Novanta Inc.· NOVT

🇺🇸 US · MidSP400NASDAQ

Technology Hardware, Equipment & Parts Website

Price: $133.14
Day: -0.31%
Mkt Cap: $4.74B
52W Range: $98.27 – $176.38
Volume: 808.4K
Beta: 1.68

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 4.1 / 5 (Bullish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 408 institutions hold; 245 added, 110 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 6 sales ($1.1M)

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Novanta Inc.

NOVT|Technology|Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Current price: $133

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

0.6x

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

2 sellers

vs 1.3 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+198

339 adding vs 141 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

N/A

overlapping 13F filings

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

4.8M

+1.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

2.4M

-4.7%

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/

2.2M

+22.8%

DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC.

2.1M

+100.0%

ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC

1.8M

+0.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.6M

-1.8%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

102

98 buying102 unchanged74 selling

274 funds held NOVT in Q2 2026, holding 22.3M shares between them, up 4.0% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST315.5K sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS208.3K sh

FORUM FUNDS53.0K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Feb 10

Glastra Matthijs

$1.1M

Sale · Jan 21

Glastra Matthijs

$1.1M

Sale · Apr 17

Glastra Matthijs

$845.3K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 20, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

NOVT Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

4.1/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+100

Fund Flow

10% weight

+25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 4.1/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for NOVT

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q3 2026

6 sales totaling $1.1M (7.2K shares)

Share volume is at a routine pace (0.6x average)

Sell-only pattern: no insider purchases across 15 quarters

0.6x

Selling pace

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

0.65%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

2 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 0.7 avg per quarter

None

Insider buying

in the last 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, NOVT

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

7,500 shares at $145.04

≈11.6% of their stake at the time

Feb 10, 2026$1.09M

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

7,500 shares at $140.00

≈9.5% of their stake at the time

Jan 21, 2026$1.05M

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

6,500 shares at $130.05

≈10.3% of their stake at the time

Apr 17, 2026$845.33K

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

6,177 shares at $130.00

≈7.3% of their stake at the time

Jan 9, 2026$803.01K

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

5,079 shares at $150.00

≈10.1% of their stake at the time

May 12, 2026$761.85K

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

3,507 shares at $178.36

≈5.5% of their stake at the time

Nov 11, 2024$625.51K

Buckley Robert

CFO

Sell

3,200 shares at $180.24

≈2.6% of their stake at the time

Nov 6, 2024$576.77K

Glastra Matthijs

CEO

Sell

4,275 shares at $130.59

≈7.5% of their stake at the time

May 5, 2026$558.27K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for NOVT

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Very Bullish

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

13F filings cover more than 100% of shares this quarter (overlapping reports), so ownership and share-flow figures are unreliable

Strong accumulation: 339 institutions adding vs 141 reducing positions

Momentum improving from prior quarter

+198

Net breadth

339 adding vs 141 reducing

Strong accumulation

2.40

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+63

New − closed

94 initiated, 31 exited

7 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+339 growing-141 shrinkingNet: +198

245

110

New (94)

Increased (245)

Reduced (110)

Closed (31)

Top Institutional Holders, NOVT

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

4.8M

$778.4M

Ownership

11.70%

+1.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

2.4M

$388.7M

Ownership

5.84%

-4.7%

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/

2.2M

$360.6M

Ownership

5.42%

+22.8%

DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC.

2.1M

$347.5M

Ownership

5.22%

+100.0%

ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC

1.8M

$297.5M

Ownership

4.43%

+0.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.6M

$260.7M

Ownership

3.92%

-1.8%

STATE STREET CORP

1.4M

$233.0M

Ownership

3.50%

+5.8%

CONESTOGA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

1.2M

$197.6M

Ownership

2.97%

-17.2%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 274 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

98 buying74 sellingNet: +24

102

Buying (98)

Unchanged (102)

Selling (74)

In total, funds bought 1.7M shares and sold 795.5K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bullish Signal

Funds accumulating in Q2 2026

274 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

98 buying vs 74 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, NOVT

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

315.5K

Weight

1.56%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

208.3K

Weight

0.03%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

FORUM FUNDS

53.0K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

Series Portfolios Trust

8.5K

Weight

5.43%

Jul 31, 2026No change

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.

4.8K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Amplify ETF Trust

4.6K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

FundVantage Trust

3.9K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI

3.9K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Novanta Inc.· NOVT

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History257Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings137Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History257Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings137Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights