Who owns NIQ
Which tracked institutional funds hold NIQ, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See NIQ company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-22). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
27 tracked funds added or opened NIQ while 43 trimmed or exited it between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
NIQ’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, Advent International, L.P., sizes it at 8.5% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 8.4pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in NIQ divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 156 tracked filers holding NIQ, 98 increased or opened the position and 81 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in NIQ between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 11
- LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$15M
- Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC$7M
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$5M
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.$3M
- CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.$3M
- Engine Capital Management, LP$1M
Full exits 9
- SurgoCap Partners LP$67M
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC$11M
- Alberta Investment Management Corp$7M
- Burkehill Global Management, LP$5M
- SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC$3M
- Quantbot Technologies LP$1M
Largest adds
- COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC$39M
- Cinctive Capital Management LP$16M
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC$16M
- LB Partners LLC$14M
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$9M
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$5M
Largest trims
- Advent International, L.P.$200M
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.$61M
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC$31M
- UBS Group AG$23M
- Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc$19M
- MORGAN STANLEY$16M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advent International, L.P. added | 160,276,390 | $1.5B | 64.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 30,022,789 | $281M | 12.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC added | 4,185,167 | $39M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| JNE Partners LLP | 3,729,938 | $35M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| DNB Asset Management AS | 3,661,841 | $34M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC added | 3,615,429 | $34M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 3,466,946 | $32M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alamut Investment Management LLP trimmed | 3,427,873 | $32M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackBarn Capital Partners LP added | 2,903,862 | $27M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. trimmed | 2,786,499 | $26M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP added | 2,720,765 | $25M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 2,650,407 | $25M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 2,064,156 | $19M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| LB Partners LLC added | 1,932,168 | $18M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. trimmed | 1,782,894 | $17M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 1,604,595 | $15M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 1,455,242 | $14M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 1,312,470 | $12M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 1,154,623 | $11M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc trimmed | 1,003,245 | $9M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 988,472 | $9M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 753,373 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC trimmed | 732,861 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC new | 727,875 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 602,176 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP new | 571,126 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 540,714 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 476,311 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 475,854 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP trimmed | 433,691 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 363,797 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO trimmed | 348,685 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 340,609 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 339,129 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 303,815 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd added | 300,000 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. new | 290,772 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC trimmed | 274,000 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 266,414 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC trimmed | 239,973 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 203,530 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP trimmed | 188,493 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP added | 164,375 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Engine Capital Management, LP new | 159,134 | $1M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 140,402 | $1M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 140,028 | $1M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP added | 128,254 | $1M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 121,400 | $1M | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC added | 114,588 | $1M | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 111,032 | $1M | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 110,052 | $1M | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 108,501 | $1M | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC trimmed | 100,000 | $935K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mariner, LLC added | 84,163 | $787K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| XTX Topco Ltd added | 80,921 | $757K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 67,534 | $631K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD new | 66,800 | $625K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP added | 64,259 | $601K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 60,750 | $568K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC added | 56,912 | $532K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 56,600 | $529K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC new | 55,410 | $518K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC new | 55,301 | $517K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Walleye Capital LLC added | 54,587 | $510K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. trimmed | 51,858 | $485K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLSTATE CORP new | 45,850 | $429K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS trimmed | 42,178 | $394K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC trimmed | 41,895 | $392K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 41,605 | $388K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jump Financial, LLC trimmed | 41,400 | $387K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | 40,386 | $378K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added | 40,027 | $374K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added | 39,946 | $454K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Atom Investors LP trimmed | 39,357 | $368K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Blue Trust, Inc. added | 36,265 | $339K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 35,467 | $336K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP new | 33,209 | $311K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC new | 29,800 | $279K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 29,506 | $276K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ trimmed | 29,116 | $273K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL trimmed | 28,685 | $268K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey trimmed | 28,102 | $263K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV added | 27,508 | $257K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Wedmont Private Capital new | 24,310 | $273K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS trimmed | 23,802 | $223K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Centiva Capital, LP trimmed | 23,769 | $222K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Blackstone Inc. new | 23,477 | $220K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd new | 22,681 | $212K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE trimmed | 22,450 | $210K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP trimmed | 22,309 | $209K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 19,645 | $184K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 18,232 | $170K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO trimmed | 16,817 | $157K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| FMR LLC added | 16,744 | $157K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 16,693 | $156K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 16,454 | $154K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cerity Partners LLC trimmed | 16,204 | $152K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers new | 15,290 | $143K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Inscription Capital, LLC new | 15,151 | $142K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC trimmed | 13,554 | $152K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.