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 ($139.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 146.2m as of 2024-07-22, 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 ≈ $435.57. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($771.4m notional), 39 hold puts ($628.9m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,511 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 654 | 661 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $645.8m | $677.0m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.0bn | $917.1m | 0.90 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1bn | $919.5m | 0.82 |
| Q2 2024 | $771.4m | $628.9m | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +944.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +742.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +573.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +417.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +416.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +322.8k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +279.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +218.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +187.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +170.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -10.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -3.8m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -963.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -582.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -360.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -308.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -253.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -182.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $245.7m563.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $110.3m252.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $62.0m142.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $49.7m114.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $41.5m95.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $36.6m83.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $34.4m78.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $27.6m63.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $21.6m49.5k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | New | $20.4m46.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $137.1m314.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $110.5m253.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $46.9m107.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $40.1m91.9k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | New | $29.9m68.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $29.8m68.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $25.8m59.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $21.5m49.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.7m40.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $15.6m35.8k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $429.4k | $429.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-20 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold plan | $429.4k910 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 14.0m $6.1bn | Reduced -42.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 12.0m $5.2bn | Reduced -69.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.3m $4.5bn | Added +944.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 9.0m $3.9bn | Reduced -308.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.72% of their portfolio | 8.0m $3.5bn | Reduced -3.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -10.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -182.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -582.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.3bn | Added +15.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -963.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.3m $995.9m | Added +128.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 2.3m $994.6m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $965.0m | Reduced -1.5m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $733.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $583.0m | Added +50.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $543.3m | Reduced -253.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $498.3m | Reduced -41.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 977.0k $425.9m | Added +75.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.09% of their portfolio | 854.9k $372.7m | Added +839 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.68% of their portfolio | 839.0k $365.7m | Added +742.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 831.0k $362.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 806.2k $351.5m | Added +4.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 795.9k $347.0m | Added +50.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 770.6k $336.0m | Reduced -68.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 764.8k $333.4m | Added +322.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 748.6k $326.4m | Reduced -7.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.35% of their portfolio | 695.0k $303.0m | Reduced -42.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 683.4k $297.9m | Added +125.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.21% of their portfolio | 646.4k $281.8m | Reduced -118.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 643.4k $280.5m | Reduced -360.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 642.6k $280.1m | Added +573.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 581.7k $253.6m | Reduced -92.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 496.5k $216.5m | Added +187.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 488.8k $213.1m | Added +140.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.18% of their portfolio | 482.1k $210.2m | Reduced -32.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 451.8k $197.0m | Added +417.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 438.5k $191.2m | Added +416.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 433.0k $188.8m | Added +76.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 418.6k $182.5m | Added +49.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 416.7k $181.7m | Reduced -12.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 416.2k $181.5m | Added +4.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 375.5k $163.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 375.3k $163.6m | Reduced -11.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 363.1k $158.3m | Added +103.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 361.3k $157.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 352.4k $153.6m | Reduced -18.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 336.1k $146.7m | Added +16.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 329.1k $143.5m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.38% of their portfolio | 328.8k $143.4m | Added +279.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 317.8k $138.6m | Added +3.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 308.1k $134.3m | Reduced -51.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 296.8k $129.4m | Added +157.9k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.66% of their portfolio | 264.0k $115.1m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 260.6k $113.6m | Added +74.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 258.4k $112.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 250.0k $109.0m | Added +36.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 246.6k $107.3m | Added +126.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 234.8k $102.3m | Added +1.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 233.6k $101.9m | Added +10.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 232.6k $101.4m | Added +53.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 228.6k $99.7m | Reduced -55.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 224.0k $97.7m | Reduced -12.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 222.0k $96.8m | Reduced -280 |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 220.3k $96.1m | Added +18.4k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.12% of their portfolio | 220.3k $96.0m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.19% of their portfolio | 218.8k $95.4m | Reduced -795 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 218.1k $95.1m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 217.5k $94.8m | Added +69.7k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.26% of their portfolio | 215.4k $93.9m | Added +1.9k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.94% of their portfolio | 214.9k $93.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.2k $90.3m | Added +84.9k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 206.9k $90.2m | First filing |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 205.7k $89.7m | Reduced -2.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.49% of their portfolio | 204.0k $88.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 194.3k $84.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 193.8k $84.5m | Added +132.3k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 192.0k $83.7m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 190.7k $83.2m | Added +16.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 188.1k $82.0m | Added +134.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 180.1k $78.5m | Reduced -170.0k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 1.91% of their portfolio | 178.1k $77.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 172.6k $75.3m | Added +35.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 170.2k $74.2m | New |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 167.6k $73.1m | Added +68.7k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 161.9k $70.6m | Added +136.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 161.5k $70.4m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 147.6k $64.4m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.21% of their portfolio | 142.4k $62.1m | Added +72.2k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.20% of their portfolio | 135.4k $64.8m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 130.0k $56.7m | Reduced -30.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 127.1k $55.4m | Reduced -74.8k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 125.7k $449.3k | Added +2 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 121.6k $53.0m | Added +18.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 118.8k $51.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 114.9k $50.1m | Reduced -33.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 113.9k $49.6m | Added +1.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 113.5k $49.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 112.2k $48.9m | New |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.86% of their portfolio | 109.9k $47.9m | Reduced -10.3k |