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Royal Bank of Canada’s News Corp Class B NWS Stock Holding History

Royal Bank of Canada’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
Q1 		$1.79M Sell
62,720
-28,104
-31% -$793K ﹤0.01% 3181
2025
Q4 		$2.69M Sell
90,824
-54,606
-38% -$1.63M ﹤0.01% 2911
2025
Q3 		$5.03M Sell
145,430
-432,437
-75% -$14.6M ﹤0.01% 2674
2025
Q2 		$19.8M Buy
577,867
+513,237
+794% +$16.3M ﹤0.01% 1533
2025
Q1 		$1.96M Buy
64,630
+13,253
+26% +$420K ﹤0.01% 2959
2024
Q4 		$1.56M Sell
51,377
-13,811
-21% -$417K ﹤0.01% 3197
2024
Q3 		$1.82M Buy
65,188
+15,065
+30% +$425K ﹤0.01% 3060
2024
Q2 		$1.42M Buy
50,123
+2,391
+5% +$63.6K ﹤0.01% 3166
2024
Q1 		$1.29M Sell
47,732
-1,020
-2% -$27K ﹤0.01% 3249
2023
Q4 		$1.25M Buy
48,752
+20,606
+73% +$466K ﹤0.01% 3487
2023
Q3 		$588K Sell
28,146
-16,185
-37% -$335K ﹤0.01% 3904
2023
Q2 		$875K Buy
44,331
+7,797
+21% +$143K ﹤0.01% 3483
2023
Q1 		$635K Sell
36,534
-14,684
-29% -$271K ﹤0.01% 3676
2022
Q4 		$945K Buy
51,218
+15,310
+43% +$270K ﹤0.01% 3544
2022
Q3 		$553K Sell
35,908
-1,699
-5% -$29K ﹤0.01% 3953
2022
Q2 		$596K Sell
37,607
-10,263
-21% -$191K ﹤0.01% 3929
2022
Q1 		$1.08M Sell
47,870
-1,309
-3% -$29.3K ﹤0.01% 3578
2021
Q4 		$1.11M Buy
49,179
+9,057
+23% +$207K ﹤0.01% 3702
2021
Q3 		$932K Sell
40,122
-20,591
-34% -$471K ﹤0.01% 3773
2021
Q2 		$1.48M Buy
60,713
+19,642
+48% +$486K ﹤0.01% 3329
2021
Q1 		$963K Buy
41,071
+2,435
+6% +$52.7K ﹤0.01% 3623
2020
Q4 		$686K Buy
38,636
+19,784
+105% +$318K ﹤0.01% 3856
2020
Q3 		$263K Buy
18,852
+4,873
+35% +$68K ﹤0.01% 4342
2020
Q2 		$167K Buy
13,979
+951
+7% +$10.3K ﹤0.01% 4561
2020
Q1 		$116K Sell
13,028
-12,680
-49% -$163K ﹤0.01% 4688
2019
Q4 		$373K Buy
25,708
+7,870
+44% +$108K ﹤0.01% 4187
2019
Q3 		$255K Sell
17,838
-3,063
-15% -$42.9K ﹤0.01% 4292
2019
Q2 		$292K Buy
20,901
+2,413
+13% +$30K ﹤0.01% 4225
2019
Q1 		$230K Sell
18,488
-7,290
-28% -$93K ﹤0.01% 4267
2018
Q4 		$297K Buy
25,778
+15,461
+150% +$202K ﹤0.01% 4090
2018
Q3 		$141K Sell
10,317
-4,416
-30% -$63.5K ﹤0.01% 4681
2018
Q2 		$233K Sell
14,733
-3,350
-19% -$53.9K ﹤0.01% 4324
2018
Q1 		$290K Sell
18,083
-2,656
-13% -$44.5K ﹤0.01% 4080
2017
Q4 		$344K Buy
20,739
+15,134
+270% +$231K ﹤0.01% 4058
2017
Q3 		$77K Buy
5,605
+2,941
+110% +$40.9K ﹤0.01% 5183
2017
Q2 		$38K Sell
2,664
-5,476
-67% -$73.7K ﹤0.01% 5246
2017
Q1 		$109K Buy
8,140
+1,427
+21% +$18.4K ﹤0.01% 4714
2016
Q4 		$79K Buy
6,713
+3,226
+93% +$41K ﹤0.01% 5002
2016
Q3 		$50K Sell
3,487
-24,464
-88% -$333K ﹤0.01% 5159
2016
Q2 		$325K Buy
27,951
+22,537
+416% +$281K ﹤0.01% 4036
2016
Q1 		$72K Sell
5,414
-8,639
-61% -$107K ﹤0.01% 4930
2015
Q4 		$196K Buy
14,053
+4,238
+43% +$60.8K ﹤0.01% 4538
2015
Q3 		$126K Buy
9,815
+8,560
+682% +$118K ﹤0.01% 4622
2015
Q2 		$18K Sell
1,255
-3,740
-75% -$56.6K ﹤0.01% 5752
2015
Q1 		$80K Sell
4,995
-63,884
-93% -$1.01M ﹤0.01% 4728
2014
Q4 		$1.04M Buy
68,879
+7,876
+13% +$118K ﹤0.01% 2885
2014
Q3 		$984K Buy
61,003
+3,782
+7% +$64.9K ﹤0.01% 2868
2014
Q2 		$998K Sell
57,221
-5,755
-9% -$96.9K ﹤0.01% 2840
2014
Q1 		$1.05M Buy
62,976
+9,286
+17% +$158K ﹤0.01% 2719
2013
Q4 		$958K Sell
53,690
-567
-1% -$9.89K ﹤0.01% 2868
2013
Q3 		$893K Buy
+54,257
New +$877K ﹤0.01% 2857

Other funds holding NWS

State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
SL
SOF Ltd George Town, Cayman Islands $279M AUM 6.12% 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
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
LC
L1 Capital Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia $2.55B AUM 80.12% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
SV
Starboard Value New York $4.57B AUM 4.97% 1-Year Est. Return
PL
Perpetual Ltd Sydney, New South Wales, Australia $7B AUM 19.75% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada's NWS Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Royal Bank of Canada reduced its News Corp Class B (NWS) stake by 31% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $793K and leaving 62,720 shares worth $1.79M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #3181.

Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in NWS in Q3 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since. The position peaked at $19.8M in Q2 2025. 317 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold NWS as of Q1 2026.

  • Royal Bank of Canada held 62,720 shares of News Corp Class B worth $1.79M as of Q1 2026.
  • Royal Bank of Canada sold 28,104 News Corp Class B shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $793K.
  • News Corp Class B made up ﹤0.01% of Royal Bank of Canada's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #3181 holding.
  • Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in News Corp Class B in Q3 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since.
  • Royal Bank of Canada's News Corp Class B position peaked at $19.8M in Q2 2025.
  • 317 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held News Corp Class B as of Q1 2026.

Based on Royal Bank of Canada's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.