Northrop Grumman
NOC
1,051 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.5B invested in Northrop Grumman in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 328 increasing their positions, 415 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
45% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 32 (+10)
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 83
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.2B → $49.5B (+$6.33B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,039 → 1,051 (+12)
0.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.91% → 81.57% (+0.66%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 328 | Existing positions reduced: 415
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $579M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$739M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$232M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$99.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$270M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$218M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$154M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$138M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$119M |
NOC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,051 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northrop Grumman (NOC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $49.5B — up 15% from $43.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new NOC positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 328 added to existing stakes and 415 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $739M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $270M.
- 1,051 institutional investors held Northrop Grumman (NOC) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,039 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $49.5B of Northrop Grumman stock for Q1 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Northrop Grumman positions in Q1 2018 and 83 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Northrop Grumman buyer in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $739M added.
- The largest Northrop Grumman seller in Q1 2018 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $270M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.