NS Partners Portfolio holdings
NS Partners is a UK asset manager that runs actively managed stock portfolios across developed and emerging markets. It was founded in 1988 as New Star Institutional Managers, joined the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group in 2011, and took its current name in 2012. NS Partners' senior management and the Connor, Clark & Lunn group are equal partners in the firm. It picks mostly large companies with a quality growth bias, and judges the market through the lens of liquidity, the belief being that the supply and demand for shares drives prices.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$26M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$15.9M |
| 3 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$41.7M |
| 2 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$26.7M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$24.8M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$22.6M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$20.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 40.39% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.57% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 10.27% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$98.8B
| $2.61M | 0.11% |
+3,439
| New | +$2.6M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
102
Equinix
EQIX
$104B
| $2.47M | 0.11% |
+2,437
| New | +$2.53M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
103
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.5B
| $2.39M | 0.1% |
+5,283
| New | +$2.43M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
104
Quanta Services
PWR
$90.7B
| $2.38M | 0.1% |
+3,698
| New | +$2.39M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
105
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$85B
| $2.28M | 0.1% |
+32,627
| New | +$2.22M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
106
Lumentum
LITE
$54.1B
| $2.18M | 0.09% |
2,243
+297
| +15% | +$251K |
2026 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
107
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.9B
| $2.15M | 0.09% |
+46,213
| New | +$2.29M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
108
Bloom Energy
BE
$56.8B
| $2.08M | 0.09% |
+7,513
| New | +$1.77M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
109
American Express
AXP
$215B
| $2.06M | 0.09% |
+6,790
| New | +$2.27M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
110
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.4B
| $2.05M | 0.09% |
+30,161
| New | +$2.19M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
111
Marsh
MRSH
$98.8B
| $2.01M | 0.09% |
+11,790
| New | +$2.16M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
112
Wabtec
WAB
$50B
| $1.94M | 0.08% |
+6,749
| New | +$1.92M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
113
Travelers Companies
TRV
$82.6B
| $1.88M | 0.08% |
+5,282
| New | +$1.93M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
114
Ross Stores
ROST
$74B
| $1.85M | 0.08% |
+7,923
| New | +$1.86M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
115
SLB Ltd
SLB
$76.3B
| $1.78M | 0.08% |
+36,600
| New | +$1.89M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
116
Corteva
CTVA
$6.29B
| $1.76M | 0.08% |
+22,724
| New | +$1.88M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
117
Cummins
CMI
$61.9B
| $1.7M | 0.07% |
+3,284
| New | +$1.98M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
118
Waste Management
WM
$97B
| $1.6M | 0.07% |
+7,825
| New | +$1.75M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
119
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.5B
| $1.58M | 0.07% |
+5,940
| New | +$1.69M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
120
Coherent
COHR
$43B
| $1.53M | 0.07% |
+5,331
| New | +$1.6M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
121
Comfort Systems
FIX
$38.9B
| $1.53M | 0.07% |
+924
| New | +$1.55M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
122
CME Group
CME
$114B
| $1.48M | 0.06% |
5,649
+3,725
| +194% | +$982K |
2026 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
123
Datadog
DDOG
$66.5B
| $1.45M | 0.06% |
+5,285
| New | +$1.31M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
124
Allstate
ALL
$66.2B
| $1.4M | 0.06% |
+6,301
| New | +$1.6M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
125
Ciena
CIEN
$39.8B
| $1.33M | 0.06% |
+3,778
| New | +$1.46M |
2026 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
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NS Partners's Q3 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2026, NS Partners held 157 positions worth $2.35B, up 0.63% from $2.33B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.
NS Partners's Q3 2026 filing shows 80 new, 18 increased, 54 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 72,622 shares worth $25.8M. The largest sale was Applied Materials, an estimated $41.7M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 40% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.
- NS Partners's largest Q3 2026 buy was Tesla: 72,622 shares worth $25.8M.
- NS Partners added most to Globant in Q3 2026, an estimated $6.93M increase.
- NS Partners's biggest Q3 2026 reduction was Applied Materials, cutting an estimated $41.7M.
- NS Partners fully exited AT&T in Q3 2026, selling an estimated $10.3M.
- NS Partners's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $2.35B portfolio in Q3 2026.
- NS Partners opened 80 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2026.
- NS Partners's portfolio value rose 0.63% quarter-over-quarter to $2.35B.
Based on NS Partners's 13F filing for Q3 2026, filed 10 Nov 2026.