Who owns Novanta (NOVT)
Which tracked institutional funds hold NOVT, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See NOVT 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.
Conviction spread
NOVT’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BlackRock, Inc., sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.1% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes NOVT more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in NOVT 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, we do not read how tracked institutions changed their NOVT positions: many holders could not be matched across the two filings, most often because the security’s identifier changed and our mapping is incomplete, or because funds are still filing for the newer quarter. Over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net sales.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capula Management Ltd added | 20,000,000 | $14M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 4,798,035 | $778M | 10.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 2,395,681 | $389M | 5.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 2,222,445 | $361M | 5.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC added | 1,817,594 | $298M | 4.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 1,606,928 | $261M | 3.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 1,436,785 | $233M | 3.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Aequim Alternative Investments LP added | 1,400,000 | $96M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Walleye Capital LLC added | 1,240,000 | $84M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC trimmed | 1,217,963 | $198M | 2.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 987,728 | $160M | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 973,767 | $158M | 2.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ trimmed | 850,494 | $138M | 1.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 765,867 | $124M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP trimmed | 759,992 | $123M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 758,878 | $123M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP trimmed | 728,371 | $49M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 717,287 | $116M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Magnetar Financial LLC added | 700,563 | $48M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 688,712 | $109M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added | 685,752 | $108M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 665,515 | $108M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. trimmed | 646,599 | $105M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| TPG GP A, LLC trimmed | 611,667 | $42M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. added | 589,573 | $96M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 528,831 | $86M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC added | 508,984 | $83M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 507,534 | $82M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. added | 490,000 | $33M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 470,778 | $76M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 466,399 | $76M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added | 460,896 | $75M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 448,808 | $73M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK added | 441,388 | $72M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC added | 440,131 | $71M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sculptor Capital LP | 428,789 | $29M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added | 428,610 | $29M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC added | 425,000 | $69M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 409,630 | $66M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 391,120 | $27M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 375,907 | $61M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN trimmed | 363,110 | $24M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 362,271 | $59M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP added | 356,787 | $58M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership added | 355,774 | $58M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 344,710 | $56M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| DF DENT & CO INC trimmed | 332,049 | $54M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. added | 331,079 | $54M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 327,955 | $53M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC trimmed | 326,007 | $53M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 318,071 | $52M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP trimmed | 316,462 | $21M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 311,731 | $51M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. added | 298,876 | $20M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Harvey Partners, LLC trimmed | 294,122 | $48M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC new | 274,898 | $45M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. added | 274,825 | $45M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc added | 263,741 | $43M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO added | 255,983 | $42M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 250,000 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ new | 244,260 | $40M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC added | 232,383 | $38M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 223,515 | $36M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG added | 222,416 | $36M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. added | 221,602 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 219,097 | $36M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Clearline Capital LP trimmed | 212,466 | $34M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Portman Square Capital LLP trimmed | 210,000 | $14M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 201,909 | $33M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd added | 200,249 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | 200,000 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 191,700 | $31M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 187,685 | $30M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC trimmed | 187,559 | $30M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 185,240 | $29M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 179,316 | $29M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. new | 178,571 | $29M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 170,009 | $28M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL added | 164,844 | $27M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC added | 161,754 | $26M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 157,818 | $26M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 151,395 | $25M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. added | 150,663 | $24M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC trimmed | 139,009 | $23M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND added | 135,175 | $22M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT added | 132,665 | $22M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP added | 130,000 | $21M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc added | 115,973 | $19M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 108,062 | $18M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. trimmed | 106,449 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 105,125 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC trimmed | 104,860 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE added | 100,168 | $16M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 95,254 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed | 92,426 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 92,408 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP new | 90,124 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 83,199 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC added | 83,190 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 71,600 | $12M | 0.2% | 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.