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First Trust Advisors’s News Corp Class A NWSA Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio NWSA Stock Details NWSA Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$6.42M Buy
257,352
+227,922
+774% +$5.65M ﹤0.01% 1316
2025
Q4 		$769K Sell
29,430
-45,100
-61% -$1.18M ﹤0.01% 2231
2025
Q3 		$2.29M Sell
74,530
-479,919
-87% -$14.2M ﹤0.01% 1775
2025
Q2 		$16.5M Buy
554,449
+249,343
+82% +$6.85M 0.01% 958
2025
Q1 		$8.3M Sell
305,106
-163,233
-35% -$4.57M 0.01% 1113
2024
Q4 		$12.9M Buy
468,339
+266,803
+132% +$7.43M 0.01% 990
2024
Q3 		$5.37M Sell
201,536
-381,890
-65% -$10.4M 0.01% 1305
2024
Q2 		$16.1M Buy
583,426
+377,130
+183% +$9.74M 0.02% 858
2024
Q1 		$5.4M Buy
206,296
+2,551
+1% +$64.8K 0.01% 1252
2023
Q4 		$5M Sell
203,745
-406,016
-67% -$8.82M 0.01% 1257
2023
Q3 		$12.2M Sell
609,761
-205,858
-25% -$4.17M 0.01% 922
2023
Q2 		$15.9M Buy
815,619
+3,341
+0.4% +$60.6K 0.02% 851
2023
Q1 		$14M Buy
812,278
+360,488
+80% +$6.59M 0.02% 873
2022
Q4 		$8.22M Sell
451,790
-38,796
-8% -$674K 0.01% 1020
2022
Q3 		$7.41M Buy
490,586
+84,475
+21% +$1.42M 0.01% 1037
2022
Q2 		$6.33M Sell
406,111
-510,271
-56% -$9.38M 0.01% 1117
2022
Q1 		$20.3M Buy
916,382
+443,781
+94% +$9.81M 0.02% 797
2021
Q4 		$10.5M Buy
472,601
+147,987
+46% +$3.38M 0.01% 1037
2021
Q3 		$7.64M Sell
324,614
-84,729
-21% -$2.01M 0.01% 1100
2021
Q2 		$10.5M Buy
409,343
+279,232
+215% +$7.36M 0.01% 990
2021
Q1 		$3.31M Buy
+130,111
New +$2.92M ﹤0.01% 1499
2020
Q3 		– Sell
-375,450
Closed -$4.45M – 2425
2020
Q2 		$4.45M Buy
375,450
+306,589
+445% +$3.28M 0.01% 1026
2020
Q1 		$618K Sell
68,861
-173,698
-72% -$2.19M ﹤0.01% 1856
2019
Q4 		$3.43M Buy
242,559
+127,157
+110% +$1.71M 0.01% 1271
2019
Q3 		$1.61M Buy
115,402
+50,921
+79% +$696K ﹤0.01% 1664
2019
Q2 		$870K Sell
64,481
-235,394
-78% -$2.88M ﹤0.01% 1915
2019
Q1 		$3.73M Buy
+299,875
New +$3.78M 0.01% 1188
2017
Q4 		– Sell
-49,689
Closed -$659K – 2443
2017
Q3 		$659K Sell
49,689
-397,977
-89% -$5.38M ﹤0.01% 1994
2017
Q2 		$6.13M Sell
447,666
-830,694
-65% -$10.9M 0.02% 950
2017
Q1 		$16.6M Sell
1,278,360
-48,863
-4% -$612K 0.05% 582
2016
Q4 		$15.2M Buy
1,327,223
+996,204
+301% +$12.3M 0.05% 576
2016
Q3 		$4.63M Sell
331,019
-946,740
-74% -$12.5M 0.01% 990
2016
Q2 		$14.5M Buy
1,277,759
+911,792
+249% +$11M 0.05% 545
2016
Q1 		$4.67M Buy
+365,967
New +$4.33M 0.02% 957
2015
Q4 		– Sell
-2,097,297
Closed -$26.5M – 2285
2015
Q3 		$26.5M Buy
2,097,297
+56,862
+3% +$791K 0.08% 287
2015
Q2 		$29.8M Sell
2,040,435
-166,627
-8% -$2.56M 0.08% 295
2015
Q1 		$35.3M Buy
2,207,062
+1,240,443
+128% +$20.1M 0.1% 222
2014
Q4 		$15.2M Buy
966,619
+652,787
+208% +$10M 0.05% 506
2014
Q3 		$5.13M Buy
313,832
+126,816
+68% +$2.23M 0.02% 1006
2014
Q2 		$3.35M Sell
187,016
-643,253
-77% -$11.1M 0.01% 1107
2014
Q1 		$14.3M Sell
830,269
-217,337
-21% -$3.76M 0.06% 490
2013
Q4 		$18.9M Buy
+1,047,606
New +$18.1M 0.09% 308

Other funds holding NWSA

State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners London, United Kingdom $14.3B AUM 3.49% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
Barclays
Barclays London, United Kingdom $416B AUM 33.63% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
5NCM
59 North Capital Management Houston, Texas $3.35B AUM 22.14% 1-Year Est. Return
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox San Francisco, California $182B AUM 14.68% 1-Year Est. Return
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management Stamford, Connecticut $78.1B AUM 55.25% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's NWSA Position: Q1 2026 in Review

First Trust Advisors increased its News Corp Class A (NWSA) stake by 774% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $5.65M and bringing the position to 257,352 shares worth $6.42M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1316.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in NWSA in Q4 2013 and has held it in 42 quarters since. The position peaked at $35.3M in Q1 2015. 585 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold NWSA as of Q1 2026.

  • First Trust Advisors held 257,352 shares of News Corp Class A worth $6.42M as of Q1 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors bought 227,922 News Corp Class A shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $5.65M.
  • News Corp Class A made up ﹤0.01% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #1316 holding.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in News Corp Class A in Q4 2013 and has held it in 42 quarters since.
  • First Trust Advisors's News Corp Class A position peaked at $35.3M in Q1 2015.
  • 585 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held News Corp Class A as of Q1 2026.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.