John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · WLYB · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
16
Institutional Holders
$8.93M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.24M vs Q2
53.10M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 8.41%
221,602
13F Shares Held
▼ 3,711 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
WLYB largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORGAN STANLEY books: publishing or publishing & printing | 65.0K | 12.18% | 12.18% | $2.62B | May 27, 2026 | — held |
PFG INVESTMENTS, LLC books: publishing or publishing & printing | 53.5K | 10.02% | 10.02% | $2.15B | Oct 31, 2025 | ▲ 17 |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA books: publishing or publishing & printing | 27.9K | 5.24% | 5.24% | $1.13B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 250 |
SPEARS ABACUS ADVISORS LLC books: publishing or publishing & printing | 20.0K | 3.75% | 3.75% | $807.80M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC books: publishing or publishing & printing | 17.6K | 3.30% | 3.30% | $710.52M | Nov 7, 2025 | — held |
CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. books: publishing or publishing & printing | 12.1K | 2.27% | 2.27% | $488.76M | Oct 29, 2025 | — held |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC books: publishing or publishing & printing | 10.7K | 2.00% | 2.00% | $429.46M | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 533 |
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC books: publishing or publishing & printing | 10.2K | 1.90% | 1.90% | $409.25M | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
UBS GROUP AG books: publishing or publishing & printing | 4.3K | 0.81% | 0.81% | $175.14M | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 13 |
BEAR MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, INC. books: publishing or publishing & printing | 100 | 0.02% | 0.02% | $3.75M | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
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
4
Increased
+813 shares2
New Positions
first time holders2
Decreased
−55 shares2
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+758
+813 / −55
Net new holders
+2
2 new / 2 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
WLYB insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
49
Buy transactions
36
Sell transactions
1.36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weber Andrew EVP, Technology and Operations | May 27, 2026 | Award | 11,927 | — | — | 11.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Weber Andrew EVP, Technology and Operations | May 27, 2026 | Award | 6,631 | — | — | 6.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Albright Craig Morrow EVP, Chief Financial Officer | May 27, 2026 | Award | 16,121 | — | — | 16.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
McMahan Danielle EVP, Chief People Officer | May 27, 2026 | Award | 15,810 | — | — | 15.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
McMahan Danielle EVP, Chief People Officer | May 27, 2026 | Award | 11,373 | — | — | 11.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Caridi Christopher SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | May 27, 2026 | Award | 4,319 | — | — | 4.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Caridi Christopher SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | May 27, 2026 | Award | 3,298 | — | — | 3.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Monaco Kevin SVP, Treasurer & Tax | May 27, 2026 | Award | 3,835 | — | — | 3.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Monaco Kevin SVP, Treasurer & Tax | May 27, 2026 | Award | 2,685 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kissner Matthew President and CEO | May 27, 2026 | Award | 55,692 | — | — | 55.7K | 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
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 0.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 91.59%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 7.99%.
The largest institutional shareholder of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is MORGAN STANLEY, holding approximately 65,006 shares — equal to 12.18% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 16 institutional investors currently hold WLYB stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $8,932,296 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
WLYB ownershipJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 0.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is MORGAN STANLEY with a 12.18% stake. Company insiders hold 91.59%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.