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Novanta Inc · 13F filings

NOVT Institutional Ownership

Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026From SEC Form 13FUpdated

Who owns Novanta Inc and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 393 funds reported holding NOVT at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 118.7% of the company.

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Fund sentiment
Bullish
Strongly bearishNeutralStrongly bullish
  • ▲235 buying vs 133 selling
  • ▲Held by funds +11.6 pts
  • ▲Funds holding +60
  • ▲Superinvestors: 3 added, 0 cut
  • ▼Put/call 3.29 to 1420.69

What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.

Funds holding393+60 vs Q1 2026
Held by funds118.7%+11.6 pts
Value held$7.3B44.9M shares
Put/call ratio1420.69up from 3.29

Funds holding and ownership

8 quarters
Q3 2024: 288 fundsQ3 '24Q4 2024: 303 fundsQ4 '24Q1 2025: 324 fundsQ1 '25Q2 2025: 326 fundsQ2 '25Q3 2025: 322 fundsQ3 '25Q4 2025: 330 fundsQ4 '25Q1 2026: 333 fundsQ1 '26Q2 2026: 393 fundsQ2 '26118.7% owned
Funds holdingHeld by funds %

Quarter over quarter

all 13F filers
Q2 2026This quarterQ1 2026Change
Funds holding393333+18.0%
In funds' top 1075+40.0%
13F shares44.9M40.5M+10.9%
Held by funds118.7%107.1%+11.6 pts
New positions8640+115.0%
Increased149152−2.0%
Reduced10792+16.3%
Sold out2638−31.6%
Calls (shares)1,60091K−98.2%
Puts (shares)2.3M298K+662.0%
Put/call ratio1420.693.29+43049.3%

Buyers vs sellers

adding or new vs cutting or sold out
Q4 2024: 131 buyingQ4 2024: 146 sellingQ4 '24Q1 2025: 172 buyingQ1 2025: 141 sellingQ1 '25Q2 2025: 175 buyingQ2 2025: 147 sellingQ2 '25Q3 2025: 158 buyingQ3 2025: 173 sellingQ3 '25Q4 2025: 190 buyingQ4 2025: 157 sellingQ4 '25Q1 2026: 192 buyingQ1 2026: 130 sellingQ1 '26Q2 2026: 235 buyingQ2 2026: 133 sellingQ2 '26
Buying 235Selling 133latest quarter

Superinvestors in NOVT

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Who owns NOVT

share of fund held shares
  • Index and passive funds30.9%
  • Active managers and hedge funds55.9%
  • Banks and brokers10.9%
  • Pensions, insurers and other2.3%

The top 10 holders own 40.9% of all NOVT shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.

Put/call ratio

funds' options, market makers left out
1.00Q3 2024: 3.50Q3 '24Q2 2025: 56.50Q2 '25Q3 2025: 15.80Q3 '25Q1 2026: 3.29Q1 '26Q2 2026: 1420.69Q2 '261420.69

Above 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.

Filed so far for Q3 2026

251 funds changed their position

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Top holders

Q2 2026
#FundOf companySharesValueChange
1BlackRock, Inc.12.69%4.8M$778M+143K
2Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.33%2.4M$389M−81K
3Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/5.88%2.2M$361M+438K
4Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC4.81%1.8M$298M+41K
5Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.25%1.6M$261M−6,287
6State Street Corp3.80%1.4M$233M+98K
7Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC3.22%1.2M$198M−232K
8Geode Capital Management, LLC2.61%988K$160M+51K
9Congress Asset Management Co2.57%974K$158M+64K
10GW&K Investment Management, LLC2.37%897K$146M+39K
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NOVT institutional ownership FAQ

Who owns the most NOVT stock?

In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of NOVT was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.

What percentage of NOVT is owned by institutions?

Funds that file 13F reports held 118.7% of NOVT's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 107.1% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.

Are hedge funds buying NOVT?

In Q2 2026, 235 funds bought NOVT (86 of them new positions) and 133 sold (26 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 3 added and 0 cut. Our fund sentiment for NOVT is bullish.

What is NOVT's institutional put/call ratio?

Funds reported $369M of NOVT puts against $260K of calls, a put/call ratio of 1420.69 (3.29 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.

How current is this NOVT 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.