NS Partners Ltd
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001657111
13F-HR · 57 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
SEC-registered institutional investment manager.
Reported long-US-equity value
$2.05B
Top-10 concentration
49.8%
NS Partners Ltd — $2.05B AUM allocation strategy
NS Partners Ltd files SEC Form 13F and reports $2.05B of long US equity value across 57 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 28.6%, followed by Communication Services 14.5% and Financials 10.2%.
The top 10 holdings account for 50% of reported value — a broadly spread portfolio. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
NS Partners Ltd — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$2.05B
total across 57 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
50% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$BAC +117K sh · +$2.75M+$WEC +109K sh · +$14.7M+$AVGO +92.2K sh · +$25.5M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$GOOGL −134K sh · −$56.4M−$MSFT −117K sh · −$100M−$AMZN −74.3K sh · −$27.2M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$INTU ($65.4M last qtr)$MSCI ($43.3M last qtr)$SPGI ($41.5M last qtr)$MCO ($38.1M last qtr)$VRSK ($29M last qtr)
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Semiconductors12.9%—
- Interactive Media & Services10.8%—
- Systems Software6.9%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals6.6%—
- Transaction & Payment Processing Services4.6%—
- Broadline Retail4.5%—
- Multi-Sector Holdings2.9%—
- Diversified Banks2.8%—
- Other holdings48.0%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 1.19M | $208M | +21.2K | 10.2% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 529K | $152M | -134K | 7.4% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 384K | $142M | -117K | 6.9% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 534K | $135M | -21.1K | 6.6% |
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 443K | $92.4M | -74.3K | 4.5% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 123K | $70.6M | -47.1K | 3.4% |
| $BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Class B | 123K | $59.2M | — | 2.9% |
| $JPM | JP Morgan Chase & Co | 194K | $57.1M | +33.4K | 2.8% |
| $AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 177K | $54.6M | +92.2K | 2.7% |
| $MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 95.5K | $47.7M | -5.13K | 2.3% |
…and 47 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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