NewMarket
384 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.73B invested in NewMarket in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
517% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.8M | Put options by funds: $5.96M
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 127
4.82% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.72% → 61.9% (-4.8%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 415 → 384 (-31)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.31B → $3.73B (-$584M)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 82
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$163M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$56.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$36.7M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$34.1M |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$33.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$596M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$30.4M |
| 3 |
AT
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension
Hilleroed,
|
-$21.3M |
| 4 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$20.6M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$19.1M |
NEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
384 of the 8,191 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in NewMarket (NEU) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $3.73B — down 14% from $4.31B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of NEU and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 127 trimmed existing stakes and 132 added.
The largest buyer was Boston Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $163M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $596M.
- 384 institutional investors held NewMarket (NEU) as of Q1 2026, down from 415 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $3.73B of NewMarket stock for Q1 2026, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new NewMarket positions in Q1 2026 and 82 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest NewMarket buyer in Q1 2026 was Boston Partners, an estimated $163M added.
- The largest NewMarket seller in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $596M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.