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 ($10.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $24.55. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($1.3m notional), 8 hold puts ($6.5m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 402 |
| Q4 2022 | 416 |
| Q1 2023 | 403 |
| Q2 2023 | 391 |
| Q3 2023 | 403 |
| Q4 2023 | 443 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 154 | 192 |
| Q3 2023 | 185 | 175 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 188 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $1.9m | $1.5m | 0.78 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.6m | $2.6m | 0.99 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.2m | $2.7m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3m | $6.5m | 4.99 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +3.1m |
| Avala Global LP | New | +2.6m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | New | +1.8m |
| Contour Asset Management LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| Starboard Value LP | New | +1.7m |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD | New | +1.6m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.6m |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | New | +1.4m |
| DENDUR CAPITAL LP | New | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.3m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -926.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -795.6k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC | Reduced | -726.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $549.9k22.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $309.3k12.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $255.3k10.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $162.0k6.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $17.2k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.3m93.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m46.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $982.0k40.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $773.3k31.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $611.3k24.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $591.7k24.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $68.7k2.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.4%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $409.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.5m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 65.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -80.2k |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 6.27% of their portfolio | 30.1m $738.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.7m $655.0m | Added +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.8m $535.9m | Added +3.1m |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 3.82% of their portfolio | 16.7m $411.0m | Reduced -188.0k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.5m $257.2m | Reduced -82.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.0m $220.8m | Added +174.9k |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd 7.23% of their portfolio | 7.9m $194.9m | Reduced -516.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $191.1m | Added +4.9m |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 2.10% of their portfolio | 7.7m $188.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.8m $168.1m | Reduced -926.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $140.0m | Added +342.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.2m $127.4m | Reduced -259.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $115.9m | Reduced -554.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $103.2m | Added +62.8k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 3.19% of their portfolio | 4.0m $99.3m | Reduced -726.9k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 7.92% of their portfolio | 4.0m $98.2m | Reduced -26.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $89.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.6m $87.4m | Reduced -346.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.5m $86.5m | Added +960.9k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 3.4m $84.5m | Added +1.7m |
| Irenic Capital Management LP 17.39% of their portfolio | 3.3m $80.3m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $71.3m | Reduced -357.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.8m $69.4m | Reduced -124.8k |
| Avala Global LP 4.86% of their portfolio | 2.6m $63.0m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $61.1m | Reduced -23.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $55.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $54.2m | Added +1.6m |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.9m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.2m | Added +130.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.0m | Added +12.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Starboard Value LP 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.7m | New |
| Fort Baker Capital Management LP 5.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.6m | Added +554.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.1m | Added +555.0k |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.6m $40.5m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $35.4m | Reduced -18.9k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.5m | New |
| OSSIAM 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.8m | Added +653.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.7m | Reduced -16.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $31.9m | Added +142.5k |
| DENDUR CAPITAL LP 4.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $30.8m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.2m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. 10.71% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.7m | Added +96.2k |
| CQS (US), LLC 2.90% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.4m | Added +201.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.3m | Reduced -795.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 997.4k $24.2m | Added +37.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 980.2k $24.1m | Reduced -59.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 979.9k $24.1m | Added +694.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 961.9k $23.6m | Reduced -105.0k |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 5.38% of their portfolio | 925.0k $22.7m | Reduced -71.5k |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC 4.95% of their portfolio | 920.6k $22.6m | Reduced -44.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 900.3k $22.1m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 899.9k $22.1m | Reduced -24.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 801.6k $19.7m | Added +8.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.0k $18.5m | Added +198.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 752.3k $18.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Incline Global Management LLC 5.76% of their portfolio | 744.5k $18.3m | Reduced -131.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 669.2k $16.4m | Added +235.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 640.5k $15.7m | Added +174.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 627.0k $15.4m | New |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.36% of their portfolio | 619.0k $15.2m | Added +25.0k |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP 6.14% of their portfolio | 612.0k $15.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.05% of their portfolio | 594.5k $14.6m | Reduced -158.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 549.3k $13.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 536.8k $13.2m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 488.0k $12.0m | Reduced -8.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 483.6k $11.9m | Added +863 |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.61% of their portfolio | 472.1k $11.6m | Added +12.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.4k $11.4m | Reduced -287 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 433.9k $10.7m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.1k $10.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.4k $10.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 410.7k $10.1m | New |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 400.0k $9.8m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 383.0k $9.3m | Added +47.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.6k $9.1m | Added +156.0k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 351.0k $8.6m | Added +6.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 344.7k $8.5m | Added +298.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.7k $8.4m | Reduced -55.9k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 316.7k $7.8m | Added +84.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 315.7k $7.7m | Added +1.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.1k $7.4m | Reduced -52.6k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 299.0k $7.3m | Added +225.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.8k $7.2m | Reduced -92.2k |
| Maven Securities LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 293.7k $7.2m | Added +113.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 293.5k $7.2m | Reduced -106.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.4k $7.1m | Reduced -37.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.5k $6.8m | Reduced -90.1k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.0k $6.8m | Added +13.0k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 266.0k $6.5m | Added +72.5k |
| PARTNERS CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 252.8k $6.2m | Reduced -47.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.0k $6.0m | Added +94.9k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.6k $6.0m | Added +218.0k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.5k $5.9m | Reduced -129.7k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 238.8k $5.9m | Reduced -37.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.3k $5.6m | Added +146.4k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.5k $5.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Power Corp of Canada 0.57% of their portfolio | 223.7k $5.5m | Added +31.8k |