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 ($16.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $41.80. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($68.1m notional), 15 hold puts ($56.4m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 192 |
| Q4 2022 | 186 |
| Q1 2023 | 190 |
| Q2 2023 | 179 |
| Q3 2023 | 197 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 |
| Q1 2024 | 210 |
| Q2 2024 | 211 |
| Q3 2024 | 215 |
| Q4 2024 | 227 |
| Q1 2025 | 214 |
| Q2 2025 | 225 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 96 | 87 |
| Q4 2023 | 97 | 87 |
| Q1 2024 | 105 | 94 |
| Q2 2024 | 109 | 91 |
| Q3 2024 | 100 | 102 |
| Q4 2024 | 101 | 92 |
| Q1 2025 | 89 | 98 |
| Q2 2025 | 120 | 84 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $104.2m | $90.2m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2024 | $182.1m | $54.5m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2025 | $94.4m | $41.5m | 0.44 |
| Q2 2025 | $68.1m | $56.4m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Added | +802.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +507.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +361.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +286.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +189.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | New | +180.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +143.0k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +129.3k |
| PDT Partners, LLC | New | +117.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | +96.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -537.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -528.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -372.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -362.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -210.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -201.9k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Sold out | -195.6k |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -185.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -151.1k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel | Sold out | -136.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $19.6m469.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.4m295.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $11.7m280.0k shares |
| Militia Capital Partners, LP | Added | $4.7m220.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m91.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.7m87.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $2.7m65.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m62.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m43.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.5m35.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Centiva Capital, LP | Added | $11.9m285.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.7m256.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.9m188.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $7.2m171.6k shares |
| DLD Asset Management, LP | Added | $4.7m112.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $4.1m99.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.4m80.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m47.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m38.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $794.0k19.0k 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), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (0.8%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $10.7m | 2 | $815.5k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.36% of their portfolio | 7.1m $296.8m | Added +802.1k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.8m $117.3m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $113.5m | Reduced -8.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $85.9m | Reduced -23.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.7m | Added +30.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.1m | Reduced -44.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.8m | Added +32.5k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.1m | Added +129.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.37% of their portfolio | 884.7k $37.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 769.5k $32.2m | Added +26.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 760.2k $31.8m | Added +143.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 658.3k $27.5m | Added +507.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 650.0k $27.2m | Added +9.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.5k $26.7m | Added +189.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 633.3k $26.5m | Added +10.6k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 563.1k $23.5m | Added +9.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 505.7k $21.1m | Reduced -93.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 432.5k $18.1m | Added +96.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.5k $17.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 381.3k $15.9m | Added +361.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.8k $15.6m | Reduced -151.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 367.5k $15.4m | Reduced -528.7k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 360.4k $15.1m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 356.8k $14.9m | Added +286.4k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 354.3k $14.8m | Added +809 |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 351.3k $14.7m | Added +27.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.6k $13.8m | Reduced -131.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.3k $11.1m | Reduced -362.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.8k $9.4m | Added +4.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.6k $9.3m | Reduced -372.0k |
| O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc. 2.45% of their portfolio | 208.2k $8.7m | Added +9.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.9k $8.7m | Reduced -134.4k |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. 0.65% of their portfolio | 192.4k $8.0m | Reduced -468 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.6k $8.0m | Added +10.3k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 184.3k $7.7m | Added +809 |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.60% of their portfolio | 183.0k $7.7m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 180.5k $7.5m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.8k $6.6m | Reduced -537.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.5k $6.3m | Added +1.0k |
| Honeycomb Asset Management LP 3.83% of their portfolio | 150.0k $6.3m | Added +25.0k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.41% of their portfolio | 140.6k $5.9m | Added +6.3k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 126.2k $5.3m | Added +59.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 119.7k $5.0m | Reduced -105.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.4k $4.9m | Added +85.5k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 117.0k $4.9m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.8k $4.8m | Added +3.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.5k $4.7m | Added +87.3k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 111.2k $4.6m | Added +53.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.3k $4.1m | Added +51.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.9k $3.7m | Added +3.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.9k $3.5m | Added +3.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 81.7k $3.4m | Reduced -10.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.2k $3.0m | New |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 1.02% of their portfolio | 70.0k $2.9m | Added +18.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.0k $2.9m | Added +3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.4k $2.9m | Added +27.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $2.5m | Added +4.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $2.4m | Added +12.6k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.3k $2.4m | Added +33.1k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.8k $2.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 0.53% of their portfolio | 53.8k $2.2m | Added +18.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.6k $2.2m | Added +23.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $2.1m | Added +4.4k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.4k $2.0m | Reduced -22.7k |
| BOYAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 1.18% of their portfolio | 43.0k $1.8m | Added +962 |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.8m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $1.7m | Added +3.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.6m | New |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.9k $1.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $1.4m | Added +1.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $1.4m | Reduced -82.3k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.0k $1.4m | New |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.3m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.7k $1.2m | Added +21.5k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.5k $1.2m | New |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 28.0k $1.2m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $1.1m | Added +1.3k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 24.1k $1.0m | Reduced -53.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $996.3k | Reduced -256 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $967.2k | Reduced -753 |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.4k $935.0k | Reduced -14.1k |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 22.0k $920.0k | Added +40 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $861.5k | Added +315 |
| GAM Holding AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 20.0k $836.0k | New |
| Atom Investors LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 19.5k $814.8k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $765.4k | Added +4.4k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 18.1k $757.0k | New |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.9k $748.0k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $717.4k | Reduced -62 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $697.3k | New |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.5k $649.7k | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.5k $646.6k | Added +6.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $637.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.6k $609.2k | New |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.4k $600.5k | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $589.4k | Added +2.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $585.4k | New |