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 ($82.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 143.9m as of 2025-04-17, 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 ≈ $511.42. Options: 38 managers hold calls ($716.0m notional), 39 hold puts ($626.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,583 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,645 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,672 |
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 2023 | 559 | 669 |
| Q3 2023 | 571 | 628 |
| Q4 2023 | 644 | 564 |
| Q1 2024 | 629 | 693 |
| Q2 2024 | 654 | 661 |
| Q3 2024 | 686 | 660 |
| Q4 2024 | 706 | 643 |
| Q1 2025 | 764 | 706 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $771.4m | $628.9m | 0.82 |
| Q3 2024 | $750.5m | $913.3m | 1.22 |
| Q4 2024 | $586.8m | $593.0m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2025 | $716.0m | $626.9m | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +974.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +935.6k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +613.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +588.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +446.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +299.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +234.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +225.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +213.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +210.5k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -865.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -384.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -364.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -258.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -254.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -242.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -237.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -223.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -213.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -208.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $191.6m374.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $149.9m292.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $40.1m78.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $35.3m68.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $35.0m68.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $33.5m65.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $28.9m56.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $25.2m49.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $20.0m39.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $17.9m35.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $195.8m382.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $59.1m115.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $51.0m99.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $43.2m84.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $37.6m73.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $34.7m67.7k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $28.3m55.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.7m46.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.2m35.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.3m31.9k 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 | 7.2% |
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 2025
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 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | $2.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $666.5k | $666.5k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.0m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-06 | Warden Kathy J Chair, CEO and President, director | Sold | $1.8m3.8k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | WELSH MARK A III Director | Sold plan | $15.6k33 shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Davies Benjamin R. CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold plan | $213.8k464 shares |
| 2025-02-24 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold | $875.9k1.9k shares |
| 2025-02-20 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $444.1k1.0k shares |
| 2025-02-20 | Davies Benjamin R. CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold plan | $82.4k192 shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $395.9k889 shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Davies Benjamin R. CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold plan | $130.5k293 shares |
| 2025-02-05 | WELSH MARK A III Director | Sold plan | $15.8k33 shares |
| 2025-01-06 | WELSH MARK A III Director | Sold plan | $15.1k33 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 13.5m $6.9bn | Reduced -237.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 13.3m $6.8bn | Added +588.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.5m $5.4bn | Reduced -254.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.89% of their portfolio | 8.9m $4.5bn | Added +613.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.51% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.6bn | Added +974.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -75.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.6bn | Added +75.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -865.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -62.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +91.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -364.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +210.5k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Added +1.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Added +29.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $995.4m | Added +210.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.9m $991.1m | Reduced -199.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $840.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.2m $615.3m | Added +234.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $612.1m | Reduced -55.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $571.2m | Added +116.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.0m $512.6m | Added +935.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 929.1k $475.7m | Added +299.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 899.1k $460.4m | Added +446.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 896.1k $458.8m | Reduced -30.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 849.4k $434.9m | Added +50.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 846.9k $433.6m | Reduced -41.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 846.8k $433.6m | Added +14.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 795.8k $407.5m | Added +125.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 755.3k $386.7m | Added +25.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 721.1k $369.2m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 700.2k $358.5m | Added +38.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 676.5k $346.4m | Added +23.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 604.8k $309.7m | Reduced -9.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 552.1k $282.7m | Added +193.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 487.5k $249.6m | Added +5.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 462.9k $237.0m | Added +225.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.29% of their portfolio | 452.8k $231.8m | Reduced -78.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 425.5k $217.8m | Reduced -15.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.20% of their portfolio | 410.3k $210.1m | Reduced -13.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 405.9k $207.8m | Reduced -242.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 405.4k $207.6m | Added +31.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 390.3k $199.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 374.2k $191.6m | Reduced -69.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 360.3k $184.5m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 348.8k $178.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 343.0k $175.6m | Added +15.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 327.3k $167.6m | Added +29.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 322.9k $165.2m | Reduced -16.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 300.0k $153.6m | Added +38.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.15% of their portfolio | 299.1k $153.1m | Reduced -52.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 298.2k $152.7m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 285.6k $146.3m | Reduced -36.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 280.7k $143.7m | Reduced -193.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 279.5k $143.1m | Added +107.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 278.6k $142.6m | Added +44.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.12% of their portfolio | 276.8k $141.7m | Added +125.9k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 271.3k $138.9m | Added +42.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 268.9k $137.7m | Reduced -31.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 261.7k $134.0m | Added +27.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 255.7k $130.9m | Added +8.0k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.58% of their portfolio | 234.2k $119.9m | Reduced -52.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 226.8k $116.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 221.7k $113.5m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 217.6k $111.4m | Added +213.0k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.42% of their portfolio | 207.9k $106.4m | Reduced -6.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 205.1k $105.0m | Added +3.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 204.1k $104.5m | New |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 199.0k $101.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 198.5k $101.6m | Added +74.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 192.2k $98.4m | Reduced -11.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 190.1k $97.4m | Added +756 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 185.0k $94.7m | Added +71.3k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.32% of their portfolio | 184.7k $94.6m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 179.0k $91.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.44% of their portfolio | 163.3k $83.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 162.8k $83.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.24% of their portfolio | 159.8k $81.8m | Reduced -106.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 159.2k $81.5m | Reduced -384.7k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.49% of their portfolio | 150.7k $77.2m | Added +57.8k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 148.4k $76.0m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 141.9k $72.7m | Added +89.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 139.5k $71.4m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.15% of their portfolio | 137.4k $70.3m | Added +75.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.26% of their portfolio | 131.6k $67.4m | Added +38.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 129.5k $66.3m | Reduced -420 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 126.3k $809.9k | Added +275 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 121.9k $62.4m | Reduced -208.8k |
| Marex Group Ltd 1.19% of their portfolio | 121.1k $62.0m | Added +70.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 115.2k $59.0m | Reduced -871 |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.77% of their portfolio | 114.9k $58.8m | Added +103.9k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 110.4k $56.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 1.09% of their portfolio | 110.1k $56.4m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 107.0k $54.8m | Reduced -36.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 105.3k $53.9m | Added +672 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.22% of their portfolio | 105.1k $53.8m | Reduced -51.1k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.16% of their portfolio | 103.7k $53.1m | Added +2.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 103.0k $52.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 101.3k $51.9m | Reduced -99.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 100.5k $51.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 97.8k $50.1m | Added +2.4k |