WILEY JOHN & SONS INC WLY
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 968223206
American multinational publishing company
* 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 ($71.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $38.99. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($24.0k notional), 2 hold puts ($136.2k).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 228 |
| Q4 2022 | 222 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $18.0k | $11.0k | 0.61 |
| Q4 2022 | $24.0k | $136.2k | 5.67 |
Biggest buyers
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +679.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Added | +323.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +233.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +110.1k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +83.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +81.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +48.2k |
| Clearline Capital LP | New | +47.3k |
| Clean Yield Group | Added | +44.6k |
Biggest sellers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -514.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -259.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -140.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Sold out | -135.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -98.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -97.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -96.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -92.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -89.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -83.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $24.0k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $136.2k3.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-18 | 6.4% |
WILEY DEBORAH E
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-05-13
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and restated as follows: As previously reported in Amendment No. 6, the Reporting Persons seek to maintain the ability to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. As described above, the holders of Class B Common Stock are currently entitled to elect seven directors to the Issuer's ten-person Board of Directors. The Reporting Persons collectively have the power to vote in excess of 90% of the outstanding Class B Common Stock and, as a result, are entitled to elect seven directors. However, each of the directors elected by the Class B Common Stock other than Matthew Kissner, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Jesse C. Wiley, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, are considered independent directors under NYSE and applicable SEC rules… Full filing |
6.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.1% |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-14 | 5.6% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-12 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC (2.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $53.7k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $232.3k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $67.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | McMahan Danielle EVP, Chief People and Bus Ops | Sold | $67.7k1.6k shares |
| 2022-10-24 | WILEY DEBORAH E 10% owner · Custodian | Bought | $7.0k170 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $214.7m | Added +679.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $209.6m | Added +233.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $191.9m | Added +110.1k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $110.0m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.1m $85.6m | Reduced -66.6k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 2.76% of their portfolio | 2.1m $85.4m | Added +8.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $60.4m | Reduced -50.8k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $9.4m | Added +1.4m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $41.7m | Added +323.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.02% of their portfolio | 950.3k $38.1m | Added +10.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 882.6k $35.4m | Reduced -98.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 788.0k $31.6m | Added +25.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 773.3k $31.0m | Reduced -30.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.9k $30.4m | Reduced -83.2k |
| Cannell & Co. 0.99% of their portfolio | 686.7k $27.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 634.5k $25.4m | Added +81.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 617.0k $24.7m | Reduced -140.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 544.8k $21.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 524.5k $21.0m | Added +9.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.5k $19.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 461.2k $19.0m | Added +83.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 366.2k $14.7m | Reduced -92.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.2k $14.2m | Reduced -514.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 335.1k $13.4m | Reduced -97.1k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 332.1k $13.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 321.6k $12.9m | Reduced -38.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.3k $10.9m | Added +7.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.7k $10.6m | Added +18.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.0k $8.1m | Added +20.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.4k $7.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.6k $7.5m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.7k $7.4m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.45% of their portfolio | 177.3k $7.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.3k $6.8m | Reduced -259.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.2k $6.0m | Reduced -338 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.6k $5.8m | Added +5.2k |
| SYCOMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.56% of their portfolio | 143.2k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.4k $5.7m | Reduced -1.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 138.9k $5.7m | Reduced -96.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.1k $5.3m | Reduced -8.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.4k $5.3m | Reduced -4.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.9k $4.6m | Added +35.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $4.3m | Added +1.9k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.9k $4.5m | Added +2.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.2k $3.9m | Added +271 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.8k $3.5m | Reduced -28.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.8k $3.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.4k $3.5m | Added +48.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $2.8m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 68.9k $2.8m | Added +22.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.5k $2.7m | Added +73 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.5k $2.5m | Added +8.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.7k $2.3m | Added +8.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.6k $2.3m | Added +326 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $2.2m | Added +583 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.1k $2.2m | Reduced -50 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.1k $2.1m | Added +10.1k |
| Clean Yield Group 0.90% of their portfolio | 52.0k $2.1m | Added +44.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.6k $2.1m | Added +7.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.0m | Reduced -176 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.2k $2.0m | Reduced -572 |
| BONNESS ENTERPRISES INC 0.91% of their portfolio | 48.4k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.9m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.1k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.0k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.4k $1.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 42.0k $1.7m | Added +1.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.9k $1.7m | Added +14.0k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.6m | Reduced -755 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $1.6m | Added +8.5k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $1.6m | Reduced -16.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.6m | Added +80 |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.5m | Added +438 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.3k $1.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.3k $1.4m | Added +740 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.4m | Added +4.9k |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 1.21% of their portfolio | 34.4k $1.4m | First filing |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.12% of their portfolio | 32.4k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Added +546 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.2m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.2m | First filing |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.8k $1.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.5k $1.1m | Added +2.2k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.0k $1.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.4k $1.0m | Added +7.6k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.22% of their portfolio | 25.3k $1.0m | Added +1.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $942.0k | Added +3.0k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.3k $964.5k | Added +1.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $893.0k | Added +1.2k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $880.2k | Added +6 |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $837.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $832.4k | Reduced -3.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $822.5k | Reduced -185 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $810.7k | Added +6.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $798.7k | Reduced -89.7k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 19.8k $791.9k | Added +19.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $774.0k | Added +2.3k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1k $842.0k | Reduced -337 |