Pearson Ownership | Who Owns Pearson?

Pearson Ownership Summary

Pearson is owned by 3.10% institutional investors, 0.05% insiders, and 96.84% retail investors. Morgan stanley is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 0.44% 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	3.10%	0.05%	96.84%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	31.39%	16.65%	51.96%
Industry	Publishing Stocks	17.61%	22.85%	59.53%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Morgan stanley	2.96M	0.44%	$41.85M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.53M	0.38%	$35.76M
Goldman sachs group	1.98M	0.30%	$28.10M
Blackrock	1.91M	0.27%	$23.78M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.14M	0.17%	$16.12M
Invesco	849.33K	0.13%	$12.03M
Northern trust	796.87K	0.12%	$11.28M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	790.93K	0.12%	$11.20M
Optiver b.v.	713.54K	0.11%	$10.10M
Qube research	651.34K	0.10%	$9.22M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
13d management	458.34K	6.22%	$6.49M
Farringdon capital	178.30K	0.64%	$2.52M
Abc arbitrage sa	218.51K	0.30%	$3.09M
Dorsey wright & associates	78.63K	0.28%	$1.17M
Renaissance group	407.79K	0.22%	$5.77M
Lester murray antman dba simplyrich	40.72K	0.16%	$576.00K
First affirmative financial network	15.00K	0.14%	$241.83K
Pharvision advisers	16.58K	0.13%	$234.81K
Fca corp /tx	20.00K	0.08%	$283.20K
Atlas capital advisors	27.22K	0.06%	$438.75K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Optiver b.v.	713.54K	0.00%	713.54K
Abc arbitrage sa	218.51K	0.30%	218.51K
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc	254.58K	0.00%	195.66K
Farringdon capital	178.30K	0.64%	178.30K
Schonfeld strategic advisors	176.71K	0.01%	176.71K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Hsbc	-	-	-383.28K
Lmr partners llp	-	-	-372.47K
Renaissance	291.00K	0.01%	-359.60K
Cubist systematic strategies	156.07K	0.01%	-289.16K
Point72 asset management	20.23K	0.00%	-226.66K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Optiver b.v.	713.54K	0.00%	713.54K	$10.10M
Abc arbitrage sa	218.51K	0.30%	218.51K	$3.09M
Farringdon capital	178.30K	0.64%	178.30K	$2.52M
Schonfeld strategic advisors	176.71K	0.01%	176.71K	$2.50M
Voloridge investment management	75.98K	0.00%	75.98K	$1.08M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-15.00
Manchester capital management	-30.00
Abound wealth management	-32.00
Highline wealth partners	-60.00
Simplex trading	-88.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
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%

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 3.10%, followed by 0.05% insiders and 96.85% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Pearson's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 17.61%, which Pearson falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Pearson?

Pearson’s largest shareholders are Morgan stanley (2.96M shares, 0.44%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.53M shares, 0.38%), and Goldman sachs group (1.98M shares, 0.30%). Together, they hold 1.12% 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 6.22% of its assets in 458.34K Pearson shares, valued at 6.49M$.

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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