Who owns Nova (NVMI)?
89 holders named in SEC filings declare between 67.2% and 78.1% of Nova's shares outstanding, as of Sep 21, 2026. The largest are Phoenix Financial Ltd. (9.4%), Fidelity (FMR) (9.1%) and Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. (7.3%); the five largest hold 35.4% together. Another 255 institutions hold small positions worth 2.1%. At least 19.9% of the shares appear in no ownership filing: investors who do not have to report, mostly individuals. From Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, institutions that filed both quarters bought 5.3% and sold 8.2% of the shares, a net sale of 2.9%; 47 opened a position, 111 added, 130 reduced and 36 sold out. Biggest buyers: ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (+232,659 shares) and Goldman Sachs (+211,038 shares). Biggest sellers: MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD (-572,189) and Wasatch Advisors LP (-339,951). Schedule 13D/G filings since Mar 31, 2026: Phoenix Financial Ltd. crossed 5% (9.4%) on Sep 7, 2026 and BlackRock, Inc. raised its stake to 7.4% on Jun 30, 2026. Over time, 334 managers declared Nova in their 13F for Q2 2026, against 87 for Q4 2019: together at most 72.6% of the shares outstanding, against 60.8%.
| Holder | Filing | Share of capital | As of | Holding since (13F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. | 13G | 9.4% | Sep 7, 2026 | — |
| Fidelity (FMR) | 13F | 9.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2021 |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. | 13F | 7.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | 13F | 5.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | 13F | 4.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | 13F | 4.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Vanguard | 13F | 4.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| BlackRock | 13F | 2.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2021 |
| Bank of America | 13F | 1.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Capital Group | 13F | 1.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2023 |
| Wasatch Advisors LP | 13F | 1.8% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2020 |
| Renaissance Technologies | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Invesco | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2020 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Y.D. More Investments Ltd | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2023 |
| Norges Bank | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Franklin Templeton | 13F | 1.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2024 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 13F | 0.99% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2025 |
| CITIGROUP INC | 13F | 0.86% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2020 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 13F | 0.83% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2025 |
| Barclays | 13F | 0.78% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2021 |
| Nuveen | 13F | 0.61% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2023 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | 13F | 0.61% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2025 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 13F | 0.54% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
Nova institutional ownership over time
| Quarter | 13F managers | Share of the company (upper bound) | Value declared | Held by stock pickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 87 | 60.8% | $643.7M | 90.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 114 | 63.6% | $1.3B | 91.7% |
| Q4 2021 | 156 | 70.0% | $2.9B | 88.7% |
| Q4 2022 | 134 | 68.2% | $1.6B | 92.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 166 | 74.1% | $3.0B | 91.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 221 | 74.8% | $4.3B | 90.4% |
| Q4 2025 | 286 | 75.5% | $7.3B | 81.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 334 | 72.6% | $11.5B | 79.2% |
From SEC Form 13F, every quarter since the end of 2019, read like the current quarter: entities of a house summed, a value contradicting its share count set aside. The share of the company is an upper bound — two managers can declare the same shares — over the shares outstanding at that date.