.6m | Added +37.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 175.6k $24.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 168.7k $23.5m | Added +52.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 167.8k $23.4m | Added +1.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 167.0k $23.3m | Added +118.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.09% of their portfolio | 161.4k $22.5m | Added +25.0k |