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Northrop Grumman
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1,713 hedge funds and large institutions have $72B invested in Northrop Grumman in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 208 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 574 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 208 | Existing positions closed: 86

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 14 (+8)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.5B → $72B (+$10.5B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,615 → 1,713 (+98)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 574

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $655M | Put options by funds: $670M

11.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.74% → 82.53% (-11%)

Holders
1,713
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+6.07%
% of All Funds
22.48%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
208
Increased
601
Reduced
574
Closed
86
Calls
$655M
Puts
$670M
Net Calls
-$15M
Net Calls Change
-$144M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$248M
2
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
+$128M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$126M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$110M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$99.5M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$700M
2
BC
Broadwater Capital
Massachusetts
-$589M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$265M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$227M
5
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
-$220M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFA
526
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$2.38M +$84.5K +149 +4%
AWM
527
Adams Wealth Management
Utah
$2.37M +$2.2M +3,883 New
S
528
SignatureFD
Georgia
$2.36M +$95.3K +168 +5%
PS
529
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.35M +$25.5K +45 +1%
PP
530
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$2.34M +$51K +90 +2%
SC
531
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.33M -$40.8K -72 -2%
RSC
532
Red Spruce Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.32M -$2.83K -5 -0.1%
4WM
533
4J Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.32M -$17.6K -31 -0.8%
FHWM
534
Fox Hill Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$22.1K -39 -1%
A
535
AlphaQuest
New York
$2.3M +$2.08M +3,677 +3,954%
VI
536
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$2.29M -$151K -267 -7%
WPC
537
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.26M +$202K +357 +11%
GCC
538
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$2.01M -3,550 -49%
FFS
539
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$2.25M -$239K -422 -10%
CPIG
540
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.25M +$28.4K +50 +1%
BMC
541
Beaton Management Company
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$14.2K -25 -0.7%
LCM
542
LRT Capital Management
Texas
$2.24M -$1.46M -2,583 -41%
ET
543
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$2.24M – – –
BA
544
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
$2.23M +$2.04M +3,596 +5,065%
PG
545
Patten Group
Tennessee
$2.22M – – –
LSA
546
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$2.22M -$855K -1,508 -29%
MSA
547
MUFG Securities Americas
New York
$2.21M +$358K +632 +21%
JFG
548
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$2.19M – – –
Assenagon Asset Management
549
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$2.19M -$88.5K -156 -4%
BAM
550
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.19M – – –
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NOC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,713 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northrop Grumman (NOC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $72B — up 17% from $61.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 208 funds opened new NOC positions and 86 closed out — a net gain of 122 holders — while 601 added to existing stakes and 574 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $248M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $700M.

  • 1,713 institutional investors held Northrop Grumman (NOC) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,615 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $72B of Northrop Grumman stock for Q3 2025, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 208 funds opened new Northrop Grumman positions in Q3 2025 and 86 closed out, a net change of +122 holders.
  • The largest Northrop Grumman buyer in Q3 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $248M added.
  • The largest Northrop Grumman seller in Q3 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $700M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.