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 ($526.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $43.72. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($14.7m notional), 8 hold puts ($27.5m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 236 |
| Q4 2024 | 245 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 87 |
| Q2 2023 | 108 | 128 |
| Q3 2023 | 128 | 108 |
| Q4 2023 | 103 | 144 |
| Q1 2024 | 99 | 139 |
| Q2 2024 | 116 | 109 |
| Q3 2024 | 104 | 129 |
| Q4 2024 | 113 | 107 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $933.4k | $873.2k | 0.94 |
| Q2 2024 | $541.3k | $402.9k | 0.74 |
| Q3 2024 | $665.9k | $386.0k | 0.58 |
| Q4 2024 | $14.7m | $27.5m | 1.87 |
Biggest buyers
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | New | +1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +263.4k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Added | +251.6k |
| ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +219.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +195.7k |
| RIVER GLOBAL INVESTORS LLP | New | +164.0k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +128.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +93.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +92.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | New | +78.6k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -755.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -365.4k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -234.4k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP | Reduced | -193.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -157.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -148.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -98.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -94.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -92.6k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Reduced | -67.5k |
Biggest calls
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $5.9m135.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.9m135.0k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | New | $1.5m34.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.4m31.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $39.3k900 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $13.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | $13.1m300.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $6.4m145.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.9m135.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.3m30.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $616.3k14.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $144.0k3.3k shares |
| TradeLink Capital LLC | New | $30.0k47 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $114.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-08 | McMahan Danielle EVP, Chief People Officer | Sold | $114.5k2.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $281.4m | Added +263.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3m $232.5m | Added +21.7k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.55% of their portfolio | 3.0m $133.3m | Reduced -234.4k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 9.70% of their portfolio | 2.1m $91.7m | Reduced -193.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $77.3m | Added +66.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $65.9m | Reduced -148.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Reduced -92.6k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 7.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.8m | Added +38.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.3m | Added +92.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.0m | Added +25.7k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.9m | Added +17.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.9m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 988.4k $43.2m | Reduced -365.4k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.15% of their portfolio | 987.0k $43.1m | Added +52.2k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 4.56% of their portfolio | 947.4k $41.4m | Added +251.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 917.6k $40.1m | Added +35.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 798.8k $34.9m | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 691.8k $30.2m | Added +6.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 664.4k $29.0m | Added +30.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 526.3k $23.0m | Reduced -755.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.3k $19.2m | Added +43.3k |
| ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.40% of their portfolio | 347.0k $15.2m | Added +219.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.7k $13.6m | Added +195.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.7k $13.4m | Reduced -59.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 297.8k $13.0m | Added +20.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.7k $10.5m | Added +34.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.4k $9.6m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.1k $9.5m | Added +7.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 194.9k $8.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 190.2k $8.3m | Reduced -27.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 180.3k $7.9m | Reduced -157.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.8k $7.4m | Reduced -62.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.1k $7.2m | Reduced -15.0k |
| RIVER GLOBAL INVESTORS LLP 1.39% of their portfolio | 164.0k $7.2m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.5k $7.1m | Added +50.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.0k $6.7m | Added +11.3k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 150.1k $6.6m | Added +30.1k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 140.1k $6.1m | Added +128.8k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 136.0k $5.9m | Reduced -67.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.4k $5.7m | Added +93.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.9k $5.5m | Reduced -48.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.0k $5.3m | Added +30.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.6k $5.2m | Added +3.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.5k $5.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.7k $5.1m | Added +38.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.5k $5.0m | Added +17.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.5k $5.0m | Reduced -704 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.7k $4.5m | Added +15.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $4.2m | Added +12.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 95.2k $4.2m | Reduced -53.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $3.9m | Reduced -94.1k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 86.9k $3.8m | Added +53.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $3.7m | Added +16.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY 0.67% of their portfolio | 79.1k $3.5m | Reduced -9.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.6k $3.4m | New |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.99% of their portfolio | 77.4k $3.4m | Added +10.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $3.2m | Reduced -20.5k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.5k $3.2m | Reduced -140 |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 68.8k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| Access Investment Management LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 67.3k $2.9m | Added +455 |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 63.5k $2.8m | Reduced -32.2k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.9k $2.7m | Added +17.6k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 60.3k $2.6m | Reduced -887 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $2.5m | Added +10.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.7k $2.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.1k $2.0m | Added +47.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.2k $2.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $2.0m | Added +37.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.7m | Reduced -312 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.6m | Reduced -63.1k |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 37.0k $1.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 36.4k $1.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.7k $1.6m | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.24% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.5m | Added +1.7k |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.69% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.5m | Added +11.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $1.4m | Reduced -50.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.5k $1.4m | Added +3.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.4m | Reduced -509 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $1.3m | Reduced -4.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $1.2m | Added +2.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.7k $1.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $1.1m | Added +20 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.1m | Added +209 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $1.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.0k $1.0m | Added +3.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $1.0m | Reduced -9.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $1.0m | New |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.0k $1.0m | Reduced -672 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.7k $992.2k | Added +3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $938.5k | Reduced -495 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $936.0k | Reduced -1.7k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.3k $930.8k | Added +394 |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $903.8k | Added +13.9k |