Northrop Grumman
NOC
1,018 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.4B invested in Northrop Grumman in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 340 increasing their positions, 364 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.
1.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.56% → 82.72% (+1.2%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.5B → $45.4B (+$1.91B)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 340 | Existing positions reduced: 364
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,048 → 1,018 (-30)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 19 (-3)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 101
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $342M | Put options by funds: $664M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.67B |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$554M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$417M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$88.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$354M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$241M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$231M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$143M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$139M |
NOC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,018 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northrop Grumman (NOC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $45.4B — up 4.4% from $43.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 101 funds closed out of NOC and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 364 trimmed existing stakes and 340 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.67B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $354M.
- 1,018 institutional investors held Northrop Grumman (NOC) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,048 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $45.4B of Northrop Grumman stock for Q3 2018, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Northrop Grumman positions in Q3 2018 and 101 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Northrop Grumman buyer in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.67B added.
- The largest Northrop Grumman seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $354M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.