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NOVARTIS A G
NOVARTIS A G. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holders (2015Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 889 Institutional holders with a total value of $19,932,709,261.
#
Manager Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 DODGE & COX 45,107,085 3,881,014,000 19.47%
2 PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 20,768,108 1,786,888,000 8.96%
3 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 9,803,119 843,461,000 4.23%
4 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 8,748,494 752,720,000 3.78%
5 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7,394,650 636,236,000 3.19%
6 Fisher Asset Management, LLC 6,188,893 532,492,000 2.67%
7 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 5,569,642 479,212,000 2.40%
8 UBS Group AG 4,908,204 422,301,000 2.12%
9 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 4,833,976 415,915,000 2.09%
10 INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL LLC 4,613,017 396,905,000 1.99%
11 STATE STREET CORP 4,100,356 352,793,000 1.77%
12 MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 3,507,436 301,778,000 1.51%
13 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 3,251,793 279,784,000 1.40%
14 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3,091,198 265,967,000 1.33%
15 Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 2,868,583 246,813,000 1.24%
16 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 2,666,884 229,459,000 1.15%
17 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2,300,116 197,902,000 0.99%
18 Invesco Ltd. 2,264,007 194,795,000 0.98%
19 Capital Research Global Investors 2,258,500 194,321,000 0.97%
20 PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2,240,255 192,752,000 0.97%
21 EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 2,167,007 186,449,000 0.94%
22 Clearbridge Investments, LLC 2,090,691 179,883,000 0.90%
23 Boston Partners 2,026,303 174,343,000 0.87%
24 Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1,887,165 162,372,000 0.81%
25 MORGAN STANLEY 1,825,725 157,085,000 0.79%
26 FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO 1,509,765 129,833,000 0.65%
27 Capital International Investors 1,464,000 125,963,000 0.63%
28 MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 1,391,689 119,741,000 0.60%
29 UNITED STATES STEEL & CARNEGIE PENSION FUND 1,381,942 118,902,000 0.60%
30 SCHAFER CULLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1,364,900 117,436,000 0.59%
31 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1,357,820 116,827,000 0.59%
32 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1,316,152 113,219,000 0.57%
33 THOMASPARTNERS, INC. 1,293,940 111,331,000 0.56%
34 FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 1,257,808 108,222,000 0.54%
35 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1,247,101 107,300,000 0.54%
36 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1,177,772 101,336,000 0.51%
37 ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 1,160,916 99,886,000 0.50%
38 Sterling Capital Management LLC 1,133,853 97,557,000 0.49%
39 WHV Investments, Inc. 1,113,091 95,771,000 0.48%
40 CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1,102,602 94,868,000 0.48%
41 SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1,080,044 92,927,000 0.47%
42 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1,051,859 90,501,000 0.45%
43 PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC 1,050,759 90,407,000 0.45%
44 FMR LLC 1,037,115 89,233,000 0.45%
45 SCHARF INVESTMENTS, LLC 1,006,035 86,559,000 0.43%
46 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 998,782 85,935,000 0.43%
47 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 967,539 83,247,000 0.42%
48 Capital World Investors 934,000 80,361,000 0.40%
49 MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 887,414 76,353,000 0.38%
50 Aperio Group, LLC 861,971 74,164,000 0.37% SH
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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.