Northrop Grumman
1,250 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.5B invested in Northrop Grumman in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 165 funds opening new positions, 439 increasing their positions, 394 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 165 | Existing positions closed: 91
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 439 | Existing positions reduced: 394
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.9B → $50.5B (+$3.57B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,199 → 1,250 (+51)
0.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.38% → 82.32% (+0.94%)
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $460M | Put options by funds: $661M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$426M |
| 2 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$277M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$239M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$135M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$348M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$259M |
| 3 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$160M |
| 4 |
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$112M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$108M |
NOC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
1,250 of the 6,518 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northrop Grumman (NOC) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $50.5B — up 7.6% from $46.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 165 funds opened new NOC positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 74 holders — while 439 added to existing stakes and 394 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $426M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $348M.
- 1,250 institutional investors held Northrop Grumman (NOC) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,199 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $50.5B of Northrop Grumman stock for Q4 2021, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 165 funds opened new Northrop Grumman positions in Q4 2021 and 91 closed out, a net change of +74 holders.
- The largest Northrop Grumman buyer in Q4 2021 was Ameriprise, an estimated $426M added.
- The largest Northrop Grumman seller in Q4 2021 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $348M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.