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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $33.71. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($1.1m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 228 |
| Q4 2022 | 222 |
| Q1 2023 | 231 |
| Q2 2023 | 222 |
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 | 92 | 111 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 87 |
| Q2 2023 | 108 | 128 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $119.3k | $580.8k | 4.87 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.1m | $1.3m | 1.26 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.9m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +659.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +510.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +371.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +163.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +157.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +121.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +104.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +96.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +85.9k |
Biggest sellers
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT | Reduced | -905.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -766.8k |
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -581.7k |
| Cannell & Co. | Reduced | -527.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -159.4k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -136.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -135.5k |
| Willis Investment Counsel | Reduced | -104.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -100.6k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -92.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $598.9k17.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $279.0k8.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $105.5k3.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $68.0k2.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $568.3k16.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $285.9k8.4k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $241.6k7.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $149.0k4.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $81.7k2.4k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $665.9k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $95.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Dobson David C Director | Bought | $95.0k3.0k shares |
| 2023-04-20 | WILEY DEBORAH E 10% owner | Bought | $70.1k1.8k shares |
| 2023-04-19 | WILEY DEBORAH E 10% owner | Bought | $58.1k1.5k shares |
| 2023-04-18 | WILEY DEBORAH E 10% owner · Custodian | Bought | $57.9k1.5k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9m $235.9m | Added +1.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3m $181.8m | Added +510.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $179.4m | Added +371.2k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 2.9m $97.9m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.0m $68.2m | Reduced -92.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $55.3m | Added +6.0k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 1.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.6m | Reduced -905.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.1m | Added +49.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 865.4k $29.4m | Reduced -5.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 864.2k $29.4m | Added +163.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 859.8k $29.3m | Added +30.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 791.9k $26.9m | Added +14.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 659.7k $22.4m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 624.3k $21.2m | Added +83.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 574.4k $19.5m | Reduced -22.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 560.5k $19.1m | Added +21.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.5k $15.2m | Reduced -100.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 427.9k $14.6m | Added +157.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.0k $0 | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 374.9k $12.8m | Reduced -80.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.2k $12.7m | Added +35.2k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 324.8k $11.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.1k $9.2m | Added +4.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.2k $9.2m | Reduced -21.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.1k $9.0m | Added +96.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 248.1k $8.4m | Reduced -159.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.0k $8.1m | Added +24.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.4k $7.5m | Added +1.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.4k $7.5m | Added +121.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.9k $7.2m | Reduced -766.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.6k $7.0m | Added +27.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.5k $6.6m | Reduced -135.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 154.1k $5.2m | Added +9.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.5k $4.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 130.1k $4.4m | Added +30.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.7k $4.3m | Reduced -57.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.1k $4.2m | Added +56.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.8k $4.0m | Added +104.4k |
| Cannell & Co. 0.13% of their portfolio | 116.5k $4.0m | Reduced -527.4k |
| Clean Yield Group 1.58% of their portfolio | 112.6k $3.8m | Added +39.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.1k $3.7m | Reduced -34.5k |
| SYCOMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.81% of their portfolio | 103.7k $3.4m | Reduced -39.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 94.2k $3.2m | Added +85.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.9k $3.1m | Reduced -31.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.5k $3.0m | Added +52.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.3k $3.0m | Reduced -68.8k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.0k $2.9m | Reduced -17.9k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 84.9k $2.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 79.9k $2.7m | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 77.2k $2.6m | Added +22.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.8k $2.6m | New |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.17% of their portfolio | 74.4k $2.5m | Reduced -104.7k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 70.8k $2.4m | Added +1.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $2.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.6k $2.3m | Added +14.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.4k $2.2m | Added +11.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $2.1m | Reduced -30.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $1.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.6k $2.5m | Added +48.3k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 52.4k $1.8m | Added +39.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.3k $1.7m | Reduced -45.0k |
| BONNESS ENTERPRISES INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 48.4k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.3k $1.6m | Added +29.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $1.5m | Added +12.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $1.5m | Added +11.0k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.2k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.9k $1.4m | Added +6.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $1.4m | Added +10.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.4m | Added +29.6k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 40.7k $1.4m | Added +145 |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.70% of their portfolio | 39.5k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.6k $1.3m | Reduced -790 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.3m | Added +10.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $1.2m | Added +26.9k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 36.6k $1.2m | Added +30.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $1.2m | Reduced -62.9k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.09% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.1m | Reduced -120 |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.1m | Added +21.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.0m | Reduced -14.4k |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.0m | New |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 28.6k $974.7k | Added +20.6k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.1k $956.0k | Reduced -901 |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.8k $913.0k | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $909.8k | Reduced -4.7k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 26.7k $908.8k | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.18% of their portfolio | 26.6k $903.8k | Added +603 |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 26.1k $888.0k | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $879.0k | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $854.0k | Reduced -19.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $850.0k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $830.0k | Added +1.3k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.4k $796.5k | Reduced -35.5k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.3k $793.0k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.1k $784.4k | Reduced -25.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $780.3k | Reduced -63.4k |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.7k $772.0k | Reduced -40.0k |