NEWS CORP NEW NWSA
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 65249B109 · ISIN US65249B1098
American multinational mass media company (2013-)
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryNewspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded2013
- Websitenewscorp.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 ($5.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.15. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($1.9m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.5m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 402 |
| Q4 2022 | 416 |
| Q1 2023 | 403 |
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 | 187 | 189 |
| Q1 2023 | 189 | 190 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $0 | $18.0k | — |
| Q4 2022 | $1.2m | $2.4m | 2.05 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.9m | $1.5m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | Added | +2.8m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.8m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC | New | +2.8m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| Irenic Capital Management LP | Added | +1.3m |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +1.1m |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd | Added | +878.0k |
| MASON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +828.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +612.7k |
Biggest sellers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | Sold out | -2.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Segantii Capital Management Ltd | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -816.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -776.0k |
| PARTNERS CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -605.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -549.1k |
Biggest calls
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $863.5k50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $431.8k25.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $288.4k16.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $193.0k11.4k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $91.5k5.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $20.7k1.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $604.5k35.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $500.8k29.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $316.0k18.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $57.0k3.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +3.4 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 10.6% |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 8.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 8.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Perpetual Investment Management Ltd (4.4%, 2026-07-15), Perpetual Ltd (4.5%, 2026-07-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 1 | $21.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $409.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-03 | Pitofsky David B General Counsel | Sold | $409.2k23.8k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 69.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.2m $936.1m | Reduced -816.5k |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 4.63% of their portfolio | 29.8m $514.0m | Added +2.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.9m $447.9m | Reduced -258.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.5m $303.1m | Added +366.7k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.89% of their portfolio | 16.9m $292.1m | Added +112.7k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.7m $184.4m | Reduced -73.3k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 2.24% of their portfolio | 10.5m $180.8m | Added +122.5k |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd 6.45% of their portfolio | 8.9m $153.2m | Added +878.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 8.6m $149.2m | Reduced -307.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5m $147.3m | Added +62.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.6m $131.4m | Added +92.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $104.2m | Added +26.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $95.5m | Reduced -2.6m |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 12.71% of their portfolio | 5.0m $86.8m | Added +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $82.9m | Added +181.5k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 4.67% of their portfolio | 4.7m $81.4m | Added +170.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $76.1m | Added +2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $67.7m | Added +13.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $65.4m | Added +496.2k |
| Irenic Capital Management LP 24.71% of their portfolio | 3.4m $59.4m | Added +1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $59.2m | Reduced -276.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $55.7m | Added +391.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $55.2m | Reduced -169.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $55.0m | Added +19.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $6.0m | Added +2.8m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $47.6m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $47.4m | Added +145.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $38.5m | Added +569.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $28.5m | Added +339.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $27.4m | Reduced -192.1k |
| JET CAPITAL INVESTORS L P 16.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $26.8m | Added +50.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $26.5m | Added +433.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $26.2m | Reduced -50.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $25.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 6.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $22.9m | Added +20.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.9m | Reduced -91.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Incline Global Management LLC 5.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $19.8m | Added +282.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $18.3m | Reduced -26.4k |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC 4.54% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.1m | Added +599.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 959.7k $16.6m | Added +415.3k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 917.2k $15.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Segantii Capital Management Ltd 0.66% of their portfolio | 855.0k $14.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| MASON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.11% of their portfolio | 828.6k $14.3m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 812.3k $14.0m | Added +360.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 786.4k $13.6m | Added +161.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 772.5k $13.3m | Added +23.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 760.1k $13.1m | Added +141.5k |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP 6.54% of their portfolio | 688.4k $11.9m | Added +43.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.1k $11.8m | Reduced -488.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 671.4k $11.6m | Added +612.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 660.9k $11.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 614.0k $10.6m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. 5.30% of their portfolio | 606.5k $10.5m | Added +335.0k |
| CQS (US), LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 595.8k $10.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 584.6k $10.1m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 575.4k $9.9m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 562.4k $9.7m | Added +151.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 553.6k $9.6m | Added +393.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 552.0k $9.5m | Reduced -3.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.4k $9.1m | Added +37.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 521.4k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.4k $8.5m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Fort Baker Capital Management LP 1.83% of their portfolio | 488.2k $8.5m | Added +401.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 486.2k $8.4m | Reduced -597 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.16% of their portfolio | 482.9k $8.3m | Added +417.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 468.3k $8.1m | Added +9.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.9k $7.2m | Reduced -34 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.6k $7.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP 1.10% of their portfolio | 415.0k $7.2m | New |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.18% of their portfolio | 407.0k $7.0m | Added +1.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 394.5k $6.8m | Reduced -9.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.6k $6.5m | Added +230.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 366.8k $6.3m | Reduced -483.6k |
| PARTNERS CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 365.9k $6.3m | Reduced -605.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.9k $5.9m | Added +1.8k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 327.4k $5.7m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.6k $5.5m | Added +8.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.5k $5.4m | Added +60.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.6k $5.4m | Reduced -260.8k |
| Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP 0.49% of their portfolio | 304.4k $5.2m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.8k $5.2m | Added +212.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.2k $5.0m | Added +26.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.3k $5.0m | Added +226.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.7k $4.9m | Reduced -549.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.9k $4.8m | Reduced -29.8k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.0k $4.6m | Added +1.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.8k $4.3m | Reduced -46.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.4k $4.2m | Reduced -152.5k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.1k $4.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.4k $4.0m | Reduced -490.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.4k $3.9m | Reduced -13.1k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 225.0k $3.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.05% of their portfolio | 223.4k $3.9m | New |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.2k $3.8m | Added +2.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 214.9k $3.7m | Reduced -929 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.9k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Power Corp of Canada 0.35% of their portfolio | 211.4k $3.4m | Added +191.9k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.9k $3.5m | Added +40.5k |