NEWS CORP
Ticker: NWSCommunication ServicesPublishingS&P 500The business
News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA and NWS) is a global, diversified media and information services company headquartered in New York with operations primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company's website is www.newscorp.com.
News Corp operates through five reportable segments that collectively generated revenues across news, digital real estate services, and book publishing. The Dow Jones segment, which generated $2.5 billion in revenue, operates a global provider of news, data, and business information through premier brands including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, and professional information products such as Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Factiva, and Dow Jones Newswires. The Digital Real Estate Services segment, contributing $2.0 billion in revenue, consists of the company's 62.0% interest in REA Group, a market-leading digital media business specializing in property across Australia, and its 80% interest in Move, which operates Realtor.com®, a premier real estate information and services platform in the United States. The Book Publishing segment, generating $2.3 billion in revenue, comprises HarperCollins, the second-largest consumer book publisher globally, operating more than 120 branded imprints and maintaining a catalog of over 250,000 publications in 16 languages. The News Media segment, producing $2.2 billion in revenue, includes News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post, along with News Broadcasting, which operates talkSPORT and other radio networks, and Australian News Channel.
The company's business model emphasizes premium content creation and distribution across digital and traditional platforms, generating revenue through subscriptions, circulation sales, advertising, real estate listing products, licensing fees, and consumer product sales. News Corp maintains significant competitive advantages through its portfolio of globally recognized brands, substantial audience scale, proprietary data and technology platforms, and diversified revenue streams. The company distributes content across websites, mobile applications, social media, streaming platforms, print publications, and radio, positioning itself to capitalize on the ongoing shift toward digital consumption while maintaining traditional revenue sources.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- HQ
- NEW YORK, NY
- FY end
- 06-30
- CIK
- 1564708
- SIC
- 2711
Ownership
Who holds NEWS CORP — across funds, superinvestors and bonds · N-PORT 2026Q2 · 13F 2026-06-30
Top fund holders
| Fund | % of fund | Value |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.02% | $394.34M |
| State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF XLC · SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST | 1.50% | $334.06M |
| VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.02% | $322.37M |
| VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.15% | $284.77M |
| Dodge & Cox Stock Fund DODGX · Dodge & Cox Funds | 0.21% | $247.66M |
By share class
| Class | Held by funds | Funds | Shares out |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWSClass B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 16.5% | 350 | 180.5M |
| NWSAClass A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 37.2% | 527 | 360.5M |
Bonds held by funds
Funds report holding 2 issues of NEWS CORP's debt, $315.96M at fund-held market value — what funds hold, not the company's debt outstanding. Weighted-average coupon 4.23%, maturing 2029–2032.
| Issue | Coupon | Matures | Funds | Fund-held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWS CORP 144A LIFE SR UNSEC 3.875% 05-15-29 | 3.875% | 2029-05-15 | 85 | $226.43M |
| News Corp. | 5.125% | 2032-02-15 | 53 | $89.52M |
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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