NOVAGOLD RES INC NG
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 66987E206 · ISIN CA66987E2069
Canadian mining company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryGold and Silver Ores
- HeadquartersSalt Lake City, UT
- Websitenovagold.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 ($713.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 334.4m as of 2024-06-18, 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 ≈ $3.47. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($768.2k notional), 7 hold puts ($1.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 173 |
| Q4 2022 | 188 |
| Q1 2023 | 180 |
| Q2 2023 | 183 |
| Q3 2023 | 178 |
| Q4 2023 | 177 |
| Q1 2024 | 188 |
| Q2 2024 | 178 |
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 | 65 | 77 |
| Q1 2023 | 77 | 68 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | 74 | 76 |
| Q4 2023 | 81 | 72 |
| Q1 2024 | 104 | 72 |
| Q2 2024 | 83 | 75 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $224.1k | $1.3m | 5.99 |
| Q4 2023 | $387.3k | $1.2m | 3.15 |
| Q1 2024 | $781.8k | $1.2m | 1.51 |
| Q2 2024 | $768.2k | $1.6m | 2.07 |
Biggest buyers
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | Added | +3.1m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +3.0m |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP | Added | +1.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +614.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | New | +579.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +499.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +405.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +305.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +274.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +252.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.0m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -638.2k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -625.4k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | Reduced | -333.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -285.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -279.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -265.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -237.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $377.8k109.2k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $161.2k46.6k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $88.9k25.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $52.0k15.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $39.8k11.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $37.0k10.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.4k3.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3m377.8k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $99.9k28.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $60.9k17.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $42.0k12.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $41.2k11.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $37.7k10.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
Electrum Strategic Resources L.P.
13D · may seek influence
-1.9 pts · filed 2026-07-23
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Arrangement and Voting Agreements As further described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on July 22, 2026, on July 21, 2026, the Issuer, NovaGold Corporation and Paulson Advisers LLC entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, and on the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, NovaGold Corporation will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer by way of an arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) in accordance with the plan of arrangement of the Issuer (the "Plan of Arrangement"). In connection with the execution of the Arrangement Agreement, NovaGold Corporation entered int… Full filing |
23.9% |
| PAULSON & CO. INC. 13G · passive investor filed 2025-08-14 | 9.8% |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-08-11 | 8.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (3.4%, 2026-08-06), Kopernik Global Investors, LLC (4.5%, 2026-02-02)
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $78.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $338.5k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $85.0k | 4 | $509.7k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PAULSON & CO. INC. 6.97% of their portfolio | 27.2m $94.2m | Unchanged |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 21.5m $74.3m | Added +3.0m |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 2.26% of their portfolio | 19.4m $67.2m | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2m $60.3m | Added +2.3k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 6.62% of their portfolio | 17.0m $58.8m | Added +3.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5m $53.6m | Added +614.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2m $35.2m | Reduced -209.9k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 0.69% of their portfolio | 8.0m $28.4m | Unchanged |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.6m $26.3m | Reduced -2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $14.2m | Added +195.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $12.3m | Reduced -206.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $10.5m | Added +305.1k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $9.2m | Reduced -625.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $8.1m | Added +207.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $7.9m | Added +405.0k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.0m $7.0m | Reduced -100.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $5.3m | Reduced -4.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $5.0m | Reduced -110.9k |
| JNE Partners LLP 7.86% of their portfolio | 1.3m $5.2m | Unchanged |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.6m | Reduced -200.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.6m | Added +499.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.7m | Added +71.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 951.7k $3.3m | Reduced -35.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 920.8k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 897.4k $3.1m | Added +173.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 851.4k $3.0m | Added +4.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 802.2k $2.8m | Added +201.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 765.7k $2.6m | Reduced -265.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 724.9k $2.5m | Added +252.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 649.9k $2.2m | Reduced -638.2k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 620.9k $2.1m | Added +227.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 579.9k $2.0m | Reduced -62.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 579.4k $2.0m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 577.6k $2.0m | Added +274.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 496.6k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.4k $1.5m | Added +25.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 415.4k $1.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 406.9k $1.4m | Added +38.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.1k $1.4m | Added +60.4k |
| Cedar Wealth Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 339.3k $1.2m | Added +191.4k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 335.6k $1.2m | Added +83.4k |
| Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 325.8k $1.1m | Added +33.9k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.0k $1.1m | Added +27.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.3k $1.0m | Added +8.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.4k $973.6k | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.4k $855.3k | Added +19.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.1k $844.6k | New |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.7k $801.6k | Added +1.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.7k $756.7k | Added +4.9k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.9k $709.0k | Added +127.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.9k $619.1k | Reduced -132.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.1k $585.0k | Reduced -1.1m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.0k $574.0k | Added +62.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.5k $492.3k | Reduced -3.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.2k $488.4k | Added +25.9k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.4k $481.1k | Reduced -21.1k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.2k $454.0k | First filing |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.6k $424.0k | Reduced -40.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.8k $414.6k | Reduced -17.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.6k $396.6k | Reduced -41.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.2k $391.8k | Added +36.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.3k $374.8k | Reduced -73.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.4k $357.8k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.9k $314.6k | Added +1.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $311.0k | Added +90 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $296.2k | New |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.4k $298.9k | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.9k $287.0k | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.6k $293.3k | Reduced -25.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.2k $288.0k | Unchanged |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.2k $273.9k | Reduced -21.3k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.2k $270.5k | Reduced -88.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.7k $269.0k | Added +1.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.8k $266.0k | Added +7.5k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 0.06% of their portfolio | 66.9k $231.6k | Added +3.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $224.8k | Added +8.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $208.5k | Reduced -237.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.3k $201.0k | Added +15.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $200.0k | Added +14.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.4k $197.6k | Reduced -9.4k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.9k $176.0k | Reduced -44.5k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $175.8k | Added +17.0k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $170.0k | Added +45.5k |
| QUATTRO FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.3k $167.2k | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $164.6k | Reduced -75.5k |
| BAROMETER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 46.4k $222.3k | New |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.5k $154.1k | Reduced -150 |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.9k $124.3k | Added +53 |
| Ground Swell Capital, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 35.8k $123.9k | New |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $123.5k | Added +2.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $114.0k | Reduced -900 |
| EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $113.5k | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $112.1k | Reduced -11.1k |
| Firestone Capital Management 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.6k $109.5k | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.3k $105.3k | Unchanged |
| Fore Capital, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 30.0k $103.8k | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.8k $103.0k | Reduced -59.4k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.6k $95.5k | Reduced -204.8k |
| Savant Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.7k $88.9k | Reduced -300 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $86.9k | Added +6.1k |