Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · NPFD · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
45
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q2
$170.50M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $801,187 vs Q2
24.16M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 0.00%
8.54M
13F Shares Held
▼ 257,893 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
NPFD largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | 2.75M | 11.39% | 11.39% | $54.95B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 59.7K |
MORGAN STANLEY | 1.99M | 8.25% | 8.25% | $39.78B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 89.4K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 574.0K | 2.38% | 2.38% | $11.46B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 27.0K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 487.9K | 2.02% | 2.02% | $9.74B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 298.4K |
UBS GROUP AG | 452.6K | 1.87% | 1.87% | $9.03B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 113.1K |
PENSERRA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 333.5K | 1.38% | 1.38% | $6.66B | Nov 4, 2025 | ▲ 57.2K |
INVESCO LTD. | 305.2K | 1.26% | 1.26% | $6.09B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 50.8K |
THOMAS J. HERZFELD ADVISORS, INC. | 261.3K | 1.08% | 1.08% | $5.22B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 46.1K |
COHEN & STEERS, INC. | 205.0K | 84.84% | 84.84% | $4.09B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 185.2K | 76.64% | 76.64% | $3.70B | Nov 5, 2025 | ▼ 41.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
16
Increased
+316.2K shares6
New Positions
first time holders15
Decreased
−638.0K shares4
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
321.7K
+316.2K / −638.0K
Net new holders
+3
6 new / 4 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
NPFD insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
1
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones Nathaniel T. Vice President and Treasurer | May 5, 2025 | Purchase | 500 | $18.69 | $9.3K | 500 | Form 4 ↗ |
Langenfeld Brenda A. director | Oct 31, 2022 | Purchase | 469 | $17.05 | $8.0K | 469 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 35.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 100.00%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund is SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC, holding approximately 2.75 million shares — equal to 11.39% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 45 institutional investors currently hold NPFD stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $170,504,024 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
NPFD ownershipNuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 35.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC with a 11.39% stake. Company insiders hold 100.00%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.