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 ($20.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $24.93. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($178.2m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 465 |
| Q2 2024 | 485 |
| Q3 2024 | 505 |
| Q4 2024 | 519 |
| Q1 2025 | 546 |
| Q2 2025 | 571 |
| Q3 2025 | 609 |
| Q4 2025 | 588 |
| Q1 2026 | 590 |
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 | 217 | 234 |
| Q3 2024 | 257 | 188 |
| Q4 2024 | 223 | 250 |
| Q1 2025 | 292 | 206 |
| Q2 2025 | 305 | 240 |
| Q3 2025 | 301 | 243 |
| Q4 2025 | 243 | 313 |
| Q1 2026 | 280 | 277 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $5.4m | $3.3m | 0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6m | $1.8m | 0.39 |
| Q4 2025 | $33.0m | $538.1k | 0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | $178.2m | $1.7m | 0.01 |
Biggest buyers
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +11.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +8.9m |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd | Added | +1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.8m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Added | +1.3m |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +1.2m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.1m |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | Added | +990.5k |
| NATIXIS | Added | +982.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +913.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -2.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -838.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -778.3k |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP | Sold out | -774.3k |
Biggest calls
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $122.7m4.9m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $36.9m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.0m320.5k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | New | $3.7m150.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m121.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.4m56.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.2m46.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $663.1k26.6k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | New | $311.6k12.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $279.2k11.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $570.9k22.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $486.1k19.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $319.1k12.8k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $291.7k11.7k shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | $24.9k1.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.5k100 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 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.
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.8m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.2m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.8m $970.3m | Added +11.8m |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 5.40% of their portfolio | 30.9m $770.9m | Added +990.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9m $745.2m | Reduced -203.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.1m $651.8m | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 18.2m $453.0m | Added +8.9m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.8m $419.0m | First filing |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.5m $335.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 9.26% of their portfolio | 12.5m $310.4m | Reduced -513.5k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.17% of their portfolio | 12.3m $305.5m | Reduced -193.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 11.2m $279.6m | Added +147.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.7m $265.6m | Added +224.4k |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd 7.44% of their portfolio | 8.8m $220.3m | Added +1.8m |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.43% of their portfolio | 7.6m $189.4m | Added +233.6k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.46% of their portfolio | 7.4m $184.2m | Added +59.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $176.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.8m $143.9m | Added +627.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $143.4m | Added +341.2k |
| Starboard Value LP 3.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $139.7m | Reduced -290.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $138.8m | Reduced -97.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $122.6m | Added +131.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $105.8m | Added +94.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $103.4m | Reduced -766.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $101.4m | Added +1.8m |
| Asset Value Investors Ltd 99.18% of their portfolio | 4.0m $98.8m | Added +263.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $97.3m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $76.9m | Added +481.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $69.2m | Added +70.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $64.9m | Reduced -49.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $58.0m | Added +1.3m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $56.5m | Added +356.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $52.9m | Added +656.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $52.6m | First filing |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $50.9m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $47.6m | Added +1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $47.1m | Added +67.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.8m $45.7m | Added +111.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $44.5m | Reduced -670.9k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $44.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $40.8m | Reduced -21.3k |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD 16.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $39.4m | Reduced -254.9k |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. 12.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.9m | Added +202.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.5m | Reduced -92.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.2m | Added +913.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.2m | Reduced -499.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.0m | Reduced -123.5k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.7m | Unchanged |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.5m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.1m | Added +982.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.3m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $27.4m | Added +71.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.6m | Reduced -32.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.6k $22.1m | Reduced -67.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 840.8k $21.0m | Reduced -129.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 823.5k $20.5m | Reduced -478 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 819.3k $20.4m | First filing |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 787.2k $19.6m | Added +15.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 770.9k $19.2m | Added +5.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 748.1k $18.7m | Reduced -778.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 724.3k $18.1m | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 722.4k $18.0m | Added +368.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 708.2k $17.7m | Added +148.5k |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 0.40% of their portfolio | 694.7k $17.3m | Reduced -106.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 677.4k $16.9m | Added +242.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 674.7k $16.8m | Added +35.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 613.3k $15.3m | Reduced -235.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 588.8k $14.7m | Added +478.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 567.6k $14.1m | Added +200.3k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 3.91% of their portfolio | 565.3k $14.1m | Reduced -225.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.4k $13.7m | Added +10.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.7k $13.3m | Reduced -160.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 526.8k $13.1m | Added +470.5k |
| OSSIAM 0.23% of their portfolio | 520.3k $13.0m | Added +280.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.7k $12.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.2k $12.0m | Added +72.5k |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 6.30% of their portfolio | 480.0k $12.0m | Reduced -121.5k |
| Deltroit Asset Management (UK) LLP 2.01% of their portfolio | 464.8k $11.6m | Reduced -38.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 457.0k $11.4m | Reduced -325.6k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 427.8k $10.7m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 423.2k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 420.8k $10.5m | Added +52.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 416.1k $10.4m | Added +6.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.7k $10.3m | Reduced -651 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 408.3k $10.2m | Reduced -194.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.1k $10.1m | Added +182.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 400.5k $10.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 393.6k $9.8m | Added +69.3k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 393.5k $9.8m | Added +6.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 388.1k $9.7m | Added +108.6k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.60% of their portfolio | 377.3k $9.4m | Added +77.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 372.5k $9.3m | Added +285.5k |
| DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 367.5k $9.2m | Added +106.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.4k $9.1m | Added +167.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 363.7k $9.1m | Added +171.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.9k $8.8m | Reduced -6.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.9k $8.7m | Added +294.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.7k $8.0m | Added +7.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 314.8k $7.8m | Added +47.5k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.9k $7.6m | Added +274.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.9k $7.4m | Reduced -191 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.02% of their portfolio | 291.5k $7.3m | Reduced -24.1k |