MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT COR MSGS
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 55825T103 · ISIN US55825T1034
American sports holding company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryServices-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded2010
- Websitemsgsports.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($15.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $258.60. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($32.7m notional), 6 hold puts ($92.4m).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 257 |
| Q4 2022 | 263 |
| Q1 2023 | 273 |
| Q2 2023 | 298 |
| Q3 2023 | 281 |
| Q4 2023 | 294 |
| Q1 2024 | 309 |
| Q2 2024 | 307 |
| Q3 2024 | 326 |
| Q4 2024 | 343 |
| Q1 2025 | 343 |
| Q2 2025 | 358 |
| Q3 2025 | 359 |
| Q4 2025 | 380 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 136 | 116 |
| Q2 2024 | 124 | 146 |
| Q3 2024 | 145 | 133 |
| Q4 2024 | 139 | 139 |
| Q1 2025 | 159 | 155 |
| Q2 2025 | 177 | 152 |
| Q3 2025 | 175 | 153 |
| Q4 2025 | 173 | 148 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $20.8m | $17.1m | 0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | $51.7m | $22.3m | 0.43 |
| Q3 2025 | $67.5m | $104.6m | 1.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $32.7m | $92.4m | 2.83 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +282.3k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. | New | +214.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +180.1k |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP | Added | +149.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | +108.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +84.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +69.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +48.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +47.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | +42.8k |
Biggest sellers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -125.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -125.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -120.6k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -97.7k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Sold out | -63.9k |
| Incline Global Management LLC | Sold out | -62.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -62.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -59.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -50.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -36.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.9m46.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.8m41.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.7m26.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.6m10.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $362.1k1.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $232.8k900 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $51.7k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $50.7m195.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $28.9m111.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.3m47.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $491.4k1.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $129.3k500 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $25.9k100 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| DOLAN JAMES LAWRENCE 13D · may seek influence no change · filed 2026-03-09 | 13.2% |
DOLAN CHARLES F
13D · may seek influence
filed 2024-12-31
Stated purposeThe disclosure in Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof: Charles F. Dolan passed away on December 28, 2024. As a result, as described in Exhibit A to Amendment No. 5, each child of Charles F. Dolan has the power to appoint additional or successor Trustees, including himself or herself, and to remove Trustees with respect to the 2009 Family Trust for his or her benefit. Accordingly, James L. Dolan, Thomas C. Dolan, Kathleen M. Dolan, Marianne Dolan Weber and Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney may each be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned of record by the 2009 Family Trust for his or her benefit (as reflected in Items 7 through 13 of each such person's cover page to this Amendment No. 6). Each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Comm… Full filing |
12.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +0.6 pts · filed 2026-01-08 | 10.0% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL (2.6%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $12.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $282.8k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2025.
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $516.4m | Added +48.8k |
| Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. 9.77% of their portfolio | 1.9m $491.4m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $475.3m | Reduced -18.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 779.2k $201.5m | Added +180.1k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 722.5k $186.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 699.4k $180.9m | Added +282.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 1.52% of their portfolio | 613.4k $158.7m | Added +6.9k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 0.43% of their portfolio | 592.4k $153.2m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 538.4k $139.3m | Added +15.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 453.6k $117.3m | Reduced -59.2k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 4.22% of their portfolio | 422.1k $109.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 394.3k $102.0m | Added +3.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 334.4k $86.5m | Reduced -120.6k |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP 5.94% of their portfolio | 329.7k $85.3m | Added +149.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 315.0k $81.5m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 1.26% of their portfolio | 305.1k $78.9m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.1k $75.3m | Added +3.7k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 1.66% of their portfolio | 214.9k $55.6m | New |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 200.0k $51.7m | Reduced -25.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.6k $51.1m | Not comparable |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 191.0k $49.4m | Added +20.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 157.8k $40.8m | Reduced -28.7k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 156.5k $40.5m | Added +5.5k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 150.0k $38.8m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.1k $33.9m | Added +84.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.0k $33.1m | Added +2.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.8k $32.3m | Reduced -125.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.5k $32.2m | Added +47.6k |
| Clearline Capital LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 123.9k $32.0m | Added +2.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.5k $31.4m | Added +8.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.0k $31.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Bollard Group LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 121.0k $31.3m | Unchanged |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 1.61% of their portfolio | 120.3k $31.1m | Added +11.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 117.9k $30.5m | Reduced -22.2k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 117.8k $30.5m | Reduced -97.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 115.6k $29.9m | Added +108.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.4k $28.5m | Reduced -125.4k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 1.62% of their portfolio | 110.2k $28.5m | Added +2.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 104.6k $27.1m | Added +27.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.1k $25.6m | Added +12.6k |
| Avantyr Capital Partners, LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 99.0k $25.6m | First filing |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 91.5k $23.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.7k $23.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $22.2m | Added +9.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.3k $22.1m | Reduced -640 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.7k $21.1m | Added +69.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.6k $16.2m | Added +22.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 62.2k $16.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.2k $15.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $15.5m | Added +6.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.1k $15.3m | Added +6.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.1k $13.7m | Reduced -36.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.9k $13.7m | Added +498 |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 48.8k $12.6m | Reduced -21.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.4k $11.5m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 4.57% of their portfolio | 43.8k $11.3m | Added +30.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.8k $11.2m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $11.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.6k $11.0m | Reduced -3.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.4k $11.0m | Added +862 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.3k $10.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.2k $10.7m | Added +212 |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.4k $10.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $9.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 37.6k $9.7m | Reduced -501 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.9k $9.3m | Added +28.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.4k $9.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $8.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.5k $8.2m | Added +8.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $7.9m | Added +500 |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.4k $7.9m | Reduced -5 |
| STEINBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 5.01% of their portfolio | 26.1k $6.7m | Reduced -115 |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.3k $6.0m | Reduced -380 |
| BOYAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 3.43% of their portfolio | 20.9k $5.4m | Reduced -310 |
| New Age Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 20.8k $5.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| MYDA Advisors LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 20.0k $5.2m | Added +2.0k |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 2.30% of their portfolio | 19.8k $5.1m | Added +4.9k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 19.2k $5.0m | Added +6.0k |
| MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 3.21% of their portfolio | 18.8k $4.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $4.8m | Reduced -23.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $4.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.0k $4.7m | Added +5.3k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.9k $4.6m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $4.4m | Reduced -27.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.6k $4.3m | Reduced -483 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $4.0m | Added +497 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.3k $4.0m | Added +15.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $3.8m | Added +352 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $3.6m | New |
| Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 14.0k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| INTREPID CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.37% of their portfolio | 13.7k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 13.5k $3.5m | Added +15 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.1k $3.4m | Reduced -589 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $3.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BRIDGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 13.1k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| Pullen Investment Management, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 12.7k $3.3m | Added +34 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $3.3m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $1.8m | Added +11.5k |
| EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 12.2k $3.2m | Reduced -350 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $3.1m | Reduced -545 |