NORTHERN TRUST CORP

Index provider Mechanical CIK 73124
League rank
#8
in Index provider · #1918 overall
Long book
$756.58B
Q1 2026
Positions
4396
Top-10 weight
28%
concentration
Last quarter
+14.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
7%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

NORTHERN TRUST CORP is an index provider — its holdings mirror index composition mechanically, running a $756.58B US long book across 4396 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 28% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, AMAZON.COM INC, ALPHABET INC-CL A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.2pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+3.1%
Q2 2024
+6.2%
Q3 2024
+1.7%
Q4 2024
-4.1%
Q1 2025
+10.2%
Q2 2025
+8.0%
Q3 2025
+2.5%
Q4 2025
-3.3%
Q1 2026
+14.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
38%
Financials
12%
Industrials
11%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Healthcare
9%
Services media
5%
Other
3%
Energy
3%

Long book by quarter

$578.66B
Q1 2024
$593.35B
Q2 2024
$610.74B
Q3 2024
$706.24B
Q4 2024
$673.56B
Q1 2025
$727.16B
Q2 2025
$781.71B
Q3 2025
$784.38B
Q4 2025
$756.58B
Q1 2026

What does NORTHERN TRUST own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology252.7M$44.08B5.8%-0.4%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology159.3M$40.42B5.3%-0.9%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology79.7M$29.50B3.9%-0.1%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary95.1M$19.81B2.6%+0.4%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology65.0M$18.69B2.5%-0.2%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology52.3M$15.02B2.0%-0.1%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology47.6M$14.74B1.9%-0.2%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology22.0M$12.58B1.7%-0.7%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials25.7M$9.54B1.3%-0.6%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials31.2M$9.18B1.2%-1.4%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare8.8M$8.12B1.1%-0.1%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials15.5M$7.42B1.0%-0.3%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy42.8M$7.26B1.0%-0.6%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare29.3M$7.17B0.9%+0.1%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media17.7M$5.33B0.7%-1.0%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary41.8M$5.19B0.7%+0.1%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary4.9M$4.91B0.6%+0.3%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare21.2M$4.61B0.6%-2.4%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media8.7M$4.34B0.6%-0.6%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy20.3M$4.20B0.6%-2.5%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media42.6M$4.10B0.5%-1.9%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials5.7M$4.02B0.5%-2.9%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther27.1M$3.92B0.5%-2.0%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary11.3M$3.73B0.5%-1.1%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology47.4M$3.67B0.5%+0.1%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology10.4M$3.51B0.5%-2.4%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology16.4M$3.34B0.4%-1.1%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare27.1M$3.26B0.4%-0.5%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials63.1M$3.08B0.4%-2.2%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples40.2M$3.06B0.4%-0.6%
PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-ATechnology20.9M$3.06B0.4%+0.7%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials14.2M$3.03B0.4%-1.7%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology8.8M$3.00B0.4%-2.3%
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSIndustrials11.2M$2.92B0.4%-1.6%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials10.3M$2.91B0.4%+1.6%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology18.8M$2.77B0.4%-1.0%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials3.2M$2.67B0.4%-0.6%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary8.2M$2.56B0.3%-0.4%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology10.3M$2.50B0.3%+1.7%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials31.3M$2.49B0.3%-1.9%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials2.8M$2.43B0.3%-1.1%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples14.4M$2.39B0.3%-0.1%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials8.8M$2.38B0.3%-0.8%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials12.1M$2.34B0.3%-0.5%
KLAC KLA CORPOther1.6M$2.31B0.3%-1.9%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples14.9M$2.31B0.3%-0.9%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications44.3M$2.23B0.3%-0.1%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials4.5M$2.22B0.3%+0.1%
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare6.2M$2.19B0.3%+0.6%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary13.6M$2.18B0.3%+1.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202619864$756.58B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202620753$784.38B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202520749$781.71B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202520680$727.16B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202521514$673.56B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202519353$706.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202413708$610.87B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202413644$593.48B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202413724$578.76B canonicalSEC ↗