News (NWSA) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
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News Corporation (NWSA) insider buying and selling: 2 purchases, 7 sales
116 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by News Corporation insiders between 2025-09-02 and 2026-10-09 (15-month history): 2 open-market purchases and 7 sales, plus 107 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $1.27B by Mft Sh Family Trust, Em 2025 Family Trust, Macleod Family Discretionary Trust on 2025-09-10.
News insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, News insiders filed 5 sales worth $3.2M on the open market, and no purchases.
The biggest seller was Pitofsky David B (General Counsel): $1.5M in 1 sale, out of 5 different sellers.
The largest trade of the period was a sale of $1.5M on Aug 17, 2026, by Pitofsky David B (General Counsel). Form 4 on sec.gov (0001632944-26-000003).
None of the 5 sales carries the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4 (sales scheduled months ahead).
The last three months show 5 sales, against 0 in the three before. The latest sale from Aug 17, 2026.
Against its sector (Communication Services, 19 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 12 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. News has more sales than 5 of the other 18, ranks 14 of 19 by net dollars sold, and 8 of the 19 have at least one purchase.
The 20 most important trades
The 2 open-market purchases first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
See all 116 NWSA trades in the full history →
| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | 2025-09-12 | Lgc Holdco, Llc | 10% Owner | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 On September 10, 2025, in a series of transactions, LGC Holdco, LLC acquired from three trusts, one for the benefit of each of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and their respective descendants and charitable organizations, 7,125 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer and 24,256,641 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer, along with 9,498 shares of Class A common stock and 34,268,895 shares of Class B common stock of Fox Corporation, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,990 million. | SEC | |
| 2025-09-10 | 2025-09-12 | Lgc Holdco, Llc | 10% Owner | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 On September 10, 2025, in a series of transactions, LGC Holdco, LLC acquired from three trusts, one for the benefit of each of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and their respective descendants and charitable organizations, 7,125 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer and 24,256,641 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer, along with 9,498 shares of Class A common stock and 34,268,895 shares of Class B common stock of Fox Corporation, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,990 million. | SEC | |
| 2025-09-10 | 2025-09-10 | Mft Sh Family Trust, Em 2025 Family Trust, Macleod Family Discretionary Trust | 10% Owner | $1.27B | S — Open-market sale6 Form 4 footnotesF2 Consists of 8,085,547 shares of class B common stock of the issuer ("Class B Shares") sold by each of the Reporting Persons. F4 As a result of certain agreements entered into by and among the Reporting Persons and certain other stockholders of the issuer, the Reporting Persons may be deemed members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of class A common stock and class B common stock reported herein (the "Shares"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any such Shares, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein. F5 Each of the Reporting Persons is a trust established by the trustee of the Mudoch Family Trust (the "MFT") for the benefit of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and his or her respective descendants and charitable organizations. F6 On September 6, 2025, the MFT transferred (i) approximately 50% of the Class A Shares and 50% of the Class B Shares held by the MFT to the Reporting Persons and (ii) the remaining Class A Shares and Class B Shares held by the MFT to three trusts for the benefit of each of Lachlan K. Murdoch, Grace Murdoch and Chloe Murdoch and their respective descendants and charitable organizations. On September 10, 2025, the Reporting Persons sold a total of (i) 14,071,293 Class B Shares in an underwritten offering (the "Underwritten Offering") and (ii) 7,125 Class A Shares and 24,256,641 Class B Shares in a series of transactions where they were ultimately acquired by LGC Holdco, LLC (the "Purchase"). F7 As a result of the Underwritten Offering and the Purchase, none of the Reporting Persons have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the issuer. F3 Consists of 4,690,431 Class B Shares sold by each of the Reporting Persons. | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Pitofsky David B | General Counsel | $1.5M | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Allen Ruth | Chief Human Resources Officer | $624k | S — Open-market saleForm 4 footnoteF6 The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $28.71 to $29.06, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to News Corporation, any security holder of News Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Degrazio Marygrace | Chief Accounting Officer | $526k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Chandrashekar Lavanya | Chief Financial Officer | $510k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2025-09-10 | 2025-09-10 | Mft Sh Family Trust, Em 2025 Family Trust, Macleod Family Discretionary Trust | 10% Owner | $242k | S — Open-market sale5 Form 4 footnotesF1 Consists of 2,375 shares of class A common stock of the issuer ("Class A Shares") sold by each of MFT SH Family Trust, EM 2025 Family Trust and MacLeod Family Discretionary Trust (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). F4 As a result of certain agreements entered into by and among the Reporting Persons and certain other stockholders of the issuer, the Reporting Persons may be deemed