News Corporation bonds NWSA
Who owns News Corporation's debt and what their own filings say it is worth. Bond prices and yields are fund-reported marks (SEC Form N-PORT) as of Jul 2026; they lag the market by about two months. NWSA stock page.
Every bond funds hold
Each bond's latest fund-reported mark. Price per 100 of face value; yield to maturity from price, coupon and maturity; spread over the matched-maturity Treasury for US-dollar bonds.
| Bond | Coupon | Maturity | Ccy | Price | Yield | Spread | Funds | Held | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65249BAA7 | 3.875% fixed | 2029-05-15 | USD | 96.35 | 5.30% | 105 bp | 22 | $61.2M | Jul 2026 |
| 65249BAB5 | 5.125% fixed | 2032-02-15 | USD | 96.29 | 5.92% | 155 bp | 10 | $19.9M | Jul 2026 |
Spread history
Median spread of the US-dollar bonds over Treasuries, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.
Price history
Median fund-marked price across the bonds, per 100 of face value.
By month
Funds file on staggered quarter-ends, so each month-end is marked by the funds that reported for it; the amount held moves with which funds filed, not only with buying and selling.
| Month-end | Bonds | Held | Median price | USD yield | USD spread | Most funds on one bond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2 | $81.1M | 96.32 | 5.61% | 130 bp | 22 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | $117.3M | 97.51 | 5.27% | 108 bp | 36 |
| May 2026 | 2 | $110.8M | 97.53 | 5.26% | 113 bp | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | $88.0M | 97.51 | 5.26% | 134 bp | 23 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | $118.0M | 97.15 | 5.33% | 150 bp | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | $104.7M | 98.52 | 4.96% | 130 bp | 26 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | $97.9M | 98.63 | 4.94% | 118 bp | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 2 | $94.8M | 97.81 | 5.12% | 142 bp | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | $110.5M | 97.94 | 5.12% | 143 bp | 25 |
| Oct 2025 | 2 | $96.4M | 97.71 | 5.15% | 148 bp | 25 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 | $91.3M | 98.01 | 5.07% | 138 bp | 30 |
| Aug 2025 | 2 | $112.6M | 97.71 | 5.12% | 129 bp | 28 |
| Jul 2025 | 2 | $123.7M | 96.50 | 5.39% | 140 bp | 24 |
Who holds the debt
Fund series in their latest quarterly N-PORT report, largest first, with the change in face value against each fund's own previous report. Names as reported in the filings. 22 added, 15 cut, 8 new holders and 4 exits in the latest quarter.
| Fund series | Report | Face value | Value | Change in face value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST | 2026-05-31 | $32.1M | $31.2M | $2.6M |
| Bond Fund John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund | 2026-05-31 | $27.6M | $26.9M | $0 |
| NYLIM MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund NYLIM FUNDS | 2026-07-31 | $23.3M | $22.5M | -$7.7M |
| American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund | 2026-06-30 | $17.9M | $17.3M | $0 |
| Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund Bridge Builder Trust | 2026-06-30 | $16.9M | $16.4M | $4.2M |
| Income Fund of America | 2026-07-31 | $13.0M | $12.5M | $0 |
| PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. | 2026-06-30 | $11.1M | $10.8M | $0 |
| Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund Dodge & Cox Funds | 2026-06-30 | $10.5M | $10.2M | $0 |
| MFS Limited Maturity Fund MFS Series Trust IX | 2026-07-31 | $9.6M | $9.3M | $461K |
| Bond Fund of America | 2026-06-30 | $8.2M | $8.0M | $0 |
| Investment Grade Bond Fund John Hancock Bond Trust | 2026-05-31 | $8.0M | $7.8M | $460K |
| NYLIM VP MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio NYLIM VP FUNDS TRUST | 2026-06-30 | $7.7M | $7.5M | -$2.4M |
| Short Duration Bond Fund John Hancock Bond Trust | 2026-05-31 | $7.4M | $7.2M | $3.9M |
| Thornburg Strategic Income Fund THORNBURG INVESTMENT TRUST | 2026-06-30 | $7.0M | $6.8M | $0 |
| JPMorgan Income Builder Fund JPMorgan Trust I | 2026-07-31 | $7.0M | $6.7M | $0 |
| iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF iShares Trust | 2026-05-31 | $6.5M | $6.3M | -$635K |
| Frost Low Duration Bond Fund Frost Family of Funds | 2026-07-31 | $6.0M | $5.8M | $0 |
| American High Income Trust | 2026-06-30 | $5.4M | $5.2M | $0 |
| John Hancock Core Bond ETF John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | 2026-06-30 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $168K |
| Frost Credit Fund Frost Family of Funds | 2026-07-31 | $5.0M | $4.8M | $0 |
| Income Fund John Hancock Strategic Series | 2026-05-31 | $4.9M | $4.8M | -$860K |
| Muzinich Low Duration Fund Professionally Managed Portfolios | 2026-06-30 | $3.8M | $3.6M | $0 |
| American Funds Strategic Bond Fund | 2026-06-30 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $0 |
| John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio John Hancock Strategic Series | 2026-05-31 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Strategic Bond Fund RUSSELL INVESTMENT CO | 2026-07-31 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $0 |
Largest exits in the latest quarter (fund held the bonds in its previous report, none now): MML Managed Bond Fund ($1.1M), LVIP JPMorgan High Yield Fund ($630K), PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF ($80K), VanEck Moody's Analytics BBB Corporate Bond ETF ($25K).
