NatWest NWG
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$10.38M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 25.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.05% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,032,982 | 0.3% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +25,397,028 | 1.8% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +19,805,066 | 3.8% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +17,024,618 | 1.9% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,459,391 | 0.8% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +13,326,832 | 3.5% |
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,140,079 | 1.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,746,223 | 9.8% |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,497,812 | 0.9% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +4,184,413 | 0.3% |
| Generali Asset Management S.p.a. Societa Di Gestione Del Risparmio | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,487,500 | 0.1% |
| Liontrust Asset Management PLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,769,385 | 0.4% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,561,214 | 0.1% |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,045,500 | 0.3% |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,929,195 | 0.7% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2025 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -80,544,153 | $3.85 | – | |
| 10 Oct 2024 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -41,525,779 | $9.26 | – | |
| 10 Jul 2024 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -41,598,402 | $8.27 | – | |
| 10 Apr 2024 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -43,698,747 | $7.09 | – | |
| 10 Jan 2024 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -44,022,814 | $5.49 | – | |
| 11 Oct 2023 | HM Treasury | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -44,417,454 | $5.76 | – |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,949,933 | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 2,228,659 | 0.1% | 1.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 1,207,880 | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,357,486 | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,559,331 | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,761,163 | 0.0% | 1.0 |
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