members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of class A common stock and class B common stock reported herein (the "Shares"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any such Shares, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein. F5 Each of the Reporting Persons is a trust established by the trustee of the Mudoch Family Trust (the "MFT") for the benefit of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and his or her respective descendants and charitable organizations. F6 On September 6, 2025, the MFT transferred (i) approximately 50% of the Class A Shares and 50% of the Class B Shares held by the MFT to the Reporting Persons and (ii) the remaining Class A Shares and Class B Shares held by the MFT to three trusts for the benefit of each of Lachlan K. Murdoch, Grace Murdoch and Chloe Murdoch and their respective descendants and charitable organizations. On September 10, 2025, the Reporting Persons sold a total of (i) 14,071,293 Class B Shares in an underwritten offering (the "Underwritten Offering") and (ii) 7,125 Class A Shares and 24,256,641 Class B Shares in a series of transactions where they were ultimately acquired by LGC Holdco, LLC (the "Purchase"). F7 As a result of the Underwritten Offering and the Purchase, none of the Reporting Persons have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the issuer. | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Delany Julian | Chief Technology Officer | $50k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Thomson Robert J | Chief Executive Officer | $8.6M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Thomson Robert J | Chief Executive Officer | $7.4M | D — Sale back to the issuer | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Pitofsky David B | General Counsel | $1.5M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Allen Ruth | Chief Human Resources Officer | $441k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Murdoch Keith Rupert | Officer | $243k | D — Sale back to the issuer | SEC |
| 2026-01-02 | 2026-01-05 | Degrazio Marygrace | Chief Accounting Officer | $226k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Chandrashekar Lavanya | Chief Financial Officer | $193k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-09-02 | Delany Julian | Chief Technology Officer | $177k | D — Sale back to the issuer | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Murdoch Keith Rupert | Officer | $172k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-18 | Degrazio Marygrace | Chief Accounting Officer | $170k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-09-02 | Delany Julian | Chief Technology Officer | $157k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents shares withheld upon vesting of applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
Across the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 2, 2025 and Oct 9, 2026, News Corporation open-market activity adds up to 2 purchases worth $0 and 7 sales worth $1.28B. The net balance is $1.28B on the sell side. Of those 9 open-market trades, 2 arrive with no usable amount —the filing reports no price, or reports one out of scale and the derived amount is voided—: they count in the trade count and add zero dollars here.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like News Corporation's is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Option exercise | 49 | $0 |
| D | Sale back to the issuer | 44 | $9.4M |
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 9 | $11.6M |
| S | Open-market sale | 7 | $1.28B |
| J | Other transaction (explained in the filing) | 4 | $0 |
| P | Open-market purchase | 2 | $0 |
| G | Gift | 1 | $0 |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 116 | $1.30B |
56 of the 116 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 15 distinct people or entities have filed News Corporation transactions: 1 bought on the open market and 6 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
Of the 6 who sold on the open market (7 sales in all), the three biggest sellers account for $1.28B of the $1.28B: 100% of the money in three people.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mft Sh Family Trust, Em 2025 Family Trust, Macleod Family Discretionary Trust | 10% Owner | 2 | — | $1.27B (2) | 2025-09-10 |
| Pitofsky David B | General Counsel | 3 | — | $1.5M (1) | 2026-08-18 |
| Allen Ruth | Chief Human Resources Officer | 3 | — | $624k (1) | 2026-08-18 |
| Degrazio Marygrace | Chief Accounting Officer | 5 | — | $526k (1) | 2026-08-18 |
| Chandrashekar Lavanya | Chief Financial Officer | 3 | — | $510k (1) | 2026-08-18 |
| Delany Julian | Chief Technology Officer | 7 | — | $50k (1) | 2026-08-18 |
| Murdoch Lachlan K | Director | 18 | — | — | 2026-10-09 |
| Aznar Jose Maria | Director | 16 | — | — | 2026-10-09 |
Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 15. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Aug 2026: 0 purchases and 5 sales, worth $3.2M. 13 of the 15 months have none.
| Month | Purchases | Amount | Sales | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 | $0 | 2 | $1.27B |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $3.2M |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.
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How to read this data
None of the 7 sales in the table is flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan), the kind signed months ahead and executed automatically. News's 2 open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Oct 9, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
13 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
The concepts on this page, explained from scratch in the Academy. Free, no account.
- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
- Who really moves the market: the types of investorWho sits on the other side of each order, and where a company's own insiders fit among them.
- Supply, demand and price: why it rises and falls constantlyHow a piece of news ends up inside the price, and why the reaction to a filed sale is rarely the one you would expect.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.