BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on October 27, 2026, reporting a 4.97% stake in Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported 876,096 shares of Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. common stock beneficially owned in total.
  • Percent of class: The 876,096 shares represent 4.97% of the outstanding common stock, placing ownership at 5% or less of the class.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock reported sole voting power over 851,775 shares, with zero shared voting power.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock reported sole dispositive power over all 876,096 shares, with zero shared dispositive power.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring the filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Filer type: BlackRock, Inc. is identified as a parent holding company (type "HC"), incorporated in Delaware, with principal offices at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
  • Signed by: Spencer Fleming, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., signed the statement dated October 27, 2026.

BlackRock's Reported Holdings in Nature's Sunshine Products

BlackRock, Inc., the New York-based asset management holding company, filed Amendment No. 1 to its beneficial ownership statement disclosing its aggregate position in Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. (CUSIP 639027101), a direct-sales nutritional supplements company headquartered at 2901 West Bluegrass Blvd., Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043. According to the filing, the position as of September 30, 2026 totaled 876,096 shares of common stock, equal to 4.97% of the class outstanding.

The filing states that the reported holdings reflect securities "beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units (collectively, the 'Reporting Business Units') of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates," and that it does not include securities, if any, beneficially owned by other business units whose beneficial ownership is disaggregated in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). BlackRock certified, through Managing Director Spencer Fleming, that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

With respect to divided interests, the filing notes that "various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC." and that no single person's interest exceeds 5% of total outstanding common shares. The relevant subsidiaries through which the holdings are held are identified in Exhibit 99, attached to the filing.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 876,096 shares, or 4.97%, of Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. common stock as of September 30, 2026, with sole voting power over 851,775 shares and sole dispositive power over all 876,096 shares. No shared voting or dispositive power was reported.