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 ($65.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 150.0m as of 2024-01-22, 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 ≈ $466.55. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($1.0bn notional), 39 hold puts ($917.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,378 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,505 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,417 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,411 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,368 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,519 |
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 | 647 | 569 |
| Q1 2023 | 606 | 717 |
| Q2 2023 | 559 | 669 |
| Q3 2023 | 571 | 628 |
| Q4 2023 | 644 | 564 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $822.9m | $724.5m | 0.88 |
| Q2 2023 | $768.2m | $1.0bn | 1.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $645.8m | $677.0m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.0bn | $917.1m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +504.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +470.2k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Added | +319.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +209.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +193.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Added | +192.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +169.2k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | Added | +157.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -440.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -415.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -179.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -163.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -151.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -133.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -118.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -117.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -93.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $287.2m613.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $195.3m417.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $155.6m332.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $45.5m97.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $40.1m85.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $34.4m73.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $34.0m727 shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.8m65.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $28.6m61.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $27.0m57.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $242.5m518.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $154.1m329.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $130.0m277.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $53.8m115.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $46.2m98.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $36.2m77.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $31.7m67.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.6m65.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $25.0m53.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $23.5m50.1k 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 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $639.7k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $7.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $731.2k | $731.2k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | $789.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 | Caylor Mark A CVP & Pres, Mission Systems | Sold plan | $789.3k1.7k shares |
| 2023-10-09 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold | $468.3k1.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 13.9m $6.5bn | Reduced -61.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.1m $5.7bn | Added +9.2k |
| Capital International Investors 1.17% of their portfolio | 11.1m $5.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.5m $4.4bn | Reduced -151.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.19% of their portfolio | 9.3m $4.4bn | Added +5.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 8.8m $4.1bn | Added +4.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.50% of their portfolio | 5.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -86.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.0bn | Reduced -73.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -133.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.7bn | Reduced -10.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.7bn | Added +127.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.3bn | Added +41.6k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +80.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $793.4m | Added +89.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $785.3m | Added +6.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $695.1m | Reduced -93.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $629.1m | Added +169.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $590.1m | Added +16.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.2m $541.4m | Added +28.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $513.3m | Added +504.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 931.1k $435.9m | Added +470.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 864.0k $404.5m | Added +25.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 849.4k $397.6m | Added +31.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 838.6k $392.6m | Reduced -28.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 789.1k $369.4m | Added +21.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.42% of their portfolio | 784.0k $367.0m | Reduced -179.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.28% of their portfolio | 778.1k $364.3m | Added +3.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 775.4k $363.0m | Added +147.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 773.2k $362.0m | Reduced -440.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 753.0k $352.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 678.3k $317.6m | Added +193.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 549.2k $257.1m | Reduced -78.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 536.0k $250.9m | Added +35.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.41% of their portfolio | 533.9k $249.9m | Added +157.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 449.6k $210.5m | Reduced -14.4k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 405.6k $189.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 383.1k $179.3m | Added +5.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 380.9k $178.3m | Added +18.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 380.6k $178.2m | Added +118.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 374.5k $175.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.04% of their portfolio | 371.3k $173.8m | Reduced -22.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 332.7k $155.7m | Added +145.1k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.5k $7.4m | Added +319.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.20% of their portfolio | 309.6k $145.0m | Added +9.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 305.6k $143.0m | Reduced -652 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 303.2k $141.9m | Added +12.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.09% of their portfolio | 266.3k $124.7m | Added +67.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 263.3k $123.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 257.6k $120.6m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.24% of their portfolio | 256.9k $120.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 246.3k $115.3m | Reduced -79.7k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 241.2k $112.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 240.5k $112.7m | Added +5.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 232.6k $108.9m | Added +3.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 229.6k $107.5m | Added +51.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 228.3k $107.1m | Reduced -44.8k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 225.3k $105.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 224.3k $105.0m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.22% of their portfolio | 219.8k $102.9m | Added +3.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 218.8k $102.4m | Added +8.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.18% of their portfolio | 216.8k $101.5m | Reduced -6.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.30% of their portfolio | 215.0k $100.6m | Added +192.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.59% of their portfolio | 214.0k $100.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 211.0k $98.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 209.9k $98.2m | Added +26.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 209.1k $97.9m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 207.7k $97.2m | Added +9.9k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.17% of their portfolio | 181.6k $85.0m | Added +300 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 179.2k $83.9m | Added +17.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 172.2k $80.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 166.6k $78.0m | Reduced -486 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 156.0k $73.0m | Reduced -67.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 154.1k $72.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 153.4k $71.8m | Added +81.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 147.1k $68.9m | Added +141.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 146.1k $68.4m | Added +4.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 144.1k $68.4m | Added +5.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 139.5k $65.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 139.2k $65.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 135.3k $63.3m | Added +13.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 130.3k $61.0m | Added +600 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 129.5k $60.6m | Reduced -118.3k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.71% of their portfolio | 129.0k $60.4m | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 126.9k $59.4m | New |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 126.0k $604.8k | New |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 123.6k $57.9m | Added +122.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 119.4k $55.9m | Added +21.7k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 1.06% of their portfolio | 116.4k $54.5m | Added +6.9k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.42% of their portfolio | 115.3k $54.0m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 113.2k $53.0m | Reduced -16.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 112.7k $52.8m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.13% of their portfolio | 112.4k $52.6m | Added +28.6k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 112.0k $52.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 106.9k $50.1m | Added +81.7k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 106.8k $50.0m | Added +43.5k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.86% of their portfolio | 104.5k $48.9m | Added +50.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 104.3k $48.8m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.20% of their portfolio | 101.0k $47.3m | Reduced -3.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 99.9k $46.8m | Reduced -81.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.4k $46.5m | Reduced -81.6k |