SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO SPHR
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 55826T102
American holding company in New York City
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryServices-Amusement & Recreation Services
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Websitesphereentertainmentco.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 ($9.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $59.07. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($11.6m notional), 7 hold puts ($6.0m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 192 |
| Q4 2022 | 186 |
| Q1 2023 | 190 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 71 | 95 |
| Q1 2023 | 90 | 92 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $17.7m | $9.8m | 0.55 |
| Q4 2022 | $12.4m | $8.6m | 0.70 |
| Q1 2023 | $11.6m | $6.0m | 0.52 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +317.8k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +233.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +207.6k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP | Added | +144.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +93.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +48.6k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | Added | +44.8k |
| Steel Canyon Capital, LLC | New | +42.1k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC | New | +33.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +33.5k |
Biggest sellers
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Sold out | -642.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Sold out | -335.4k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -314.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -224.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Sold out | -150.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Reduced | -69.2k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | Reduced | -46.1k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | Reduced | -32.7k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -32.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -30.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.1m85.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.6m77.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $951.0k16.1k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $384.0k6.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $259.9k4.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $254.0k4.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $41.3k700 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $28.0k4.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| Covestor Ltd | New | $07 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.7m46.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m42.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $265.8k4.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $259.9k4.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $212.7k3.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.0k2.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 +1.5 pts · filed 2026-10-22 | 14.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-07 | 13.5% |
DOLAN CHARLES F
13D · may seek influence
filed 2024-12-31
Stated purposeThe disclosure in Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: Charles F. Dolan passed away on December 28, 2024. As a result, as described in Exhibit A to Amendment No. 3, 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. 4). Each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Comm… Full filing |
12.3% |
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 8.3% |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 13G · institution -2.8 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.8% |
| BARCLAYS PLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-13 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL (1.9%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (3.1%, 2026-01-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $29.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $54.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-09 | Thomas Isiah III Director | Sold | $54.4k931 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.78% of their portfolio | 6.7m $393.4m | Reduced -32.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $151.4m | Added +48.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $119.3m | Added +93.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $105.9m | Added +29.0k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.7m | Added +16.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.7m | Added +207.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $60.5m | Unchanged |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.56% of their portfolio | 887.7k $52.4m | Reduced -46.1k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 621.2k $36.7m | Reduced -12.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 561.9k $33.2m | Added +28.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 501.4k $29.6m | Added +19.0k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 2.14% of their portfolio | 442.6k $26.1m | Added +144.9k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 405.3k $23.9m | Reduced -233 |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 360.4k $21.3m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.8k $19.1m | Reduced -286 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 317.8k $18.8m | New |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 0.54% of their portfolio | 305.1k $18.0m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.6k $16.3m | Reduced -848 |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 271.9k $16.1m | Reduced -69.2k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 239.7k $14.2m | Added +233.9k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 238.4k $14.1m | Reduced -32.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.6k $13.7m | Added +4.5k |
| AWH Capital, L.P. 6.88% of their portfolio | 225.0k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.0k $13.2m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC 2.77% of their portfolio | 158.2k $9.3m | Added +10.7k |
| Price Jennifer C. 2.84% of their portfolio | 150.6k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 133.4k $7.9m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.6k $7.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.8k $7.2m | Added +14.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.1k $7.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS 0.26% of their portfolio | 95.3k $5.6m | Reduced -22.1k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.43% of their portfolio | 87.8k $5.2m | Added +11.3k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 81.2k $4.8m | Added +17.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $4.2m | Added +7.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.9k $4.1m | Reduced -224.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $4.1m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 68.3k $4.0m | Added +44.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.3k $3.9m | Added +7.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.1k $3.8m | Added +33.5k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 63.5k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.6k $3.7m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.8k $3.2m | Reduced -5.7k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 50.3k $3.0m | Reduced -449 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $2.9m | Added +18.6k |
| BOYAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.17% of their portfolio | 47.5k $2.8m | Reduced -343 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $2.7m | Added +6.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.1k $2.7m | Added +996 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.6m | Added +19.3k |
| Steel Canyon Capital, LLC 4.96% of their portfolio | 42.1k $2.5m | New |
| PACIFIC GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.52% of their portfolio | 40.6k $2.4m | Reduced -948 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $2.1m | Added +27.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $2.0m | Added +6.5k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.5k $2.0m | New |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.5k $2.0m | Added +4.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $2.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.9m | Reduced -237 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $1.7m | Reduced -898 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.5m | Added +1.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.5m | Added +24.5k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.7k $1.5m | Reduced -4.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.5m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.4m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $1.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.4k $1.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 22.8k $1.3m | Added +750 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $1.3m | Added +1.8k |
| MYDA Advisors LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 22.0k $1.3m | New |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $1.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $1.2m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $1.0m | Added +4.9k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.5k $975.0k | New |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.2k $957.1k | Added +7.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $926.0k | Reduced -406 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.9k $882.0k | New |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5k $856.9k | Reduced -594 |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5k $856.9k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $827.8k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $827.3k | Added +1.1k |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 12.7k $747.3k | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $743.4k | Added +251 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $712.3k | Reduced -28.3k |
| Fernwood Investment Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 11.5k $680.8k | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $673.6k | Added +402 |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.2k $663.2k | Reduced -371 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $640.9k | Added +5.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $613.1k | Added +21 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $587.7k | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $559.2k | Reduced -4.3k |
| Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 9.1k $536.5k | Added +285 |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.9k $525.7k | Not comparable |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.8k $521.0k | Added +3.6k |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.7k $516.6k | Added +4.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.7k $516.2k | Reduced -13.5k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 8.5k $502.1k | Unchanged |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.5k $501.0k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $484.0k | Reduced -30.4k |
| Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.0k $474.9k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $468.0k | Reduced -2.1k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $426.4k | Added +266 |