What does CUSIP 66987V109 represent in this 13F holders report?

CUSIP 66987V109 is the security identifier for NVS - NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares used to aggregate holder disclosures.

How many institutions held NVS - NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares in Q1 2016?

865 institutional investors reported NVS - NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares for Q1 2016. Use the holders table for investor-level position and value details.

NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS)

CUSIP: 66987V109

Q1 2016 13F Holders as of 31 Mar 2016

Type / Class: Equity / Ordinary Shares
Shares outstanding: 2,181,288,547
Total 13F shares: 237,595,341
Share change: +4,545,512
Total reported value: $17,239,475,619
Put/Call ratio: 74%
Price per share: $72.44
Number of holders: 865
Value change: +$303,216,392
Number of buys: 376
Number of sells: 447

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What is CUSIP 66987V109?
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Top shareholders of NVS - NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Ownership % is shown only when it is directly reported or safely comparable across share classes.

Methodology: rows are grouped by holder and ranked by the holder's primary source value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Holder	Source	Role / Reporting	Ownership %	Shares	Holdings Value	12M Net Δ	As of	Details
DODGE & COX	13F	Company	2.1%	45,107,085	$3,881,014,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/	13F	Company	0.95%	20,768,108	$1,786,888,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	13F	Company	0.45%	9,803,119	$843,461,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO	13F	Company	0.4%	8,748,494	$752,720,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	13F	Company	0.34%	7,394,650	$636,236,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.28%	6,188,893	$532,492,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	13F	Company	0.26%	5,569,642	$479,212,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
UBS Group AG	13F	Company	0.23%	4,908,204	$422,301,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P	13F	Company	0.22%	4,833,976	$415,915,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL LLC	13F	Company	0.21%	4,613,017	$396,905,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
STATE STREET CORP	13F	Company	0.19%	4,100,356	$352,793,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC	13F	Company	0.16%	3,507,436	$301,778,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	13F	Company	0.15%	3,251,793	$279,784,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	13F	Company	0.14%	3,091,198	$265,967,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.	13F	Company	0.13%	2,868,583	$246,813,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	13F	Company	0.12%	2,666,884	$229,459,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	13F	Company	0.11%	2,300,116	$197,902,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Invesco Ltd.	13F	Company	0.1%	2,264,007	$194,795,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Capital Research Global Investors	13F	Company	0.1%	2,258,500	$194,321,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC	13F	Company	0.1%	2,240,255	$192,752,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	13F	Company	0.1%	2,167,007	$186,449,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Clearbridge Investments, LLC	13F	Company	0.1%	2,090,691	$179,883,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Boston Partners	13F	Company	0.09%	2,026,303	$174,343,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.09%	1,887,310	$162,384,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
MORGAN STANLEY	13F	Company	0.08%	1,825,725	$157,085,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO	13F	Company	0.07%	1,509,765	$129,833,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Capital International Investors	13F	Company	0.07%	1,464,000	$125,963,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD	13F	Company	0.06%	1,391,689	$119,741,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
UNITED STATES STEEL & CARNEGIE PENSION FUND	13F	Company	0.06%	1,381,942	$118,902,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
SCHAFER CULLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	13F	Company	0.06%	1,364,900	$117,436,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	13F	Company	0.06%	1,357,820	$116,827,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	13F	Company	0.06%	1,316,152	$113,219,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
THOMASPARTNERS, INC.	13F	Company	0.06%	1,293,940	$111,331,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/	13F	Company	0.06%	1,257,808	$108,222,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	13F	Company	0.06%	1,247,100	$107,300,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	13F	Company	0.05%	1,177,772	$101,336,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,160,916	$99,886,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Sterling Capital Management LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,133,853	$97,557,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
WHV Investments, Inc.	13F	Company	0.05%	1,113,091	$95,771,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,102,602	$94,868,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
SATURNA CAPITAL CORP	13F	Company	0.05%	1,080,044	$92,927,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,050,759	$90,407,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	13F	Company	0.05%	1,046,310	$90,023,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
FMR LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,037,115	$89,233,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
SCHARF INVESTMENTS, LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,006,035	$86,559,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION	13F	Company	0.05%	998,782	$85,935,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	13F	Company	0.04%	967,539	$83,247,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Capital World Investors	13F	Company	0.04%	934,000	$80,361,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY	13F	Company	0.04%	887,414	$76,353,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F
Aperio Group, LLC	13F	Company	0.04%	861,971	$74,164,000	—	31 Dec 2015	13F

Institutional Holders of NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS) as of Q1 2016

As of 31 Mar 2016, NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS) was held by 865 institutional shareholders that filed Form 13F with the SEC. Together, they reported ownership of 237,595,341 shares. The largest 10 holders included DODGE & COX, PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO, WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN, Fisher Asset Management, LLC, BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/, LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P, UBS Group AG, and INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL LLC. This page lists 865 institutional shareholders reporting positions in this security for the Q1 2016 filing period.

Investor	Option	Weight %	Change %	Value $	* Price	Shares	Share Change	Activity	Report Period

Compare Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015 Across Filers

Q4 2015 holders

925

Q1 2016 holders

865

Holder diff

-60

Investor	Q4 2015 Shares	Q1 2016 Shares	Share Diff	Share Chg %	Q4 2015 Value $	Q1 2016 Value $	Value Diff $	Value Chg %

Trend: ostatnie 8 kwartałów (+ wybrane okresy porównania).

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* Reported Price is the price of the security as of the portfolio date. This value is significant in that it is the last known price at which the security was still held.
An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.