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Navigator Holdings
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $485M invested in Navigator Holdings in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

441% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.6M | Put options by funds: $481K

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 14

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 48

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $363M → $485M (+$122M)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 179 (+23)

8.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.21% → 38.41% (+8.2%)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+14.74%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
40
Increased
68
Reduced
48
Closed
14
Calls
$2.6M
Puts
$481K
Net Calls
+$2.12M
Net Calls Change
+$924K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$12M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.34M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.67M
4
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$7.66M
5
ECA
Encompass Capital Advisors
New York
+$7.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
-$6.81M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$2.55M
3
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$2.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.23M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
American Century Companies
26
American Century Companies
Missouri
$6.14M -$896K -47,169 -13%
PAPAIJV
27
Paragon Associates & Paragon Associates II Joint Venture
Texas
$5.79M – – –
MA
28
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.73M -$95K -5,000 -2%
NIM
29
Needham Investment Management
New York
$5.53M – – –
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$5.47M +$5.37M +282,860 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
31
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$5.42M +$5.33M +280,448 New
HP
32
Hartree Partners
New York
$4.67M +$4.59M +241,473 New
Invesco
33
Invesco
Georgia
$4.66M +$1.87M +98,391 +69%
HF
34
HRT Financial
New York
$4.55M +$3.56M +187,447 +390%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.54M -$1.23M -64,835 -21%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.48M -$65.1K -3,424 -1%
Northern Trust
37
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.96M -$221K -11,613 -5%
MG
38
Marex Group
$3.91M +$2.07M +109,131 +117%
6CM
39
683 Capital Management
New York
$3.6M – – –
1CM
40
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
$3.44M +$136K +7,150 +4%
VPM
41
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$3.21M +$3.16M +166,138 New
HCM
42
Harvey Capital Management
Florida
$3.17M -$1.87M -98,264 -38%
AQR Capital Management
43
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.9M +$1.04M +54,515 +57%
GCM
44
Ghisallo Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.9M +$2.85M +150,000 New
TI
45
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$2.71M -$316K -16,623 -11%
ECM
46
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$2.7M – – –
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.52M +$633K +33,295 +34%
Man Group
48
Man Group
United Kingdom
$2.46M +$386K +20,331 +19%
GF
49
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.32M – – –
MAM
50
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.22M +$1.16M +60,843 +112%
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NVGS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

179 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Navigator Holdings (NVGS) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $485M — up 34% from $363M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new NVGS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Steinberg Asset Management, cutting an estimated $6.81M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Navigator Holdings (NVGS) as of Q1 2026, up from 156 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $485M of Navigator Holdings stock for Q1 2026, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Navigator Holdings positions in Q1 2026 and 14 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Navigator Holdings buyer in Q1 2026 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Navigator Holdings seller in Q1 2026 was Steinberg Asset Management, an estimated $6.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.