News Ownership | Who Owns News?

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News Ownership Summary

News is owned by 58.97% institutional investors, 0.12% insiders, and 40.91% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.92% of NWSA shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.49% of its assets in News shares.

NWSA Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	News	58.97%	0.12%	40.91%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	31.68%	14.81%	53.51%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	38.80%	16.92%	44.28%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	50.95M	8.92%	$1.40B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	40.00M	7.00%	$1.10B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	27.35M	4.79%	$753.27M
Independent franchise partners llp	26.62M	4.66%	$733.04M
Dodge & cox	11.66M	2.04%	$321.19M
Barclays	10.09M	1.77%	$277.98M
Geode capital management	9.86M	1.73%	$270.80M
Yacktman asset management lp	9.27M	1.62%	$255.16M
59 north capital management, lp	8.96M	1.57%	$246.82M
Starboard value lp	7.20M	1.26%	$198.33M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
59 north capital management, lp	8.96M	11.53%	$246.82M
Northern right capital management	1.04M	10.56%	$28.56M
Logan stone capital	742.14K	6.84%	$20.44M
Dendur capital lp	2.40M	6.83%	$66.18M
Rivermont capital management lp	617.18K	6.40%	$17.00M
Incline global management	285.73K	5.97%	$7.87M
Harspring capital management	756.50K	5.92%	$20.83M
Independent franchise partners llp	26.62M	5.50%	$733.04M
Metropolis capital	4.44M	4.29%	$122.33M
Contour asset management	5.38M	4.29%	$148.24M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.26M	0.02%	6.26M
Deutsche bank ag\	4.94M	0.05%	3.68M
Independent franchise partners llp	26.62M	5.50%	2.81M
59 north capital management, lp	8.96M	11.53%	2.57M
Assenagon asset management	2.16M	0.10%	1.70M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Barclays	10.09M	0.08%	-4.62M
Yacktman asset management lp	9.27M	2.98%	-2.89M
Metropolis capital	4.44M	4.29%	-2.34M
Mirabella financial services llp	64.47K	0.16%	-1.68M
Whale rock capital management	-	-	-1.67M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.26M	0.02%	6.26M	$172.36M
Ion asset management	1.64M	2.63%	1.64M	$45.10M
Alberta investment management	350.00K	0.06%	350.00K	$9.64M
Weiss asset management lp	162.31K	0.09%	162.31K	$4.47M
Proficio capital partners	98.99K	0.01%	98.99K	$98.99K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-3.00
Northwest financial advisors	-4.00
Sugar maple asset management	-15.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-18.00
Voisard asset management group	-26.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	470	-5.24%	336,825,453	-9.15%	58	1.40%	233	-8.98%	165	11.49%
Sep 30, 2024	496	3.33%	370,756,531	-0.66%	64	1.51%	256	15.84%	148	-21.28%
Jun 30, 2024	480	3.90%	373,232,587	0.54%	65	1.55%	221	-2.21%	188	27.03%
Mar 31, 2024	462	3.59%	371,230,451	-2.98%	64	1.45%	226	2.73%	148	-1.33%
Dec 31, 2023	446	9.58%	382,640,797	2.28%	66	1.59%	220	15.79%	150	7.14%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	14.10M	2.49%	11.28K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	14.04M	2.48%	11.00K
The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF	11.76M	2.08%	-47.63K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	10.64M	1.88%	81.40K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	10.61M	1.87%	135.57K
T. Rowe Price US Lg-Cp Equity Inc Comp	10.24M	1.80%	-131.22K
T. Rowe Price Equity Income	9.96M	1.76%	-245.00K
Dodge & Cox Stock I	8.95M	1.58%	1.19M
AMG Yacktman I	5.50M	0.97%	-1.60M
Fidelity 500 Index	4.72M	0.83%	18.63K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 05, 2024	Kline David R	Chief Technology Officer	Sell	$269.63K
Aug 15, 2024	Kline David R	Chief Technology Officer	Sell	$375.73K
Aug 15, 2024	Allen Ruth	Chief Human Resources Officer	Sell	$196.25K
Aug 15, 2024	Pitofsky David B	General Counsel	Sell	$1.15M
Aug 15, 2024	PANUCCIO SUSAN	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$1.56M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	-
2024 Q3	-	6
2024 Q1	-	-

NWSA Ownership FAQ

Who Owns News?

News shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 58.97%, followed by 0.12% insiders and 40.91% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in News's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 38.80%, which News exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of News?

News’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (50.95M shares, 8.92%), Price t rowe associates inc /md/ (40M shares, 7.00%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (27.35M shares, 4.79%). Together, they hold 20.71% of News’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own News?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of News.

Who is News’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

59 north capital management, lp is News’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 11.53% of its assets in 8.96M News shares, valued at 246.82M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of News shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of News shares, with 2.49% of its total shares outstanding invested in 14.1M News shares.

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