Pearson Ownership | Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson Ownership Summary

Pearson is owned by 4.09% institutional investors, 0.07% insiders, and 95.84% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 0.63% of PSO shares. Invesco International Div Achiev ETF is the top mutual fund, with 0.17% of its assets in Pearson shares.

PSO Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Pearson	4.09%	0.07%	95.84%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	28.76%	18.16%	53.08%
Industry	Publishing Stocks	34.36%	31.98%	33.67%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Morgan stanley	4.00M	0.63%	$52.50M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.68M	0.42%	$35.23M
Goldman sachs group	2.41M	0.38%	$31.67M
Blackrock	1.91M	0.27%	$23.78M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	1.65M	0.26%	$21.60M
Lmr partners llp	1.37M	0.22%	$18.03M
Invesco	1.08M	0.17%	$14.22M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.01M	0.16%	$13.26M
D. e. shaw	828.93K	0.13%	$10.88M
Northern trust	794.46K	0.13%	$10.43M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
13d management	458.34K	9.33%	$6.02M
Abc arbitrage sa	225.00K	0.39%	$2.95M
Dorsey wright & associates	78.63K	0.28%	$1.17M
Renaissance group	369.74K	0.20%	$4.85M
Pharvision advisers	16.58K	0.13%	$234.81K
Lester murray antman dba simplyrich	35.69K	0.12%	$468.00K
Farringdon capital	38.73K	0.11%	$508.46K
Campbell & co investment adviser	142.07K	0.11%	$1.87M
First affirmative financial network	15.90K	0.11%	$225.13K
Leuthold group	60.12K	0.08%	$789.43K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	1.65M	0.01%	691.34K
Lmr partners llp	1.37M	0.04%	567.29K
D. e. shaw	828.93K	0.01%	515.35K
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	342.32K	0.01%	342.32K
Jane street group	484.31K	0.00%	314.63K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Marshall wace, llp	-	-	-464.04K
Hsbc	-	-	-383.28K
Cubist systematic strategies	156.07K	0.01%	-289.16K
Henry james management	-	-	-199.01K
Farringdon capital	38.73K	0.11%	-197.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	342.32K	0.01%	342.32K	$4.49M
Voloridge investment management	75.98K	0.00%	75.98K	$1.08M
Aaron wealth advisors	39.41K	0.03%	39.41K	$517.48K
Entropy technologies, lp	31.35K	0.02%	31.35K	$411.64K
Winton group	16.70K	0.01%	16.70K	$219.27K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-15.00
Montag a & associates	-23.00
Abound wealth management	-32.00
Independence bank of kentucky	-36.00
Highline wealth partners	-60.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	178	14.84%	18,660,741	1.20%	2	37.79%	114	22.58%	38	18.75%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Invesco International Div Achiev ETF	1.11M	0.17%	-
13D Activist I	458.34K	0.07%	-
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%	-
ActivePassive International Equity ETF	124.88K	0.02%	-
Fidelity Series Global ex US Index	115.18K	0.02%	-44.77K
Praxis International Index I	114.30K	0.02%	-
DFA International Value I	105.92K	0.02%	579.00
Steward Values Enhanced International I	97.43K	0.02%	-

PSO Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 4.09%, followed by 0.07% insiders and 95.84% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Pearson's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 34.36%, which Pearson falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Pearson?

Pearson’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (4M shares, 0.63%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.68M shares, 0.42%), and Goldman sachs group (2.41M shares, 0.38%). Together, they hold 1.43% 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 9.33% of its assets in 458.34K Pearson shares, valued at 6.02M$.

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 0.17% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.11M Pearson shares.

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