NWS

Key Takeaways

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Institutional ownership

301 institutional managers reported holding NWS in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 16% of the company; the top 10 hold 12%. 39 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Vanguard Group, State Street, BlackRock, among others. On the short side, 10.8M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 2% of shares outstanding (7.7 days of typical volume to cover).

Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.

Capital returns

NWS has cut its share count 6.4% over the past five years, spending $1.15B on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has paid one every year in our records (14 and counting), raised 2 years straight; the current rate is $0.20 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $506.00M in dividends and $723.00M in repurchases.

Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.

Recent filings

NWS's latest 8-K filings: 2026-07-16 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-07-15 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-07-14 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-07-13 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-07-10 (items 8.01, 9.01).

Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Nothing here is investment advice.

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