NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 666807102 · ISIN US6668071029
American aerospace and defense technology corporation
- IndustrySearch, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys
- HeadquartersFalls Church, VA
- Founded1994
- Websitenorthropgrumman.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 ($180.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 153.1m as of 2023-01-23, 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 ≈ $545.37. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 38 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,378 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,505 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $696.6m | $711.9m | 1.02 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.1bn | $1.2bn | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.0m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Added | +680.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +459.6k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +353.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +242.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +231.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +227.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +194.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +175.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +166.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -936.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -775.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -753.1k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -445.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -312.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -291.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -274.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Reduced | -250.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -215.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $221.2m405.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $209.1m383.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $94.6m173.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $80.5m147.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $56.6m103.7k shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $53.0m97.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $50.7m93.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $45.2m82.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $37.9m69.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $37.8m69.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $401.7m736.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $303.2m555.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $69.7m127.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $54.6m100.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $52.8m96.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $51.1m93.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $35.4m64.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $31.2m57.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $24.9m45.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.2m42.6k 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 | 7.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital International Investors (4.3%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $639.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-04 | Caylor Mark A CVP & Pres, Mission Systems | Sold | $551.8k1.1k shares |
| 2022-11-04 | Jones Thomas H CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems | Sold | $87.8k167 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.45% of their portfolio | 14.2m $7.7bn | Reduced -192.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.2m $6.7bn | Added +99.0k |
| Capital International Investors 1.73% of their portfolio | 11.8m $6.4bn | Reduced -445.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.6m $5.2bn | Added +459.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 6.7m $3.6bn | Added +89.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.71% of their portfolio | 6.5m $3.6bn | Reduced -291.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.86% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.5bn | Reduced -753.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.8bn | Added +114.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.7bn | Added +353.4k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 4.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.6bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -775.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -2.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -78.0k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $728.6m | Added +52.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $702.0m | Reduced -123.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $696.3m | Reduced -10.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $657.5m | Reduced -936.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $575.6m | Added +242.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 999.0k $545.1m | Added +227.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.59% of their portfolio | 911.7k $497.4m | Reduced -169.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 892.3k $486.8m | Reduced -106.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.10% of their portfolio | 825.1k $450.2m | Reduced -77.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 801.2k $437.1m | Reduced -69.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.13% of their portfolio | 795.7k $434.1m | Added +56.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 787.2k $429.5m | Reduced -142.6k |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 784.9k $428.3m | Added +680.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 770.1k $420.2m | Added +231.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.86% of their portfolio | 765.8k $417.8m | Reduced -15.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 753.3k $411.0m | Added +5.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 703.2k $383.7m | Reduced -71.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.23% of their portfolio | 597.3k $325.9m | Reduced -42.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 583.2k $318.2m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 536.3k $292.6m | Reduced -91.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.24% of their portfolio | 507.2k $276.8m | Added +38.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 498.8k $272.2m | Reduced -122.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 437.7k $238.8m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 427.4k $233.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.23% of their portfolio | 410.4k $223.9m | Reduced -23.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 408.4k $222.8m | Added +7.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.49% of their portfolio | 382.3k $206.5m | Reduced -250.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 375.7k $205.0m | Reduced -40.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.25% of their portfolio | 368.4k $201.0m | Reduced -414 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 355.6k $194.0m | Reduced -11.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.24% of their portfolio | 316.2k $172.5m | Reduced -151 |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 309.2k $168.7m | Added +83.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 300.9k $164.2m | Reduced -215.8k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 2.03% of their portfolio | 294.7k $160.8m | Reduced -11.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 280.6k $153.1m | Added +166.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.20% of their portfolio | 277.9k $151.6m | Added +13.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 276.1k $150.7m | Reduced -34.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.32% of their portfolio | 266.4k $145.4m | Reduced -274.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.03% of their portfolio | 260.6k $142.2m | First filing |
| Focused Investors LLC 4.56% of their portfolio | 259.2k $141.4m | Added +2.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 257.4k $140.4m | Added +2.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 255.0k $139.1m | Added +175.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 247.5k $135.0m | Added +882 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 242.6k $132.4m | Added +57.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 235.8k $128.7m | Added +93.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.25% of their portfolio | 235.0k $128.2m | Added +3.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.11% of their portfolio | 226.5k $123.6m | Added +14.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 221.3k $120.7m | Added +3.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 216.9k $118.3m | Added +194.9k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 4.11% of their portfolio | 209.8k $114.5m | Reduced -84.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 200.9k $109.6m | Added +28.7k |
| ROTHSCHILD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT US INC. 1.63% of their portfolio | 196.8k $107.4m | Added +2.9k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 189.8k $103.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.64% of their portfolio | 181.6k $98.9m | Reduced -300 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 180.2k $98.3m | Reduced -48.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 176.8k $96.5m | Reduced -6.8k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.42% of their portfolio | 174.4k $95.2m | Reduced -845 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.25% of their portfolio | 173.9k $94.8m | Reduced -55.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 168.8k $92.1m | Added +14.2k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 167.2k $91.2m | Reduced -44.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 164.1k $89.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 161.9k $88.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.56% of their portfolio | 152.0k $82.9m | Added +149.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 151.8k $82.8m | Added +18.9k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.83% of their portfolio | 151.3k $82.6m | Added +150.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 146.8k $80.1m | Added +13.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 142.4k $77.7m | Added +34.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 138.2k $75.4m | Reduced -72.5k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.78% of their portfolio | 136.7k $74.6m | Added +28.9k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 1.07% of their portfolio | 136.7k $74.6m | Reduced -59.9k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 1.61% of their portfolio | 134.4k $73.3m | Reduced -48.5k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.23% of their portfolio | 132.8k $72.5m | Reduced -77.3k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 132.8k $72.4m | Added +59.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 128.2k $69.9m | Added +55.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.12% of their portfolio | 126.7k $69.1m | Reduced -312.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.30% of their portfolio | 125.7k $68.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 122.1k $66.6m | Added +4.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.16% of their portfolio | 115.0k $62.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.28% of their portfolio | 109.0k $59.5m | Added +2.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 107.3k $58.0m | Added +11.5k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 1.44% of their portfolio | 105.3k $57.4m | Added +1.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 105.2k $57.4m | Reduced -69.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 104.5k $57.0m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 98.7k $53.9m | Reduced -68.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 94.7k $51.6m | Added +3.4k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 92.0k $50.2m | Reduced -20.7k |