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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
558
Institutional Holders
▲ 34 vs Q4
$10.38B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $58.79M vs Q4
561.33M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.22%
381.60M
13F Shares Held
▲ 2.23M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 51.76M | 9.13% | 9.13% | $1.41T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 812.2K |
STATE STREET CORP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 31.23M | 5.51% | 5.51% | $852.70B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 4.30M |
BLACKROCK, INC. newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 28.87M | 5.09% | 5.09% | $785.77B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 1.52M |
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 27.19M | 4.79% | 4.79% | $740.10B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 572.3K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 24.93M | 4.40% | 4.40% | $678.63B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 15.07M |
DODGE & COX newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 13.85M | 2.44% | 2.44% | $376.90B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 2.18M |
59 NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 11.15M | 1.97% | 1.97% | $303.44B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.19M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.95M | 1.75% | 1.75% | $269.91B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 88.3K |
BARCLAYS PLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 9.75M | 1.72% | 1.72% | $265.40B | Mar 17, 2026 | ▼ 343.3K |
YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 8.53M | 1.50% | 1.50% | $232.15B | Apr 30, 2025 | ▼ 736.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
30
Increased
+27.98M shares1
New Positions
first time holders17
Decreased
−23.46M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.52M
+27.98M / −23.46M
Net new holders
+14
1 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 68.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.78%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 29.24%.
The largest institutional shareholder of News Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 51.76 million shares — equal to 9.13% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 558 institutional investors currently hold NWSA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $10.38 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 68.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.13% stake. Company insiders hold 2.78%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.