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 ($304.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 141.9m as of 2026-01-22, 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 ≈ $568.21. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($563.9m notional), 32 hold puts ($644.8m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,618 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,715 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,796 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 629 | 693 |
| Q2 2024 | 654 | 661 |
| Q3 2024 | 686 | 660 |
| Q4 2024 | 706 | 643 |
| Q1 2025 | 764 | 706 |
| Q2 2025 | 689 | 745 |
| Q3 2025 | 790 | 657 |
| Q4 2025 | 719 | 729 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $716.0m | $626.9m | 0.88 |
| Q2 2025 | $630.7m | $471.9m | 0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | $692.3m | $679.5m | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $563.9m | $644.8m | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +970.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +536.3k |
| J. Stern & Co. LLP | Added | +421.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +382.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +293.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +276.9k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +247.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +209.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +192.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +164.9k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -570.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -487.6k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -285.9k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -266.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -215.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -198.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Sold out | -175.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -166.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $169.4m297.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $94.0m164.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $45.4m79.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $40.4m70.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $38.3m67.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $34.8m61.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $26.5m46.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $23.0m40.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $10.8m19.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $10.1m17.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $239.1m419.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $66.9m117.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $66.2m116.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $61.1m107.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $38.3m67.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $35.2m61.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $27.4m48.0k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | $10.1m17.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.8m13.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $7.3m12.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.7m | $8.7m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $399.4k | $399.4k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $101.4k | $101.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Sold plan | $46.6k84 shares |
| 2025-11-24 | WELSH MARK A III Director | Sold plan | $54.7k97 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.7m $7.8bn | Added +209.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 13.2m $7.5bn | Reduced -7.3k |
| Capital International Investors 1.03% of their portfolio | 11.5m $6.5bn | Reduced -285.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.4m $5.9bn | Added +536.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.7m $2.1bn | Added +3.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.4m $2.0bn | Added +970.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.8bn | Added +17.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.8bn | Added +128.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -73.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -266.3k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -23.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -487.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -62.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $950.3m | Added +62.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $657.0m | Added +100.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $640.2m | Reduced -34.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $601.4m | Reduced -570.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 954.9k $544.5m | Reduced -33.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 864.6k $493.0m | Added +8.4k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 2.70% of their portfolio | 846.1k $482.5m | Reduced -118.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 821.1k $468.2m | Reduced -198.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 751.5k $428.5m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 735.1k $419.2m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 732.1k $417.5m | Reduced -30 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 706.6k $403.4m | Added +382.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 634.3k $361.7m | Reduced -115.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 592.3k $337.7m | Reduced -215.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 547.8k $312.4m | Added +50.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 529.2k $301.8m | Added +6.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 528.4k $301.3m | Reduced -13.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 523.8k $298.7m | Added +60.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 470.1k $268.1m | Added +26.6k |
| J. Stern & Co. LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 422.0k $422.0k | Added +421.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.03% of their portfolio | 418.3k $238.5m | Added +247.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 413.5k $235.8m | Reduced -40.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 401.7k $229.0m | Added +293.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.26% of their portfolio | 383.1k $218.4m | Reduced -9.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 378.7k $215.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 377.8k $215.4m | Added +276.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 375.0k $213.8m | Reduced -91.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 372.6k $212.5m | Reduced -21.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.12% of their portfolio | 360.0k $205.3m | Reduced -65.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 345.3k $196.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 333.5k $190.1m | Reduced -14.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 322.3k $183.8m | Added +9.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 319.7k $182.3m | Reduced -166.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 317.4k $181.0m | Reduced -119.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 310.1k $176.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 301.8k $172.1m | Reduced -35.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 295.8k $168.7m | Reduced -142.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 295.6k $173.2m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 272.1k $155.2m | Added +15.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 260.9k $125.4m | Added +192.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 259.7k $148.1m | Reduced -338 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 235.7k $134.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 228.3k $130.2m | Added +5.3k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 225.6k $128.6m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 215.9k $123.1m | Added +18.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 215.4k $122.8m | Reduced -2.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 213.7k $121.9m | Added +11.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.2k $121.0m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.77% of their portfolio | 207.7k $118.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 200.0k $114.0m | Added +35.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 195.7k $111.6m | Added +4.4k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.55% of their portfolio | 193.9k $110.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.83% of their portfolio | 184.3k $105.1m | Reduced -3.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 178.6k $101.9m | Added +3.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.4k $97.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 168.2k $95.9m | Added +8.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 167.2k $95.4m | Added +164.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 166.8k $95.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 164.1k $93.6m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 160.5k $91.5m | Added +153.4k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.41% of their portfolio | 159.7k $91.1m | Reduced -21.9k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.50% of their portfolio | 159.2k $90.8m | Added +964 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 159.0k $90.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 155.2k $88.5m | Added +61.7k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 142.0k $81.0m | Added +30.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 142.0k $81.0m | Added +17.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 141.5k $80.7m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 136.9k $78.1m | Reduced -42.6k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 136.2k $83.1m | Added +38.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 135.4k $77.2m | Added +88.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 131.5k $75.4m | Reduced -41.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.24% of their portfolio | 129.1k $73.6m | Reduced -170 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 126.3k $72.0m | Reduced -99.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 121.3k $69.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 115.7k $66.0m | Added +95.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.08% of their portfolio | 115.7k $66.0m | Added +8.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 115.6k $65.9m | Added +6.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 114.1k $65.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 111.9k $63.8m | Added +9.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 109.1k $62.2m | Added +58.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 105.9k $60.4m | Added +14.1k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 105.3k $60.1m | First filing |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 99.2k $56.5m | Added +97.2k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.34% of their portfolio | 98.9k $56.4m | Added +40.8k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.01% of their portfolio | 97.5k $55.6m | Reduced -3.0k |