BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing a 4.9% stake in Nova Ltd common stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported 1,560,266 shares of Nova Ltd common stock beneficially owned as of September 30, 2026.
  • Percent of class: The reported holdings represent 4.9% of Nova Ltd's outstanding common shares.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock disclosed sole voting power over 1,475,968 shares, with no shared voting power reported.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock disclosed sole dispositive power over 1,560,266 shares, with no shared dispositive power reported.
  • Filing type: This is Amendment No. 2 to a previously filed statement, signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, on October 27, 2026.
  • Ownership threshold: The filing's Item 5 confirms ownership of 5 percent or less of the class.

BlackRock's Amended Stake in Nova Ltd: Ownership and Voting Details

According to the filing, BlackRock, Inc., organized in Delaware and headquartered at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, reported an aggregate beneficial ownership of 1,560,266 shares of Nova Ltd common stock (CUSIP M7516K103). Nova Ltd, an Israel-based company whose principal executive offices are located at 5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, Israel 7610201, is the issuer of the securities covered by this filing. The filing is classified as Amendment No. 2 and was triggered by an event dated September 30, 2026.

The filing states that the ownership reported "reflects the 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 does not include securities that may be beneficially owned by other business units whose holdings are disaggregated in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538. BlackRock is classified as a parent holding company (type HC) in the filing, and Exhibit 99 is cited for the identification and classification of the relevant subsidiary that acquired the reported securities.

Regarding the distribution of economic interest, the filing disclosed under Item 6 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 NOVA LTD," and that "no one person's interest in the common stock of NOVA LTD is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares." The certification, signed by Spencer Fleming as Managing Director on behalf of BlackRock, Inc., states 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."

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. disclosed in this Amendment No. 2, filed October 27, 2026, that it beneficially owned 1,560,266 shares of Nova Ltd common stock as of September 30, 2026, representing 4.9% of the class, with sole voting power over 1,475,968 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 1,560,266 shares.