Pearson Ownership | Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson Ownership Summary

Pearson is owned by 3.12% institutional investors, 0.05% insiders, and 96.83% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 0.40% of PSO shares. Invesco International Div Achiev ETF is the top mutual fund, with 0.11% of its assets in Pearson shares.

PSO Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Pearson	3.12%	0.05%	96.83%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	46.33%	16.23%	37.44%
Industry	Publishing Stocks	42.24%	20.01%	37.75%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Morgan stanley	2.81M	0.40%	$35.12M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.38M	0.35%	$35.51M
Goldman sachs group	2.10M	0.30%	$33.86M
Blackrock	1.91M	0.27%	$23.78M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.67M	0.24%	$26.84M
Invesco	758.32K	0.11%	$12.22M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	700.90K	0.10%	$10.46M
Qube research	605.71K	0.09%	$9.04M
13d management	511.93K	0.07%	$6.39M
Renaissance group	408.69K	0.06%	$6.10M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
13d management	511.93K	4.66%	$6.39M
Dorsey wright & associates	78.63K	0.28%	$1.17M
Renaissance group	408.69K	0.24%	$6.10M
Lester murray antman dba simplyrich	40.72K	0.16%	$576.00K
Advisorshares investments	54.74K	0.15%	$817.27K
First affirmative financial network	15.00K	0.14%	$241.83K
Gitterman wealth management	15.40K	0.10%	$248.20K
Genus capital management	33.84K	0.06%	$505.23K
Seeds investor	13.93K	0.06%	$224.54K
Formidable asset management	22.89K	0.06%	$341.76K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Qube research	605.71K	0.01%	554.04K
Point72 asset management	246.89K	0.01%	191.78K
Ubs group	145.80K	0.00%	143.06K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.38M	0.00%	134.52K
Marshall wace, llp	190.87K	0.00%	107.54K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Optiver b.v.	-	-	-495.80K
Hsbc	-	-	-383.28K
Lmr partners llp	-	-	-372.47K
Bank of montreal /can/	-	-	-280.85K
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.67M	0.01%	-274.39K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Wetherby asset management	71.56K	0.05%	71.56K	$1.07M
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc	55.76K	0.00%	55.76K	$898.92K
Graham capital management	43.85K	0.01%	43.85K	$654.65K
Campbell & co investment adviser	33.59K	0.03%	33.59K	$501.50K
Toroso investments	27.39K	0.00%	27.39K	$441.59K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-15.00
Abound wealth management	-32.00
Northwestern mutual wealth management	-36.00
Physician wealth advisors	-59.00
Highline wealth partners	-60.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Dec 31, 2024	116	-23.18%	11,662,625	-35.33%	1	24.69%	66	-21.43%	26	-27.78%
Sep 30, 2024	149	3.47%	18,029,079	-0.79%	2	40.13%	83	12.16%	35	-12.50%
Jun 30, 2024	143	5.15%	18,170,735	1.99%	2	40.73%	73	-3.95%	40	42.86%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Invesco International Div Achiev ETF	684.71K	0.11%	-
DFA International Core Equity I	472.17K	0.07%	-6.88K
13D Activist I	458.34K	0.07%	-
DFA International Core Equity 2 I	349.43K	0.05%	-
Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF	234.44K	0.04%	-
Fidelity Series Global ex US Index	209.27K	0.03%	-
DFA International Value I	197.41K	0.03%	-23.46K
Praxis International Index I	121.06K	0.02%	-
ActivePassive International Equity ETF	104.90K	0.02%	200.00
Steward Values Enhanced International I	97.43K	0.01%	-

PSO Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 3.12%, followed by 0.05% insiders and 96.83% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Pearson's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 42.24%, which Pearson falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Pearson?

Pearson’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (2.81M shares, 0.40%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.38M shares, 0.35%), and Goldman sachs group (2.1M shares, 0.30%). Together, they hold 1.05% 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 4.66% of its assets in 511.92K Pearson shares, valued at 6.39M$.

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 0.11% of its total shares outstanding invested in 684.71K Pearson shares.

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