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 Q2 2018?

980 institutional investors reported NVS - NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares for Q2 2018. Use the holders table for investor-level position and value details.

NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS)

CUSIP: 66987V109

Q2 2018 13F Holders as of 30 Jun 2018

Type / Class: Equity / Ordinary Shares
Shares outstanding: 2,181,288,547
Total 13F shares: 255,168,529
Share change: +4,141,555
Total reported value: $19,276,895,341
Put/Call ratio: 28%
Price per share: $75.54
Number of holders: 980
Value change: +$303,768,624
Number of buys: 397
Number of sells: 475

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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%	44,300,162	$3,581,668,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/	13F	Company	1%	21,818,472	$1,764,023,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	13F	Company	0.68%	14,801,094	$1,196,669,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC	13F	Company	0.44%	9,579,868	$774,532,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO	13F	Company	0.41%	8,924,544	$721,549,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	13F	Company	0.36%	7,843,867	$634,177,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P	13F	Company	0.36%	7,802,086	$630,799,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.32%	7,006,474	$566,473,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	13F	Company	0.31%	6,753,462	$546,017,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
UBS Group AG	13F	Company	0.3%	6,522,777	$527,366,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	13F	Company	0.19%	4,089,571	$330,642,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
THOMASPARTNERS, INC.	13F	Company	0.18%	3,842,741	$310,686,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
BlackRock Finance, Inc.	13F	Company	0.18%	3,842,689	$310,681,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Manning & Napier Group, LLC	13F	Company	0.17%	3,755,663	$303,644,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.16%	3,399,641	$274,861,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
MORGAN STANLEY	13F	Company	0.13%	2,922,721	$236,303,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.	13F	Company	0.13%	2,903,267	$234,729,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
STATE STREET CORP	13F	Company	0.13%	2,747,481	$222,134,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Boston Partners	13F	Company	0.12%	2,721,194	$220,008,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
SCHAFER CULLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	13F	Company	0.12%	2,681,593	$216,807,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Invesco Ltd.	13F	Company	0.1%	2,210,868	$178,749,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	13F	Company	0.1%	2,092,148	$169,150,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	13F	Company	0.09%	2,036,698	$164,667,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	13F	Company	0.09%	1,970,449	$159,311,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC	13F	Company	0.09%	1,910,135	$154,434,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	13F	Company	0.09%	1,885,620	$152,452,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	13F	Company	0.08%	1,794,883	$145,116,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/	13F	Company	0.08%	1,779,647	$143,884,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Marshall Wace North America L.P.	13F	Company	0.08%	1,664,571	$134,581,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Capital Research Global Investors	13F	Company	0.07%	1,550,016	$125,319,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Capital International Investors	13F	Company	0.07%	1,464,000	$118,364,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	13F	Company	0.06%	1,415,438	$114,439,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
SEI INVESTMENTS CO	13F	Company	0.06%	1,391,372	$112,492,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
FMR LLC	13F	Company	0.06%	1,390,481	$112,421,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO	13F	Company	0.06%	1,318,046	$106,564,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	13F	Company	0.05%	1,187,187	$95,984,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,177,164	$95,174,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES	13F	Company	0.05%	1,144,346	$92,521,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,085,872	$87,792,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	13F	Company	0.05%	1,027,635	$83,085,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	13F	Company	0.05%	1,003,079	$81,099,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	13F	Company	0.05%	1,001,079	$80,938,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	13F	Company	0.05%	986,412	$79,751,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD	13F	Company	0.04%	976,617	$78,960,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Aperio Group, LLC	13F	Company	0.04%	919,872	$74,372,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	13F	Company	0.04%	904,399	$73,229,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
Cullen Capital Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.04%	893,351	$72,227,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
MADISON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC	13F	Company	0.04%	877,039	$70,909,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
CGOV Asset Management	13F	Company	0.04%	874,998	$70,744,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	13F	Company	0.04%	873,845	$70,650,000	—	31 Mar 2018	13F

Institutional Holders of NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS) as of Q2 2018

As of 30 Jun 2018, NOVARTIS AG - Ordinary Shares (NVS) was held by 980 institutional shareholders that filed Form 13F with the SEC. Together, they reported ownership of 255,168,529 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, LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P, BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/, UBS Group AG, and Boston Partners. This page lists 980 institutional shareholders reporting positions in this security for the Q2 2018 filing period.

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

Compare Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 Across Filers

Q1 2018 holders

1,006

Q2 2018 holders

980

Holder diff

-26

Investor	Q1 2018 Shares	Q2 2018 Shares	Share Diff	Share Chg %	Q1 2018 Value $	Q2 2018 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.