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Ownership

13F as of Q2 2026 · 554.0M shares outstanding

Who owns NWSA?

By type of holder
Institutions 84.5% Insiders 0.0% Everyone else 15.5%
Concentration Top 10 holders own 77.8%
Lachlan K. Murdoch 11.3% · Michael Roberson 11.3%
Institutional ownership
84.5%
-2.5 pts vs last qtr
Institutional holders
675
+49 vs last qtr
Net shares bought
−14.2M
by institutions in Q2 2026
New / sold out
104 / 55
positions opened vs closed

How is ownership changing?

Institutions, last 8 quarters

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
  • Norges Bank NEW +6.5M
  • Millennium Management LLC +3.6M

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Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
  • State Street Corp −11.7M
  • Barclays PLC −11.6M

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Who is planning to sell?

Notices of proposed sale, last 12 months
$2.66M
4 notices from 4 people
Shares covered
92.5K
0.02% of the company
Arranged in advance
0%
of the value is under a 10b5-1 plan
Under a 10b5-1 plan No plan
$0$1.3M$2.7MNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug 2026: $2.7M without a planAugSepOct
Largest proposed sellers
  • Pitofsky David B Officer $1.48M
  • Allen Ruth Officer $624K

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Every notice on Red Flags →

A Form 144 is notice of a planned sale, not the sale itself. What insiders actually sold is on Insider Transactions.

Is your stake being diluted?

Diluted share count, FY2017–FY2026
−4.0%
−0.45% a year
Each share's claim on the business
+4.1%
grew without buying or selling a share
Spent on buybacks vs paid in stock
$1.33B vs —
over 10 fiscal years
Diluted shares, split-adjusted
541.6M570.5M599.3M2017: 581.4M shares'172018: 582.7M shares'182019: 587.9M shares'192020: 587.9M shares'202021: 593.4M shares'212022: 592.5M shares'222023: 578.8M shares'232024: 573.5M shares'242025: 569.9M shares'252026: 558.4M shares'26
Buybacks Stock-based comp
$0$320.5M$641.0M2017 buybacks: $02017 stock comp: $0'172018 buybacks: $02018 stock comp: $0'182019 buybacks: $02019 stock comp: $0'192020 buybacks: $02020 stock comp: $0'202021 buybacks: $02021 stock comp: $0'212022 buybacks: $179.0M2022 stock comp: $0'222023 buybacks: $243.0M2023 stock comp: $0'232024 buybacks: $117.0M2024 stock comp: $0'242025 buybacks: $150.0M2025 stock comp: $0'252026 buybacks: $641.0M2026 stock comp: $0'26

How patient are the owners?

Institutional shares by how long they've been held
5+ years83% 3–5 years2% 1–3 years10% Under 1 year5%
Quarterly turnover
11.5%
of institutional shares changed hands
Top 10 managers, median time held
5 years

Super Investors

Investment managers reporting NWSA on Form 13F
SS
State Street Corp
Shares
38.9M
% of company
7.01%
Change vs last qtr
−11.7M (−23.1%)
Held since
≤2021
IF
Independent Franchise Partners LLP
Shares
41.1M
% of company
7.42%
Change vs last qtr
+1.1M (+2.7%)
Held since
≤2021

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Institutional Funds

Mutual funds and ETFs reporting NWSA on Form N-PORT; together they hold 30.2% of the company
VT
Position value
$394M
% of company
2.81%
% of the fund
0.02%
As of
June 30, 2026
Position value
$334M
% of company
2.35%
% of the fund
1.50%
As of
June 30, 2026

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Insiders and 5%+ holders

From Forms 3/4/5 and Schedules 13D/G
LK
Lachlan K. Murdoch
5%+ holder13D · 33.2%
Shares
62.6M
% of company
11.30%
Change vs last qtr
—
Held since
—
MR
Michael Roberson
5%+ holder13D · 33.2%
Shares
62.6M
% of company
11.30%
Change vs last qtr
—
Held since
—

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