ETFs holding these bonds
From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report: the issuer's bonds as a share of the ETF's net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.
| ETF | Report | Bonds | Face value | Value | % of net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $6.5M | $6.3M | 0.03% |
| JHCR John Hancock Core Bond ETF | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $5.2M | $5.1M | 0.22% |
| IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 2 | $2.9M | $2.8M | 0.01% |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | 0.01% |
| USIG iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $1.6M | $1.6M | 0.01% |
| PCI PGIM Corporate Bond 5-10 Year ETF | 2026-05-29 | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | 0.27% |
| APLU Allspring Core Plus ETF | 2026-05-31 | 2 | $1.3M | $1.3M | 0.31% |
| JHCB John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | 1.00% |
| AINP Allspring Income Plus ETF | 2026-06-30 | 2 | $715K | $697K | 0.32% |
| GIGL Goldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $567K | $550K | 0.29% |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $440K | $424K | 0.01% |
| CGCP Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $369K | $358K | 0.00% |
| TMB Thornburg Multi Sector Bond ETF | 2026-05-31 | 1 | $332K | $322K | 0.17% |
| SIFI Harbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETF | 2026-07-31 | 1 | $300K | $289K | 0.86% |
| CGMS Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF | 2026-06-30 | 1 | $280K | $272K | 0.01% |
Default risk, three ways
Stock market: distance-to-default
Distance-to-default 11.61: safer than 86% of companies (82th percentile in Communication Services). Market-implied, prices to 2026-10-16, balance sheet 2026-06-30.
| Equity value | $17.74B |
| Debt barrier (short-term + ½ long-term debt) | $994.5M |
| Equity volatility (1 year) | 26.7% |
| Asset value / asset volatility (solved) | $18.69B / 25.4% |
| Risk-free rate (1-year Treasury) | 4.28% |
Bond market: priced-in odds
A 130 bp spread prices in about 2.2% a year of default odds (spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery)). Fund-reported marks as of Jul 2026; the spread also pays for liquidity and risk premium, so this overstates actual defaults.
Accounts: Altman Z
Altman Z'' = 2.53 (latest balance sheet). A fundamentals cross-check; see methods for the variant used.
The stock side: 13F filings
What institutions report holding in NWSA's stock and options. Options are reported at the value of the underlying shares, not the premium paid; 13F lists long positions only, lags 45 days after quarter-end, and does not show whether puts hedge a stock position.
| Quarter-end | Stock holders | Stock value | Put managers | Puts (underlying value) | Call managers | Calls (underlying value) | Convertible holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 filings still arriving | 91 | $103.8M | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 662 | $11.56B | 8 | $1.5M | 13 | $171.4M | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 604 | $10.17B | 6 | $1.7M | 13 | $179.4M | 0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 605 | $11.90B | 3 | $549K | 6 | $34.1M | 0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 636 | $14.33B | 5 | $2.2M | 4 | $4.7M | 0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 603 | $13.61B | 3 | $3.3M | 5 | $5.7M | 0 |
Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.