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 ($9.9k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $40.70. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($541.3k notional), 3 hold puts ($402.9k).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 242 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 116 | 109 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.5m | $2.4m | 1.56 |
| Q4 2023 | $12.9m | $1.6m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2024 | $933.4k | $873.2k | 0.94 |
| Q2 2024 | $541.3k | $402.9k | 0.74 |
Biggest buyers
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP | Added | +263.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +114.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +94.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +90.7k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +84.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +82.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +57.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | New | +54.7k |
| FIRST SABREPOINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +42.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +41.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -706.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -675.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -326.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -231.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Sold out | -189.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -101.0k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -86.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -83.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -83.3k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -79.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $378.5k9.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $158.7k3.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.1k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $398.9k9.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $4.0k100 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-18 | Van Tassell Christina EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $297.7k7.5k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Dobson David C Director | Sold | $397.6k10.0k shares |
| 2024-04-11 | McMahan Danielle EVP, Chief People Officer | Sold | $133.9k3.5k shares |
| 2024-04-10 | Flynn Jay EVP & GM, Research & Learning | Sold | $237.3k6.1k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $257.0m | Reduced -326.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4m $218.5m | Reduced -101.0k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 3.4m $138.4m | Reduced -706.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $78.3m | Added +90.7k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 8.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.4m | Added +263.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.1m | Reduced -30.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $57.0m | Added +8.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.0m | Added +24.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $43.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.10% of their portfolio | 993.5k $40.4m | Reduced -17.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 991.3k $40.3m | Reduced -231.4k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.42% of their portfolio | 987.6k $40.2m | Added +15.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 882.0k $35.9m | Added +22.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 714.0k $29.1m | Reduced -78.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.4k $28.0m | Added +21.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 501.9k $20.4m | Added +82.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 415.4k $16.9m | Reduced -675.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 409.4k $16.7m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 397.6k $16.2m | Added +114.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.2k $15.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 329.1k $13.4m | Reduced -56.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 291.2k $11.8m | Added +84.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.9k $11.5m | Reduced -401 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.9k $10.5m | Reduced -76.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 224.3k $9.1m | Reduced -50 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.4k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 218.3k $8.9m | Added +6.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.2k $8.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 207.9k $8.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.6k $8.4m | Reduced -10.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.6k $8.3m | Reduced -20.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 198.3k $8.1m | Added +13.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 195.1k $7.9m | Reduced -35.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.9k $7.6m | Added +32.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.2k $7.4m | Added +94.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.8k $6.1m | Reduced -79.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.7k $5.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.5k $5.6m | Reduced -57.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 128.8k $5.2m | Added +41.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.2k $5.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.5k $4.8m | Added +40.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.0k $4.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.9k $4.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.9k $4.0m | Added +31.4k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 96.6k $3.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.4k $3.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY 0.73% of their portfolio | 95.8k $3.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.5k $3.8m | Added +6.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 88.1k $3.6m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.4k $3.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $3.2m | Added +1.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $3.1m | Added +33.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $3.0m | Added +23.9k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.8k $3.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 73.4k $3.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $2.8m | Added +57.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.0k $2.8m | Added +17.6k |
| Access Investment Management LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 66.8k $2.7m | Added +480 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1k $2.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.82% of their portfolio | 60.3k $2.5m | Added +18.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.3k $2.3m | Reduced -83.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.4k $2.3m | Added +7.5k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 55.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.2m | New |
| Arjuna Capital 0.60% of their portfolio | 54.4k $2.2m | Added +37.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.6k $2.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 47.2k $1.9m | Added +20.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.2k $1.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $1.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.5k $1.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FIRST SABREPOINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 42.8k $1.7m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $1.7m | Reduced -967 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.5k $1.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 39.0k $1.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.5m | Reduced -55 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $1.4m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.4m | New |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.68% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.4m | Reduced -5.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.3m | Added +1.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.6k $1.2m | New |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.2m | New |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Reduced -271 |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.20% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.2m | Added +1.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $1.2m | Added +1.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.9k $1.1m | Added +952 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.8k $1.1m | New |
| NorthRock Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.1m | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $1.0m | Added +6.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $985.4k | Added +2.3k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.7k $963.5k | Reduced -622 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $962.0k | Reduced -2.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $943.4k | Reduced -36.1k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.0k $934.5k | Reduced -1.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $921.0k | Added +10.6k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4k $912.2k | Added +1.3k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.4k $910.5k | Reduced -3.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $895.4k | Added +3.3k |