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 ≈ $38.13. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($933.4k notional), 3 hold puts ($873.2k).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 228 |
| Q4 2022 | 222 |
| Q1 2023 | 231 |
| Q2 2023 | 222 |
| Q3 2023 | 240 |
| Q4 2023 | 237 |
| Q1 2024 | 215 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 128 | 108 |
| Q4 2023 | 103 | 144 |
| Q1 2024 | 99 | 139 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.1m | $1.3m | 1.26 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.5m | $2.4m | 1.56 |
| Q4 2023 | $12.9m | $1.6m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2024 | $933.4k | $873.2k | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP | New | +1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +567.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +280.7k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | New | +224.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | +189.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +188.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +185.0k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC | New | +77.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +64.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +58.5k |
Biggest sellers
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -866.9k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Reduced | -362.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -309.9k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT | Sold out | -244.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -208.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -181.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -143.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -136.2k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -127.7k |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Sold out | -101.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $606.3k15.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $305.0k8.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $19.1k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $3.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $507.1k13.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $366.0k9.6k 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 Q1 2024
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 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $2.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2 | $651.6k | 1 | $181.9k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $122.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-09 | Zipper Todd EVP & GM, Talent | Sold | $122.5k3.9k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $253.2m | Reduced -143.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5m $208.5m | Added +2.4k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.76% of their portfolio | 4.1m $156.6m | Reduced -127.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $69.9m | Added +64.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $61.2m | Reduced -866.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.0m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 8.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.1m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.8m | Added +280.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.6m | Added +31.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.6m | Added +40.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.4m | Added +188.2k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.5m | Added +31.7k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 972.2k $37.1m | Added +21.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 859.9k $32.8m | Added +24.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 792.5k $30.2m | Added +567.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 666.3k $25.4m | Added +35.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 495.7k $18.9m | Added +44.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.9k $16.0m | Added +58.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 404.2k $15.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 385.9k $14.7m | Reduced -362.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.4k $12.8m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.1k $10.8m | Reduced -42.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.3k $10.8m | Reduced -71 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.0k $8.8m | Reduced -17.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.8k $8.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 224.4k $8.6m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.0k $8.5m | Added +11.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.4k $8.4m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.3k $8.3m | Reduced -14.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.0k $8.1m | Reduced -97 |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 211.9k $8.1m | Added +599 |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 209.3k $8.0m | Added +32.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 206.4k $7.9m | Added +52.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.7k $7.4m | Reduced -208.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.0k $7.3m | New |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 185.0k $7.1m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.2k $5.8m | Added +28.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.9k $5.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.1k $5.4m | Added +33.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.9k $4.9m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.3k $4.5m | Reduced -384 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.6k $4.3m | Added +800 |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY 0.68% of their portfolio | 107.5k $4.1m | Added +17.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $3.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.1k $3.8m | Reduced -181.0k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 98.2k $3.7m | Added +1.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 95.2k $3.6m | Reduced -9.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.8k $3.3m | Reduced -55.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.3k $3.3m | Reduced -41.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.5k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.5k $3.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.4k $3.0m | Added +48.1k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 77.9k $3.0m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.5k $2.9m | Added +14.0k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 74.8k $2.9m | Reduced -446 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.5k $2.5m | Added +3.3k |
| Access Investment Management LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 66.3k $2.5m | Added +22.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $2.4m | Reduced -23.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $2.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.2k $2.3m | Added +18.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $2.3m | Reduced -29.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.6k $2.2m | Added +15.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.2k $2.1m | Reduced -136.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.3k $2.1m | Added +3.6k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 55.0k $2.1m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $2.0m | Added +3.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.9k $1.9m | Added +6.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $1.9m | Reduced -309.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $1.9m | Added +3.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $1.9m | Added +150 |
| BONNESS ENTERPRISES INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 48.4k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 47.7k $1.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $1.7m | Added +32.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.2k $1.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.8k $1.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.55% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.6m | Added +7.1k |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.5m | Added +596 |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 39.5k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 38.0k $1.4m | Added +20 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.4m | Added +214 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.7k $1.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.2m | New |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 30.6k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.2m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.18% of their portfolio | 28.6k $1.1m | Added +5.5k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 27.2k $1.0m | Added +1.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $1.0m | Added +2.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $1.0m | Added +1.4k |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.3k $1.0m | Reduced -406 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $976.1k | Added +6.4k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.09% of their portfolio | 25.4k $968.0k | Reduced -22.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $937.6k | Reduced -1.2k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 24.6k $936.8k | Added +12.2k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $930.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.3k $925.3k | Added +17.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $837.2k | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $836.0k | Reduced -10.1k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $805.2k | Added +7.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $778.1k | Added +1.5k |