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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
BFM
1101
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$460K +$428K +755 New
DMBA
1102
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
Utah
$459K -$8.51K -15 -2%
Optiver Holding
1103
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$459K +$428K +754 New
CFG
1104
Copley Financial Group
California
$459K -$18.7K -33 -4%
CCFM
1105
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$459K -$6.24K -11 -1%
SIC
1106
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$459K +$567 +1 +0.1%
RIG
1107
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$455K +$143K +252 +51%
FCH
1108
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$452K -$101K -179 -19%
JSC
1109
J. Stern & Co
United Kingdom
$451K – – –
GCM
1110
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$450K +$284K +500 +210%
ACA
1111
Affinity Capital Advisors
California
$450K – – –
CG
1112
Cynosure Group
Utah
$448K -$567 -1 -0.1%
SCM
1113
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$447K -$10.8K -19 -3%
PHAM
1114
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$444K – – –
MGAM
1115
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$442K – – –
CIA
1116
Compass Ion Advisors
Pennsylvania
$441K +$1.7K +3 +0.4%
SDIC
1117
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$441K – – –
CCA
1118
Childress Capital Advisors
Texas
$439K +$105K +185 +35%
APW
1119
Aventura Private Wealth
Florida
$437K +$159K +280 +64%
BF
1120
Brucke Financial
Indiana
$437K -$60.1K -106 -12%
SG
1121
StoneX Group
New York
$431K +$85.1K +150 +27%
TFIPS
1122
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA
$430K +$48.2K +85 +14%
AP
1123
Aspect Partners
Virginia
$428K – – –
BI
1124
Ballast Inc
Kentucky
$427K – – –
MCP
1125
Militia Capital Partners
Nevada
$427K -$737K -1,300 -65%
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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.