Northrop Grumman
986 hedge funds and large institutions have $35B invested in Northrop Grumman in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 127 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 405 reducing their positions, and 147 closing their positions.
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $394M | Put options by funds: $365M
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.24% → 82.31% (+0.06%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,017 → 986 (-31)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 127 | Existing positions closed: 147
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $45.4B → $35B (-$10.4B)
26% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 14 (-5)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 405
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.53B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$489M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$214M |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$150M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$432M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$340M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$282M |
| 4 |
Swiss National Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$218M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$214M |
NOC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
986 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northrop Grumman (NOC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $35B — down 23% from $45.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 147 funds closed out of NOC and 127 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 405 trimmed existing stakes and 256 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $1.53B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $432M.
- 986 institutional investors held Northrop Grumman (NOC) as of Q4 2018, down from 1,017 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $35B of Northrop Grumman stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 127 funds opened new Northrop Grumman positions in Q4 2018 and 147 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Northrop Grumman buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $1.53B added.
- The largest Northrop Grumman seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $432M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.