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First Trust Advisors’s News Corp Class B NWS Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio NWS Stock Details NWS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$1.11M Buy
39,613
+14,757
+59% +$439K ﹤0.01% 2194
2026
Q1 		$709K Sell
24,856
-11,517
-32% -$325K ﹤0.01% 2270
2025
Q4 		$1.08M Buy
36,373
+4,395
+14% +$131K ﹤0.01% 2113
2025
Q3 		$1.1M Buy
31,978
+5,716
+22% +$193K ﹤0.01% 2066
2025
Q2 		$901K Buy
26,262
+2,455
+10% +$77.8K ﹤0.01% 2092
2025
Q1 		$723K Buy
+23,807
New +$754K ﹤0.01% 2140
2023
Q1 		– Sell
-23,686
Closed -$437K – 2440
2022
Q4 		$437K Buy
23,686
+8,025
+51% +$141K ﹤0.01% 2228
2022
Q3 		$241K Buy
15,661
+2,383
+18% +$40.6K ﹤0.01% 2372
2022
Q2 		$211K Buy
+13,278
New +$247K ﹤0.01% 2377
2020
Q4 		– Sell
-10,958
Closed -$153K – 2388
2020
Q3 		$153K Buy
+10,958
New +$153K ﹤0.01% 2255
2019
Q3 		– Sell
-16,536
Closed -$231K – 2449
2019
Q2 		$231K Buy
+16,536
New +$206K ﹤0.01% 2335
2017
Q2 		– Sell
-37,458
Closed -$506K – 2418
2017
Q1 		$506K Buy
+37,458
New +$483K ﹤0.01% 2080

Other funds holding NWS

SL
SOF Ltd George Town, Cayman Islands $274M AUM 18.22% 1-Year Est. Return
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners London, United Kingdom $15.2B AUM 1.56% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
PL
Perpetual Ltd Sydney, New South Wales, Australia $7B AUM 19.75% 1-Year Est. Return
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $552B AUM 44.19% 1-Year Est. Return
SV
Starboard Value New York $4.52B AUM 19.34% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's NWS Position: Q2 2026 in Review

First Trust Advisors increased its News Corp Class B (NWS) stake by 59% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $439K and bringing the position to 39,613 shares worth $1.11M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #2194.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in NWS in Q1 2017 and has held it in 12 quarters since. 346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold NWS as of Q2 2026.

  • First Trust Advisors held 39,613 shares of News Corp Class B worth $1.11M as of Q2 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors bought 14,757 News Corp Class B shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $439K.
  • News Corp Class B made up ﹤0.01% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #2194 holding.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in News Corp Class B in Q1 2017 and has held it in 12 quarters since.
  • 346 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held News Corp Class B as of Q2 2026.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.