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 ($1.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 37.8m as of 2026-07-29, 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 ≈ $162.04. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($21.7m notional), 12 hold puts ($409.8m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 320 |
| Q4 2025 | 329 |
| Q1 2026 | 332 |
| Q2 2026 | 390 |
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 2024 | 144 | 114 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 147 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 140 |
| Q2 2025 | 177 | 148 |
| Q3 2025 | 154 | 175 |
| Q4 2025 | 189 | 160 |
| Q1 2026 | 194 | 128 |
| Q2 2026 | 232 | 134 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $390.6k | $1.9m | 4.82 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6m | $13.4m | 8.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $12.9m | $54.6m | 4.22 |
| Q2 2026 | $21.7m | $409.8m | 18.89 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +512.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +438.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +337.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +328.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +288.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +273.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | New | +244.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | New | +219.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +202.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +185.7k |
Biggest sellers
| ACK Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -375.0k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -236.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -231.9k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -172.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -149.6k |
| Capital International Investors | Sold out | -134.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -110.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -81.2k |
| Clearline Capital LP | Reduced | -71.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -66.1k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $13.0m80.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.7m22.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.2m13.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.3m8.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.2m7.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $162.2k1.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $97.3k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $32.4k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | New | $347.5m2.1m shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $12.0m73.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.9m73.4k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Reduced | $8.1m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.4m45.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.9m42.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.1m31.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $5.0m31.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m15.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.2m13.7k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.2m | $2.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $179.3k | $179.3k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.3m | $6.3m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.9m | $3.9m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Secor Thomas N Director | Sold plan | $97.9k663 shares |
| 2026-07-02 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.0m6.5k shares |
| 2026-06-02 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.1m6.5k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.1m7.5k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $852.3k6.5k shares |
| 2026-04-17 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $845.3k6.5k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $778.4m | Added +143.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $388.7m | Reduced -81.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $360.6m | Added +438.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.8m $297.5m | Added +40.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $260.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $233.0m | Added +97.6k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $197.6m | Reduced -231.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 987.7k $160.3m | Added +50.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.97% of their portfolio | 973.8k $158.0m | Added +64.1k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 897.3k $145.6m | Added +38.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 850.5k $138.0m | Reduced -64.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 765.9k $124.3m | Reduced -17.2k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 760.0k $123.3m | Reduced -236.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.82% of their portfolio | 758.9k $123.1m | Reduced -172.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 717.3k $116.4m | Added +24.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 688.7k $108.9m | Added +45.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 685.8k $108.2m | Added +185.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 665.5k $108.0m | Added +33.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 646.6k $104.9m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.65% of their portfolio | 589.6k $95.7m | Added +107.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.8k $85.8m | Added +26.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 512.7k $83.2m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 509.0k $82.6m | Added +50.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 507.5k $82.3m | Added +23.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 470.8k $76.4m | Added +32.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.4k $75.7m | Added +10.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 460.9k $74.8m | Added +43.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.8k $72.8m | Added +3.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 441.4k $71.6m | Not comparable |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 440.1k $71.4m | Added +28.6k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 4.98% of their portfolio | 425.0k $69.0m | Added +50.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 409.6k $66.5m | Added +337.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.9k $61.0m | Reduced -65.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.64% of their portfolio | 362.3k $58.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 3.05% of their portfolio | 356.8k $57.9m | Added +160.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 355.8k $57.7m | Added +179.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.7k $55.9m | Added +42.1k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 332.0k $53.9m | Reduced -54.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 331.1k $53.7m | Added +7.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.0k $53.2m | New |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 326.0k $52.9m | Reduced -66.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.1k $51.6m | Added +202.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 311.7k $50.6m | Added +288.8k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 3.31% of their portfolio | 294.1k $47.7m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 274.9k $44.6m | First filing |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 274.8k $44.6m | Added +273.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.7k $42.8m | Added +54.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.0k $41.5m | Added +7.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.82% of their portfolio | 244.3k $39.6m | New |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 232.4k $37.7m | Added +16.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 223.5k $36.3m | Added +47.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.4k $36.1m | Added +169.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.1k $35.5m | New |
| Clearline Capital LP 2.22% of their portfolio | 212.5k $34.5m | Reduced -71.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.9k $32.8m | Reduced -23.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 193.0k $31.3m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 191.7k $31.1m | Added +157.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.7k $30.4m | Reduced -32.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 187.6k $30.4m | Reduced -10.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 185.2k $29.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.3k $29.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 178.6k $29.0m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.0k $27.6m | Added +15.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.07% of their portfolio | 164.8k $26.7m | Added +31.7k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 161.8k $26.2m | Added +47.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.8k $25.6m | Reduced -25.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 151.4k $24.6m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.7k $24.4m | Added +42.6k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 139.0k $22.6m | Reduced -26.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.2k $21.9m | Added +87.1k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.30% of their portfolio | 132.7k $21.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 130.0k $21.1m | Added +60.0k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.39% of their portfolio | 116.0k $18.8m | Added +349 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.06% of their portfolio | 113.4k $18.4m | Reduced -17.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.1k $17.5m | Added +3.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.4k $17.3m | Reduced -991 |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 105.1k $17.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 104.9k $17.0m | Added +1.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.14% of their portfolio | 100.2k $16.3m | Added +28.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.3k $15.2m | Reduced -22.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.4k $15.0m | Reduced -2.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.4k $15.0m | Added +57.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 90.1k $14.6m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.2k $13.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 83.2k $13.5m | Added +48.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 78.0k $12.7m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.3k $9.0m | Added +7.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.6k $11.6m | Added +900 |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 71.4k $11.6m | New |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 68.2k $11.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 66.7k $10.8m | Added +9.9k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 65.7k $10.7m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 60.7k $9.9m | New |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.20% of their portfolio | 60.0k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 60.0k $9.7m | New |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.0k $9.7m | Not comparable |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $9.6m | Added +27.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $9.2m | Added +9.3k |
| Catawba River Capital 3.79% of their portfolio | 52.2k $8.5m | New |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.13% of their portfolio | 50.0k $8.1m | New |