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 ($21.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $117.30. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($101.2m notional), 15 hold puts ($95.0m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 260 |
| Q4 2025 | 318 |
| Q1 2026 | 379 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 109 | 91 |
| Q3 2024 | 100 | 102 |
| Q4 2024 | 101 | 92 |
| Q1 2025 | 89 | 98 |
| Q2 2025 | 120 | 84 |
| Q3 2025 | 128 | 107 |
| Q4 2025 | 170 | 118 |
| Q1 2026 | 204 | 145 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $68.1m | $56.4m | 0.83 |
| Q3 2025 | $124.7m | $100.6m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2025 | $194.6m | $85.0m | 0.44 |
| Q1 2026 | $101.2m | $95.0m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +444.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +391.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +365.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +340.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +335.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +291.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +259.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +233.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +209.1k |
Biggest sellers
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -706.2k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -606.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -419.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -397.7k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -356.2k |
| Avantyr Capital Partners, LP | Sold out | -325.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -269.3k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -242.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -182.9k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -175.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $47.9m408.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.3m147.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $10.2m87.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.3m79.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $5.1m43.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.0m33.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $3.0m25.8k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $2.7m22.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $727.9k6.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $516.6k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $20.3m172.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.7m158.9k shares |
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC | New | $14.7m125.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.2m95.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.4m79.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $6.0m50.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.7m40.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $2.7m22.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.3m19.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.8m15.5k 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 Q1 2026
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.
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $458.8m | Added +1.8m |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. 4.52% of their portfolio | 2.6m $305.9m | Unchanged |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 2.5m $289.1m | Reduced -706.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $240.3m | Added +125.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $181.0m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $141.0m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $120.2m | Added +391.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 897.6k $105.4m | Reduced -20.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.92% of their portfolio | 794.8k $93.3m | Reduced -64.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 730.3k $85.8m | Added +82.5k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.15% of their portfolio | 711.7k $83.5m | Reduced -356.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 705.5k $82.8m | Added +340.5k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 561.5k $65.9m | Added +311 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 559.9k $65.7m | Added +335.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.10% of their portfolio | 523.9k $61.5m | Added +104.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 522.3k $61.3m | Reduced -17.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 519.0k $60.9m | Added +167.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 444.8k $52.2m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.3k $49.5m | Added +46.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 387.1k $45.4m | Added +365.0k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 1.04% of their portfolio | 375.0k $44.0m | Added +125.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 348.6k $40.9m | Reduced -144.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.2k $40.8m | Added +126.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.6k $40.7m | Added +291.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.6k $39.9m | Added +233.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.3k $38.5m | Added +27.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.6k $37.3m | Added +13.8k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 5.66% of their portfolio | 305.0k $35.8m | Reduced -28.4k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 297.5k $34.9m | Reduced -8.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 262.6k $30.8m | Added +209.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 259.5k $30.5m | New |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 255.2k $30.0m | Reduced -27.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.2k $28.2m | Added +14.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.9k $27.5m | Added +50.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 230.1k $27.0m | Added +97.7k |
| Islander Capital Partners, L.P. 10.18% of their portfolio | 220.0k $25.8m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.0k $25.7m | Added +46.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.9k $23.0m | Added +85.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 205.7k $24.1m | Added +147.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.3k $20.5m | Reduced -17.2k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.09% of their portfolio | 172.8k $20.3m | Reduced -107.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.3k $20.2m | First filing |
| O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc. 4.89% of their portfolio | 168.7k $19.8m | Added +1.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 151.2k $17.7m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.2k $17.3m | Added +15.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.8k $17.2m | Added +63.1k |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 146.6k $17.2m | First filing |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 145.8k $17.1m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.1k $16.7m | Added +30.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.0k $16.4m | Reduced -68.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 136.5k $16.0m | Added +24.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.3k $15.7m | Added +49.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.9k $15.3m | Added +34.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.4k $15.2m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 121.3k $14.2m | Reduced -182.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.1k $14.0m | Reduced -485 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 116.8k $13.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 113.6k $13.3m | Reduced -98.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.6k $13.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 110.8k $13.0m | Unchanged |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 108.8k $12.8m | Reduced -645 |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 108.3k $12.7m | Reduced -242.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.2k $11.8m | Reduced -69.4k |
| Metavasi Capital LP 6.86% of their portfolio | 98.1k $11.5m | Reduced -120.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.4k $11.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 90.4k $10.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.2k $9.3m | Added +228 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 78.1k $9.2m | Reduced -18.0k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.55% of their portfolio | 77.8k $9.1m | Reduced -28.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.9k $9.0m | Added +34.7k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 73.3k $8.6m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.7k $6.8m | Added +44.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 67.4k $7.9m | Added +53.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $7.5m | Added +6.4k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 61.0k $7.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.5k $7.1m | Added +32.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $6.3m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.7k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| Creek Drive Management Group LLC 3.56% of their portfolio | 48.4k $5.7m | Reduced -31.1k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.3k $5.7m | Added +24.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $5.6m | Added +11.4k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 46.3k $5.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 45.7k $5.4m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.5k $5.2m | Added +24.1k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.32% of their portfolio | 43.3k $5.1m | Reduced -125.8k |
| PINNBROOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 4.11% of their portfolio | 42.8k $5.0m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Empire Life Investments Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 42.8k $5.1m | Reduced -38.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.5k $5.0m | Added +12.5k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 41.8k $4.9m | Reduced -5.7k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 41.6k $4.9m | Reduced -48.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $4.9m | Reduced -419.0k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 40.0k $4.7m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $4.7m | Added +3.6k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.3k $4.6m | Added +31.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $4.5m | Added +10.3k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 38.1k $4.5m | Reduced -14.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.4k $4.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BOYAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.48% of their portfolio | 37.1k $4.4m | Added +3.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.8k $4.3m | Added +16.9k |
| MORGENS WATERFALL VINTIADIS & CO INC 5.21% of their portfolio | 36.0k $4.2m | New |