Pearson Ownership | Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson Ownership Summary

Pearson is owned by 4.25% institutional investors, 0.05% insiders, and 95.70% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 0.76% of PSO shares. Invesco International Div Achiev ETF is the top mutual fund, with 0.14% of its assets in Pearson shares.

PSO Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Pearson	4.25%	0.05%	95.70%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	42.09%	17.83%	40.07%
Industry	Publishing Stocks	36.70%	29.75%	33.54%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Morgan stanley	4.83M	0.76%	$76.79M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.83M	0.45%	$44.98M
Goldman sachs group	2.52M	0.40%	$39.99M
Blackrock	1.91M	0.27%	$23.78M
Lmr partners llp	1.37M	0.22%	$21.82M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.01M	0.16%	$16.09M
Invesco	834.39K	0.13%	$13.26M
Northern trust	816.37K	0.13%	$12.97M
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	675.77K	0.11%	$10.74M
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc	663.78K	0.10%	$10.55M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
13d management	458.34K	10.21%	$7.28M
Abc arbitrage sa	281.17K	0.48%	$4.47M
Farringdon capital	45.26K	0.36%	$719.18K
Renaissance group	454.13K	0.29%	$7.22M
Dorsey wright & associates	78.63K	0.28%	$1.17M
Pharvision advisers	16.58K	0.13%	$234.81K
Campbell & co investment adviser	148.24K	0.12%	$2.36M
First affirmative financial network	15.90K	0.11%	$225.13K
Cordatus wealth management	27.48K	0.10%	$436.66K
Tower research capital llc (trc)	219.86K	0.09%	$3.49M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Morgan stanley	4.83M	0.00%	833.89K
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	675.77K	0.02%	333.46K
Ubs group	295.13K	0.00%	215.66K
Sixth street partners management company	197.22K	0.00%	197.22K
Point72 asset management	467.57K	0.01%	158.44K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	513.20K	0.00%	-1.13M
D. e. shaw	214.77K	0.00%	-614.16K
Marshall wace, llp	-	-	-464.04K
Hsbc	-	-	-383.28K
Optiver b.v.	308.97K	0.00%	-305.96K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Sixth street partners management company	197.22K	0.00%	197.22K	$3.13M
Nuveen	107.88K	0.00%	107.88K	$1.71M
Voloridge investment management	75.98K	0.00%	75.98K	$1.08M
Capital fund management	71.67K	0.01%	71.67K	$1.14M
Cordatus wealth management	27.48K	0.10%	27.48K	$436.66K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Root financial partners	-7.00
Mendota financial group	-15.00
Montag a & associates	-23.00
Abound wealth management	-32.00
Independence bank of kentucky	-36.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	211	6.03%	27,031,213	3.93%	4	25.40%	136	27.10%	37	-43.94%
Mar 31, 2026	196	2.08%	25,986,916	7.24%	4	31.19%	106	-1.85%	64	10.34%
Dec 31, 2025	144	-19.10%	16,086,611	-22.79%	2	24.81%	75	-17.58%	45	-26.23%
Sep 30, 2025	170	-5.03%	20,778,041	30.80%	3	58.33%	88	-9.28%	56	3.70%
Jun 30, 2025	183	2.23%	21,477,268	14.80%	3	42.25%	101	-10.62%	55	37.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Invesco International Div Achiev ETF	819.02K	0.14%	-
13D Activist I	458.34K	0.08%	-
DFA International Core Equity I	472.17K	0.07%	-6.88K
DFA International Core Equity 2 I	349.43K	0.06%	-
Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF	236.15K	0.04%	-
Fidelity Series Global ex US Index	126.47K	0.02%	11.29K
Praxis International Index I	114.30K	0.02%	-
ActivePassive International Equity ETF	109.52K	0.02%	-
DFA International Value I	106.52K	0.02%	592.00
Steward Values Enhanced International I	97.43K	0.02%	-

PSO Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 4.25%, followed by 0.05% insiders and 95.70% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Pearson's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 36.70%, which Pearson falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Pearson?

Pearson’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (4.83M shares, 0.76%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.83M shares, 0.45%), and Goldman sachs group (2.52M shares, 0.40%). Together, they hold 1.60% of Pearson’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Pearson?

Yes, BlackRock owns 0.27% of Pearson, totaling 1.91M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 23.78M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 22.59K shares, a 1.20% change.

Who is Pearson’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

13d management is Pearson’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.21% of its assets in 458.34K Pearson shares, valued at 7.28M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Pearson shares?

Invesco International Div Achiev ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Pearson shares, with 0.14% of its total shares outstanding invested in 819.02K Pearson shares.

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