News Corporation
News Corporation (NWS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · NWS · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
337
Institutional Holders
▲ 8 vs Q2
$3.05B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $365.24M vs Q2
547.40M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 53.81%
88.59M
13F Shares Held
▲ 10.48M 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
NWS largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOF LTD newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.78M | 1.72% | 1.72% | $337.96B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
STATE STREET CORP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.30M | 1.64% | 1.64% | $322.02B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 2.04M |
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.17M | 1.62% | 1.62% | $316.78B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 255.1K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 8.82M | 1.55% | 1.55% | $304.70B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 1.66M |
BLACKROCK, INC. newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 7.25M | 1.28% | 1.28% | $250.50B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 632.8K |
STARBOARD VALUE LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 6.02M | 1.06% | 1.06% | $207.89B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 845.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 3.60M | 63.47% | 63.47% | $124.30B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 701.2K |
L1 CAPITAL PTY LTD newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 3.39M | 59.67% | 59.67% | $102.61B | Nov 14, 2025 | NEW |
59 NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 2.14M | 37.73% | 37.73% | $74.00B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.40M |
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 1.99M | 35.08% | 35.08% | $68.80B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.97M |
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
27
Increased
+9.40M shares9
New Positions
first time holders12
Decreased
−2.97M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+6.42M
+9.40M / −2.97M
Net new holders
+24
9 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
NWS insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
38
Buy transactions
20
Sell transactions
1.90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomson Robert J Chief Executive Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 392 | — | — | 96.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thomson Robert J Chief Executive Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 288 | — | — | 70.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thomson Robert J Chief Executive Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 154 | — | — | 37.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT Chairman Emeritus | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 57 | — | — | 14.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Chandrashekar Lavanya Chief Financial Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 107 | — | — | 26.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Chandrashekar Lavanya Chief Financial Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 77 | — | — | 19.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pitofsky David B General Counsel | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 99 | — | — | 24.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pitofsky David B General Counsel | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 63 | — | — | 15.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pitofsky David B General Counsel | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 34 | — | — | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
DeGrazio Marygrace Chief Accounting Officer | Apr 8, 2026 | Award | 54 | — | — | 13.5K | 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 (NWS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 16.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 46.19%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 37.63%.
The largest institutional shareholder of News Corporation is SOF LTD, holding approximately 9.78 million shares — equal to 1.72% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 337 institutional investors currently hold NWS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3.05 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
NWS ownershipNews Corporation (NWS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 16.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is SOF LTD with a 1.72% stake. Company insiders hold 46.19%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.