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 ($362.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 142.0m as of 2026-04-16, 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 ≈ $680.86. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($581.0m notional), 34 hold puts ($613.1m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,891 |
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 862 | 764 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $630.7m | $471.9m | 0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | $692.3m | $679.5m | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $563.9m | $644.8m | 1.14 |
| Q1 2026 | $581.0m | $613.1m | 1.06 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +3.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +501.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +381.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +285.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Added | +222.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +167.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +162.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +154.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -537.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -447.1k |
| J. Stern & Co. LLP | Reduced | -421.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -416.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -361.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -242.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -221.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -207.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -187.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $199.5m292.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $115.1m168.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $64.7m94.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $35.1m51.5k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $27.2m39.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $18.8m27.6k shares |
| Jain Global LLC | New | $17.1m25.0k shares |
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $16.4m24.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $14.3m21.0k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $14.3m20.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $266.6m390.8k shares |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | New | $62.0m4.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $58.2m85.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $50.9m74.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $50.5m74.0k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $23.6m34.6k shares |
| Jain Global LLC | New | $17.1m25.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $15.4m22.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $14.1m20.7k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $8.9m13.0k 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 2026
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $26.2m | $9.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $650.4k873 shares |
| 2026-02-27 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Sold plan | $1.3m1.8k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Sold plan | $372.5k512 shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $141.2k194 shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold | $107.7k147 shares |
| 2026-02-18 | Davies Benjamin R. CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Sold | $1.6m2.2k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Simpson Kathryn G Corp VP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $547.3k779 shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold | $501.6k716 shares |
| 2026-02-17 | ROEDER ROSHAN S CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Sold plan | $223.4k318 shares |
| 2026-02-13 | Hardesty Michael A Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Sold | $550.4k784 shares |
| 2026-02-06 | Warden Kathy J Chair, CEO and President, director | Sold | $14.2m20.0k shares |
| 2026-02-02 | WELSH MARK A III Director | Sold plan | $65.0k95 shares |
| 2026-01-06 | Warden Kathy J Chair, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.8m3.0k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Warden Kathy J Chair, CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $4.2m7.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.31% of their portfolio | 13.0m $8.9bn | Reduced -207.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.9m $7.4bn | Added +501.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 8.9m $6.1bn | First filing |
| Capital International Investors 1.13% of their portfolio | 7.1m $4.8bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| Capital World Investors 0.64% of their portfolio | 6.9m $4.7bn | Added +3.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.63% of their portfolio | 5.0m $3.4bn | Added +2.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.6m $2.5bn | Reduced -59.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.5m $2.4bn | First filing |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.3m $2.2bn | Added +154.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.2m $2.2bn | Added +63.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -92.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -63.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -447.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -36.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -78.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -9.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.0bn | Reduced -242.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $830.1m | Added +1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $773.3m | Added +381.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $742.5m | Reduced -34.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $691.5m | Reduced -41.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 960.7k $655.4m | Added +5.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 872.9k $595.5m | Added +8.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 791.2k $539.8m | Reduced -361.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 788.3k $537.8m | Added +56.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 757.7k $516.9m | First filing |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 746.3k $509.2m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 730.9k $498.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.64% of their portfolio | 692.9k $472.7m | Added +222.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 691.8k $472.0m | Added +162.6k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 3.02% of their portfolio | 683.4k $466.2m | Reduced -162.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 668.1k $455.8m | Added +33.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 587.1k $400.6m | Added +58.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 506.0k $345.2m | Reduced -17.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 502.2k $342.6m | Reduced -45.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 405.6k $276.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.16% of their portfolio | 397.9k $271.5m | Added +25.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.20% of their portfolio | 385.8k $263.2m | Added +7.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.16% of their portfolio | 363.6k $248.0m | Added +167.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 357.3k $243.8m | Added +37.6k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.50% of their portfolio | 356.6k $243.3m | Reduced -26.5k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.08% of their portfolio | 353.8k $241.4m | Reduced -64.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 338.4k $227.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 335.1k $228.6m | Reduced -66.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.14% of their portfolio | 324.9k $221.7m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 320.4k $218.6m | Added +24.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 316.2k $215.7m | Added +285.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 312.1k $212.9m | Reduced -21.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 309.1k $210.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 308.9k $210.7m | Reduced -36.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 304.5k $207.7m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 292.5k $199.6m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 289.8k $197.3m | Reduced -416.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 280.2k $191.1m | Reduced -21.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 263.2k $179.5m | Added +84.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 253.7k $144.7m | Added +18.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 236.1k $161.1m | Reduced -23.5k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 231.7k $158.1m | Added +6.2k |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 1.00% of their portfolio | 229.8k $156.8m | Added +147.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 213.5k $145.6m | Reduced -58.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.1k $144.7m | Reduced -162 |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.11% of their portfolio | 211.6k $144.3m | Added +27.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 210.7k $143.8m | Reduced -106.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 210.2k $143.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 210.0k $143.2m | Reduced -5.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 207.8k $141.8m | Reduced -170.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 207.1k $141.3m | First filing |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 205.4k $140.0m | Reduced -22.9k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 194.2k $132.5m | Added +236 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 191.0k $130.3m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 187.9k $128.2m | Added +32.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 183.5k $125.2m | Added +41.5k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.94% of their portfolio | 177.4k $121.0m | Reduced -30.3k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.58% of their portfolio | 175.7k $119.9m | Added +16.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 174.7k $119.2m | Added +14.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 166.1k $113.3m | Reduced -4.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 165.8k $113.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 161.9k $110.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 161.7k $110.3m | Added +2.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 161.6k $110.2m | Added +35.2k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.89% of their portfolio | 158.1k $107.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 157.0k $107.1m | Added +146.9k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.33% of their portfolio | 154.9k $105.7m | Added +49.6k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 141.6k $96.6m | Reduced -406 |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 139.2k $95.0m | Reduced -29.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 138.7k $94.6m | Reduced -61.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.29% of their portfolio | 128.9k $87.9m | Reduced -210 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 120.1k $81.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 119.7k $81.7m | Added +4.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 118.3k $80.7m | Reduced -23.2k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 1.27% of their portfolio | 113.6k $77.5m | Added +23.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 113.0k $77.1m | Added +7.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 112.5k $76.8m | Added +13.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 112.5k $76.7m | Added +569 |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.09% of their portfolio | 112.2k $76.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.57% of their portfolio | 112.0k $76.4m | Added +13.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 105.5k $72.0m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.6k $71.4m | Added +8.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 104.3k $71.1m | Added +103.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 100.4k $68.5m | Added +13.6k |