NOVANTA INC NOVT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 67000B104 · ISIN CA67000B1040
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
- HeadquartersBedford, MA
- 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 ($1.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 36.0m as of 2025-07-28, 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 ≈ $128.99. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($246.8k notional), 4 hold puts ($2.6m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 255 |
| Q4 2022 | 256 |
| Q1 2023 | 252 |
| Q2 2023 | 259 |
| Q3 2023 | 267 |
| Q4 2023 | 259 |
| Q1 2024 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 271 |
| Q3 2024 | 289 |
| Q4 2024 | 305 |
| Q1 2025 | 326 |
| Q2 2025 | 328 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 109 | 136 |
| Q4 2023 | 121 | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | 115 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 129 |
| Q3 2024 | 144 | 114 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 147 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 140 |
| Q2 2025 | 177 | 148 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $6.1m | $13.5m | 2.23 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.0m | $5.9m | 3.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $523.8k | $524.3k | 1.00 |
| Q2 2025 | $246.8k | $2.6m | 10.50 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +298.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +246.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +217.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +214.4k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Added | +208.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +180.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +141.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +133.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +117.8k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +105.0k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -843.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -251.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Sold out | -216.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -180.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | Reduced | -178.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -164.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -122.7k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -119.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -115.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -90.4k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $221.0k1.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $25.8k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.5m11.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $889.6k6.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $245.0k1.9k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-30 | 13.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.0% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +3.5 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $480.6k | $480.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.2m | $3.2m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.4m | $3.4m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.7m | $3.7m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.2m | $2.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $584.0m | Added +1.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $539.6m | Added +92.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $241.2m | Added +38.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 3.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.7m | Added +214.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $169.1m | Reduced -31.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.8m | Added +105.0k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 989.0k $127.5m | Added +54.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 979.9k $126.3m | Added +51.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 919.7k $118.6m | Added +12.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 895.1k $117.1m | Added +141.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 755.4k $97.4m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 747.7k $96.4m | Reduced -115.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 722.4k $93.1m | Added +8.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 714.5k $92.1m | Added +246.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 694.7k $89.6m | Added +98.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 584.6k $75.4m | Added +10.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 565.0k $72.8m | Added +298.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 516.9k $66.6m | Reduced -18.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.2k $62.2m | Added +14.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 451.2k $58.2m | Added +13.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 441.4k $56.9m | Reduced -251.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 406.5k $52.4m | Reduced -42.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.5k $46.7m | Reduced -122.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 338.9k $43.7m | Reduced -119.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.6k $42.4m | Reduced -90.4k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 311.1k $40.1m | Added +208.2k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 305.2k $39.4m | Reduced -30.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.1k $37.1m | Added +25.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.2k $36.1m | Added +85.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 276.3k $35.6m | Added +25.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 266.6k $34.4m | Reduced -20.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 259.4k $33.4m | Reduced -178.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.5k $30.0m | Reduced -37.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.8k $28.5m | Reduced -44.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 220.4k $28.4m | Added +217.9k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 207.3k $26.7m | Added +51.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.8k $25.0m | Added +180.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.1k $24.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 186.3k $24.0m | Added +117.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 178.1k $23.0m | Added +26.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.3k $22.1m | Added +15.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.08% of their portfolio | 168.0k $21.7m | Reduced -352 |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 158.8k $20.6m | Added +85.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.4k $20.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.5k $19.8m | Reduced -164.6k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 150.0k $19.3m | Added +60.0k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 146.1k $18.8m | Added +8.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.7k $18.3m | Added +133.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.5k $17.7m | Added +13.0k |
| Clearline Capital LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 135.0k $17.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.3k $17.1m | Reduced -317 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 130.6k $16.8m | Added +18.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 130.1k $16.8m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 122.7k $15.8m | Reduced -6.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.8k $15.2m | Added +5.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $13.9m | Reduced -17.7k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 101.1k $13.0m | Added +44.1k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 91.8k $11.8m | Added +24.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 85.0k $11.0m | Added +61.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.6k $10.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.3k $10.1m | Added +24.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $9.1m | Added +7.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.6k $9.1m | Reduced -843.3k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 70.0k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $8.9m | Added +8.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.2k $8.9m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $8.9m | Reduced -900 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.2k $8.7m | Reduced -180.7k |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 63.8k $8.2m | Added +10.5k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.12% of their portfolio | 61.0k $7.9m | New |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.15% of their portfolio | 59.3k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $7.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 55.2k $7.1m | Added +5.3k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 53.9k $7.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 53.3k $6.9m | Added +7.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $6.3m | Reduced -841 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $6.1m | Reduced -60.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.4k $6.0m | Added +43.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.2k $5.8m | Added +1.3k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC 2.75% of their portfolio | 44.4k $5.7m | Added +18.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.0k $5.7m | Added +244 |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 40.5k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.3k $5.2m | Added +137 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.9k $5.2m | Reduced -288 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $4.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 35.8k $4.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $4.4m | Reduced -35.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.4k $4.3m | Added +8.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.2k $4.3m | Added +20.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $4.2m | Reduced -61 |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.2k $4.2m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $3.8m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 29.1k $3.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 26.7k $3.4m | Added +4.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $3.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.1k $3.2m | Added +836 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $3.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $3.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $3.0m | Added +18.8k |