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NOVARTIS A G. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holders (2014Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 875 Institutional holders with a total value of $22,081,302,201.
#
Manager Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 DODGE & COX 50,324,645 4,663,082,000 21.12%
2 PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 22,168,678 2,054,150,000 9.30%
3 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 10,381,419 961,942,000 4.36%
4 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7,582,040 702,549,000 3.18%
5 BB&T SECURITIES, LLC 643,401 596,174,000 2.70%
6 Fisher Asset Management, LLC 6,007,365 556,642,000 2.52%
7 UBS Group AG 4,873,140 451,545,000 2.04%
8 MANAGED ACCOUNT ADVISORS LLC 3,973,485 368,183,000 1.67%
9 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 3,816,105 353,600,000 1.60%
10 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 3,498,428 324,164,000 1.47%
11 Invesco Ltd. 3,054,868 283,063,000 1.28%
12 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 2,892,429 268,012,000 1.21%
13 PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2,736,630 253,576,000 1.15%
14 FMR LLC 2,691,681 249,411,000 1.13%
15 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 2,596,991 240,637,000 1.09%
16 Clearbridge Investments, LLC 2,529,464 234,380,000 1.06%
17 Capital Research Global Investors 2,258,500 219,978,000 1.00%
18 Boston Partners 2,299,983 213,117,000 0.97%
19 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 2,284,244 211,658,000 0.96%
20 EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 2,254,568 208,908,000 0.95%
21 WHV Investments, Inc. 2,229,280 206,566,000 0.94%
22 Neuberger Berman Group LLC 2,133,674 197,705,000 0.90%
23 MORGAN STANLEY 2,074,495 192,222,000 0.87%
24 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2,049,526 189,909,000 0.86%
25 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1,948,443 180,542,000 0.82%
26 MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 1,898,216 175,889,000 0.80%
27 SOUND SHORE MANAGEMENT INC /CT/ 1,849,897 171,411,000 0.78%
28 Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1,744,438 161,640,000 0.73%
29 BAHL & GAYNOR INC 1,683,201 155,966,000 0.71%
30 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1,659,582 153,777,000 0.70%
31 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1,638,988 151,870,000 0.69%
32 CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1,559,773 144,529,000 0.65%
33 Sterling Capital Management LLC 1,485,845 137,678,000 0.62%
34 SCHARF INVESTMENTS, LLC 1,475,768 136,745,000 0.62%
35 Capital International Investors 1,464,000 135,654,000 0.61%
36 NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 1,450,000 134,307,000 0.61% Call
37 UNITED STATES STEEL & CARNEGIE PENSION FUND 1,430,642 132,563,000 0.60%
38 FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO 1,356,658 125,618,000 0.57%
39 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 1,265,061 117,221,000 0.53%
40 BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1,233,637 114,309,000 0.52%
41 THOMASPARTNERS, INC. 1,138,924 105,533,000 0.48%
42 ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 1,137,989 105,446,000 0.48%
43 SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1,115,253 103,339,000 0.47%
44 SCHAFER CULLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1,080,490 100,118,000 0.45%
45 Capital World Investors 934,000 90,972,000 0.41%
46 FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 945,352 87,597,000 0.40%
47 CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 891,521 82,608,000 0.37%
48 PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC 884,005 81,912,000 0.37%
49 BROWN ADVISORY INC 877,626 81,320,000 0.37%
50 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 860,800 79,762,000 0.36%
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From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.