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John Wiley & Sons Class B
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1M invested in John Wiley & Sons Class B in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 14 → 16 (+2)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 2

0.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.36% → 2.53% (-0.83%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2M → $10.1M (-$3.07M)

Holders
16
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.21%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
2
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$190K
2
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$47.4K
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$6.95K
4
BMC
Bear Mountain Capital
Washington
+$4.21K
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$2.7K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.4M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$4.21K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$42
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.9M -$3.4M -80,698 -55%
PI
2
PFG Investments
New York
$2.39M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.68M – – –
CS
4
Cannell & Spears
New York
$892K – – –
CSC
5
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$541K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$453K -$4.21K -100 -1%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$451K +$47.4K +1,126 +13%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$286K – – –
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$283K – – –
GF
10
Gabelli Funds
New York
$201K +$190K +4,500 New
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8.25K +$6.95K +165 +825%
BMC
12
Bear Mountain Capital
Washington
$4.39K +$4.21K +100 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
13
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.85K +$2.7K +64 New
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$2.77K – – –
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$312 – – –
SS
16
SBI Securities
Japan
$89 – – –
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$6 -$42 -1 Closed

WLYB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

16 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Wiley & Sons Class B (WLYB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $10.1M — down 23% from $13.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new WLYB positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gabelli Funds, opening a new position worth an estimated $190K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 16 institutional investors held John Wiley & Sons Class B (WLYB) as of Q1 2025, up from 14 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $10.1M of John Wiley & Sons Class B stock for Q1 2025, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new John Wiley & Sons Class B positions in Q1 2025 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest John Wiley & Sons Class B buyer in Q1 2025 was Gabelli Funds, an estimated $190K added.
  • The largest John Wiley & Sons Class B seller in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.