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 ($71.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 148.0m as of 2024-04-22, 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 ≈ $477.54. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 41 hold puts ($919.5m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,514 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 629 | 693 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $768.2m | $1.0bn | 1.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $645.8m | $677.0m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.0bn | $917.1m | 0.90 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1bn | $919.5m | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.9m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.4m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +621.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +422.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +402.8k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +218.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +211.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +191.8k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | New | +173.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +164.2k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -583.4k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -527.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -489.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -420.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -347.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -317.2k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Reduced | -309.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -280.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -194.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -126.9k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $302.1m631.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $285.0m595.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $117.2m244.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $106.9m223.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $52.6m109.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $31.3m65.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $29.2m60.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $20.2m42.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $19.4m40.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $18.8m39.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $195.6m408.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $178.4m372.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $115.5m241.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $61.9m129.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $46.0m96.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $35.5m74.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $33.2m69.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $24.0m50.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.4m46.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $19.0m39.7k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.3m | $3.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | Caylor Mark A CVP & Pres, Mission Systems | Sold plan | $375.1k825 shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $161.9k356 shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold plan | $95.5k210 shares |
| 2024-02-20 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $322.2k711 shares |
| 2024-02-16 | Caylor Mark A CVP & Pres, Mission Systems | Sold plan | $1.2m2.7k shares |
| 2024-02-16 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $573.3k1.3k shares |
| 2024-02-16 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold plan | $430.1k955 shares |
| 2024-02-16 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold | $111.2k247 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.19% of their portfolio | 15.2m $7.3bn | Added +5.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.30% of their portfolio | 14.1m $6.7bn | Added +211.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 12.1m $5.8bn | Reduced -20.5k |
| Capital International Investors 1.14% of their portfolio | 11.7m $5.6bn | Added +621.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.3m $4.5bn | Reduced -126.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 9.3m $4.4bn | Added +422.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.3m $2.5bn | Reduced -420.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -527.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.8bn | Added +23.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.7bn | Reduced -317.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -280.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.4bn | Added +108.0k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +32.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.0bn | Added +1.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.7m $808.0m | Added +10.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $718.1m | Reduced -194.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $615.8m | Reduced -57.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $567.0m | Reduced -76.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $480.3m | Reduced -93.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 901.5k $431.5m | Reduced -583.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 854.1k $408.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 839.3k $401.7m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 832.3k $398.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 802.2k $384.0m | Added +13.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.26% of their portfolio | 765.1k $366.2m | Reduced -13.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 755.9k $361.8m | Reduced -19.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 745.5k $356.8m | Reduced -7.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.40% of their portfolio | 737.6k $353.0m | Reduced -46.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 673.8k $322.5m | Reduced -4.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 558.2k $267.2m | Added +22.2k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.30% of their portfolio | 514.1k $246.1m | Reduced -19.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 442.0k $211.6m | Reduced -489.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 428.9k $205.3m | Reduced -20.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 411.5k $196.9m | Added +402.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 388.4k $185.9m | Added +7.5k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.67% of their portfolio | 387.2k $185.3m | Reduced -18.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 371.5k $177.8m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 370.4k $177.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 369.5k $176.9m | Added +36.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 366.5k $175.4m | Added +138.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 359.8k $172.2m | Added +56.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 356.5k $170.6m | Added +110.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 350.1k $167.6m | Reduced -32.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 347.9k $166.5m | Added +191.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 319.3k $152.8m | Added +109.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.18% of their portfolio | 314.3k $150.5m | Added +4.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 309.5k $148.1m | Added +3.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.09% of their portfolio | 284.4k $136.1m | Added +18.1k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.73% of their portfolio | 264.0k $124.4m | Reduced -107.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 263.0k $125.9m | Reduced -269 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 260.0k $124.5m | Added +164.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 236.8k $113.4m | Reduced -20.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 233.6k $111.8m | Added +979 |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 227.1k $108.7m | Added +218.9k |
| FOCUSED INVESTORS FUND L P 3.39% of their portfolio | 226.4k $108.4m | First filing |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.39% of their portfolio | 226.4k $108.4m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 226.1k $108.2m | Reduced -30.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 223.1k $106.8m | Added +15.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 222.3k $106.2m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.21% of their portfolio | 219.6k $105.1m | Reduced -146 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.29% of their portfolio | 213.5k $102.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 213.4k $102.2m | Added +34.2k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 210.2k $100.6m | Reduced -14.1k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.55% of their portfolio | 208.8k $99.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 208.0k $99.5m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 202.0k $96.7m | Reduced -23.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 201.9k $96.6m | Reduced -347.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 201.9k $96.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 186.0k $89.0m | Reduced -30.8k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.03% of their portfolio | 181.2k $86.7m | Reduced -400 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 179.5k $85.9m | Added +140.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 173.8k $83.2m | Added +29.7k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.8k $369 | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 172.1k $82.4m | Reduced -65 |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 167.3k $80.1m | Added +707 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.17% of their portfolio | 160.3k $74.0m | Added +14.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 149.3k $70.4m | Reduced -59.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 148.2k $70.9m | Added +8.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 147.9k $70.8m | Reduced -6.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 139.0k $66.5m | Added +54.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 136.8k $65.5m | Added +1.5k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 135.4k $64.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 128.8k $61.7m | Reduced -10.4k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 125.7k $473.6k | Reduced -279 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.3k $58.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 121.8k $58.3m | Reduced -96.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 120.7k $57.8m | Reduced -9.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 120.5k $57.7m | Added +27.0k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 1.04% of their portfolio | 120.2k $57.5m | Added +3.7k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 113.7k $54.4m | Added +6.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 112.8k $54.0m | Reduced -347 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 110.2k $52.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 103.5k $49.5m | Reduced -15.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 101.1k $48.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.19% of their portfolio | 100.9k $48.3m | Reduced -110 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.2k $47.5m | Reduced -177 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 98.9k $47.3m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 96.9k $46.4m | Reduced -50.1k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.10% of their portfolio | 96.3k $46.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 94.1k $45.0m | Added +22.9k |