NIQ Institutional Ownership
Who owns NIQ Global Intelligence plc and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 162 funds reported holding NIQ at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 84.4% of the company.
- ▲99 buying vs 76 selling
- ▲Held by funds +3.2 pts
- ▲Funds holding +19
- ▲Superinvestors: 2 added, 1 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
4 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 162 | 143 | +13.3% |
| In funds' top 10 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 13F shares | 249M | 239M | +4.0% |
| Held by funds | 84.4% | 81.2% | +3.3 pts |
| New positions | 45 | 29 | +55.2% |
| Increased | 54 | 57 | −5.3% |
| Reduced | 51 | 37 | +37.8% |
| Sold out | 25 | 37 | −32.4% |
| Calls (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Put/call ratio | – | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in NIQ
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Who owns NIQ
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds5.6%
- Active managers and hedge funds92.1%
- Banks and brokers2.1%
- Pensions, insurers and other0.1%
The top 10 holders own 87.6% of all NIQ shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
44 funds changed their position- Commonwealth Equity Services, LLCTrimmed−4.2M sh
- Altfest L J & Co IncNew+60K sh
- Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) LtdNew+34K sh
- Sterling Capital Management LLCAdded+24K sh
- Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLCNew+18K sh
🔒 Free account: see all 20.
Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advent International, L.P. | 54.34% | 160M | $1.5B | +10.9M |
| 2 | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 10.18% | 30M | $281M | 0 |
| 3 | Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1.42% | 4.2M | $39.1M | +4.1M |
| 4 | JNE Partners LLP | 1.26% | 3.7M | $34.9M | 0 |
| 5 | DNB Asset Management AS | 1.24% | 3.7M | $34.2M | 0 |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.23% | 3.6M | $33.8M | +326K |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1.18% | 3.5M | $32.4M | −50K |
| 8 | Alamut Investment Management LLP | 1.16% | 3.4M | $32.1M | −303K |
| 9 | BlackBarn Capital Partners LP | 0.98% | 2.9M | $27.2M | +829K |
| 10 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 0.94% | 2.8M | $26.1M | −726K |
- Advent International, L.P.+10.9M sh+$102M
- Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC+4.1M sh+$38.8M
- Cinctive Capital Management LP+1.9M sh+$17.8M
- American Century Companies Inc+1.7M sh+$16.3M
- Los Angeles Capital Management LLC+1.6M sh+$15M
- LB Partners LLC+1.5M sh+$14.3M
- Citadel Advisors LLC+1M sh+$9.6M
- BlackBarn Capital Partners LP+829K sh+$7.8M
- SurgoCap Partners LP−5.9M sh−$66.6M
- Ameriprise Financial Inc−2.7M sh−$25M
- UBS Group AG−1.7M sh−$16.2M
- Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc−1.5M sh−$13.9M
- Morgan Stanley−1.3M sh−$12.1M
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC−1M sh−$11.4M
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.−726K sh−$6.8M
- Alberta Investment Management Corp−575K sh−$6.5M
NIQ institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most NIQ stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of NIQ was Advent International, L.P., followed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of NIQ is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 84.4% of NIQ's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 81.2% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying NIQ?
In Q2 2026, 99 funds bought NIQ (45 of them new positions) and 76 sold (25 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 2 added and 1 cut. Our fund sentiment for NIQ is strongly bullish.
What is NIQ's institutional put/call ratio?
Too few option positions were reported for a meaningful ratio.
How current is this NIQ ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.