Who owns NWS?
Institutional ownership of News Corporation from Form 13F, Q2 2026
345 institutional managers reported holding News Corporation (NWS) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 88,412,045 shares worth $2.5B. The largest reported holder was SOF Ltd. Managers that filed both quarters cut a net 3,090,813 shares (-3.4%). 57 opened new positions and 29 sold out.
- Funds holding
- 345
- Value held
- $2.5B
- New / sold out
- 57 / 29
- Net shares, same filers
- -3.4%
Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
Largest holders of NWS
| Fund | Value | Share of 13F holdings | Shares | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOF Ltd | $274M | 11.1% | 9,781,882 | Unchanged |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | $253M | 10.2% | 9,023,857 | Trimmed |
| State Street Corp | $241M | 9.7% | 8,593,355 | Trimmed |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $213M | 8.6% | 7,597,187 | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $175M | 7.0% | 6,222,798 | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $147M | 5.9% | 5,239,208 | Trimmed |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $111M | 4.5% | 3,969,173 | Added |
| Perpetual Ltd | $70.5M | 2.8% | 2,512,561 | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | $68.6M | 2.8% | 2,443,696 | Added |
| Starboard Value LP | $68.2M | 2.7% | 2,431,081 | Trimmed |
| Invesco Ltd. | $61.2M | 2.5% | 2,180,597 | Trimmed |
| L1 Capital Pty Ltd | $56.0M | 2.3% | 1,995,900 | Trimmed |
| Bank of Montreal | $55.6M | 2.2% | 1,982,009 | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | $41.1M | 1.7% | 1,465,809 | Trimmed |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd | $33.4M | 1.3% | 1,172,616 | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | $32.3M | 1.3% | 1,151,116 | Added |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | $32.2M | 1.3% | 1,148,333 | Trimmed |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $28.1M | 1.1% | 1,002,996 | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | $25.9M | 1.0% | 921,357 | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $24.1M | 1.0% | 860,387 | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $23.9M | 0.9% | 837,347 | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | $23.0M | 0.9% | 819,556 | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $20.0M | 0.8% | 712,399 | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | $18.8M | 0.8% | 669,683 | New |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | $18.4M | 0.7% | 656,719 | Trimmed |
Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 88,412,045 NWS shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.
Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Added+$19.1M
- Millennium Management LLC New+$18.8M
- HRT Financial LP Added+$17.7M
- Norges Bank New+$14.5M
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc Added+$13.0M
- Quantinno Capital Management LP Added+$9.0M
- Bank of America Corp Added+$8.6M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Added+$8.3M
- AQR Capital Management LLC Added+$5.4M
- Squarepoint Ops LLC New+$4.4M
Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
- State Street Corp Trimmed-$87.0M
- L1 Capital Pty Ltd Trimmed-$62.8M
- Macquarie Group LTD Trimmed-$32.2M
- Irenic Capital Management LP Sold out-$16.9M
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Trimmed-$13.4M
- 59 North Capital Management, LP Trimmed-$10.7M
- Weiss Asset Management LP Trimmed-$5.1M
- FMR LLC Trimmed-$5.0M
- Starboard Value LP Trimmed-$4.4M
- UBS Group AG Trimmed-$4.4M
The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $197M and sold $284M; 132 added and 91 trimmed.
Schedule 13D and 13G filings on NWS
Owners of more than 5% must file within days, so these can be newer than the 13F data.
- 2026-11-13AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-11-10STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-08-07STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-05-12STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-04-07STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-02-09STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-11-10STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-10-31VANGUARD GROUP INC SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-08-11STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-05-13STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by News CorporationSchedule 13G
Questions about NWS ownership
- Who owns NWS stock?
- 345 institutional investment managers reported NWS positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 88,412,045 shares worth $2.5B in total. SOF Ltd reported the largest position.
- Are funds buying or selling NWS?
- In Q2 2026, 57 managers opened new NWS positions, 132 added, 91 trimmed and 29 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters sold a net 3,090,813 shares.
- How current is this NWS institutional ownership data?
- It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
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