News Corporation
News Corporation (NWSA) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · NWSA · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
611
Institutional Holders
▲ 34 vs Q2
$11.91B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $332.19M vs Q2
561.33M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.22%
387.53M
13F Shares Held
▼ 2.05M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
NWSA largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 51.28M | 9.03% | 9.03% | $1.57T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 886.8K |
STATE STREET CORP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 31.36M | 5.52% | 5.52% | $965.67B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 4.45M |
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 28.80M | 5.07% | 5.07% | $884.34B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 374.2K |
BLACKROCK, INC. newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 28.62M | 5.04% | 5.04% | $878.81B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 2.53M |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 16.73M | 2.95% | 2.95% | $513.77B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 2.39M |
BARCLAYS PLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 14.88M | 2.62% | 2.62% | $456.83B | Mar 31, 2026 | ▲ 4.21M |
59 NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 14.01M | 2.47% | 2.47% | $430.22B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.36M |
DODGE & COX newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 12.48M | 2.20% | 2.20% | $383.15B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 539.8K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 10.37M | 1.83% | 1.83% | $317.25B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 215.8K |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.07M | 1.60% | 1.60% | $278.61B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 947.7K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
28
Increased
+24.22M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−13.97M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+10.25M
+24.22M / −13.97M
Net new holders
+10
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
NWSA insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
14
Buy transactions
10
Sell transactions
1.40
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen Ruth Chief Human Resources Officer | Aug 6, 2025 | Award | 17,429 | — | — | 17.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pitofsky David B General Counsel | Aug 6, 2025 | Award | 61,012 | — | — | 61.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT Chairman Emeritus | Aug 6, 2025 | Award | 71,779 | — | — | 71.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thomson Robert J Chief Executive Officer | Aug 6, 2025 | Award | 396,446 | — | — | 396.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Siddiqui Masroor director | Jul 1, 2025 | Award | 1,639 | — | — | 42.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Siddiqui Masroor director | Jul 1, 2025 | D-Return | 3,578 | $29.73 | $106.4K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Pessoa Ana Paula director | Jul 1, 2025 | Award | 1,639 | — | — | 42.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pessoa Ana Paula director | Jul 1, 2025 | D-Return | 3,578 | $29.73 | $106.4K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
MURDOCH LACHLAN K director | Jul 1, 2025 | Award | 1,639 | — | — | 42.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
MURDOCH LACHLAN K director | Jul 1, 2025 | D-Return | 3,578 | $29.73 | $106.4K | 114 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
News Corporation (NWSA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 69.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.78%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 28.19%.
The largest institutional shareholder of News Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 51.28 million shares — equal to 9.03% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 611 institutional investors currently hold NWSA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $11.91 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
NWSA ownershipNews Corporation (NWSA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 69.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.03% stake. Company insiders hold 2.78%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.