PEARSON PLC (PSO)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 31 quarters.
Institutions report 26,782,012 shares against 635,814,880 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Share count carried from an earlier filing (cy2025q4i).
Options share is the part of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares. A high figure means institutions are expressing a view on this security without owning much of it.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY | $76.8M | 4,832,707 | 0.00% | 35q | +20.9%+$13.3M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $45.0M | 2,831,013 | 0.00% | 8q | +5.5%+$2.3M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $40.0M | 2,516,608 | 0.00% | 31q | +4.3%+$1.7M |
| LMR Partners LLP | $21.8M | 1,373,260 | 0.08% | 3q | HELD |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $16.1M | 1,012,867 | 0.00% | 31q | HELD |
| Invesco Ltd. | $13.3M | 834,389 | 0.00% | 10q | -23.0%-$4.0M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $13.0M | 816,368 | 0.00% | 31q | +2.8%+$348.1K |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $10.7M | 675,775 | 0.02% | 2q | +97.4%+$5.3M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $10.5M | 663,777 | 0.00% | 7q | +25.9%+$2.2M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $10.2M | 644,378 | 0.01% | 15q | +25.6%+$2.1M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $9.3M | 587,977 | 0.00% | 4q | +21.4%+$1.6M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $8.2M | 513,204 | 0.00% | 11q | -68.8%-$18.0M |
| FMR LLC | $7.8M | 490,355 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.9%+$892.5K |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $7.4M | 467,571 | 0.01% | 6q | +51.3%+$2.5M |
| 13D Management LLC | $7.3M | 458,338 | 10.21% | 25q | HELD |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC | $7.2M | 454,127 | 0.29% | 8q | +22.8%+$1.3M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $7.1M | 542,055 | 0.00% | 5q | HELD |
| Creative Planning | $6.1M | 384,989 | 0.00% | 16q | +44.9%+$1.9M |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | $4.9M | 308,966 | 0.00% | 4q | -49.8%-$4.9M |
| UBS Group AG | $4.7M | 295,130 | 0.00% | 31q | +271.4%+$3.4M |
| ABC ARBITRAGE SA | $4.5M | 281,169 | 0.48% | 4q | +25.0%+$892.5K |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | $3.6M | 226,746 | 0.01% | 4q | +61.7%+$1.4M |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | $3.6M | 224,809 | 0.03% | 12q | +26.4%+$747.2K |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | $3.5M | 219,863 | 0.09% | 17q | +43.3%+$1.1M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $3.4M | 214,774 | 0.00% | 4q | -74.1%-$9.8M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $3.1M | 197,219 | 0.00% | 13q | +12.8%+$354.9K |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | $3.1M | 197,219 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $2.7M | 168,254 | 0.00% | 5q | -2.8%-$77.9K |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | $2.5M | 158,721 | 0.01% | 11q | +23.4%+$478.0K |
| Mariner, LLC | $2.5M | 158,202 | 0.00% | 18q | +11.1%+$252.2K |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.4M | 151,566 | 0.00% | 10q | +27.0%+$512.0K |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | $2.4M | 148,238 | 0.12% | 5q | +4.3%+$98.1K |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.3M | 147,482 | 0.00% | 6q | +136.4%+$1.4M |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | $2.3M | 147,342 | 0.00% | 12q | +136.5%+$1.4M |
| Cerity Partners LLC | $2.2M | 140,339 | 0.00% | 17q | +2.7%+$57.9K |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | $2.2M | 139,170 | 0.03% | 31q | HELD |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC | $2.1M | 132,856 | 0.02% | 20q | +18.0%+$321.5K |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $2.0M | 124,608 | 0.00% | 3q | +100.0%+$990.0K |
| Ethic Inc. | $1.8M | 112,721 | 0.02% | 19q | -20.0%-$448.2K |
| Nuveen, LLC | $1.7M | 107,879 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | $1.7M | 104,731 | 0.00% | 15q | +102.9%+$844.0K |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1.4M | 91,642 | 0.00% | 31q | -15.8%-$267.5K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $1.3M | 80,281 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.6%+$142.9K |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $1.3M | 79,604 | 0.00% | 21q | +2.7%+$33.7K |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC | $1.2M | 75,835 | 0.02% | 3q | -9.5%-$126.8K |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $1.1M | 71,671 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC | $1.1M | 69,610 | 0.02% | 3q | +195.5%+$731.7K |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $986.4K | 62,075 | 0.00% | 24q | +10.1%+$90.5K |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | $940.8K | 59,204 | 0.04% | 2q | +340.5%+$727.2K |
| US BANCORP \DE\ | $894.2K | 56,277 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.8%-$16.4K |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | $858.8K | 54,046 | 0.01% | 12q | -6.9%-$63.4K |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $786.0K | 49,462 | 0.02% | 31q | +0.6%+$4.9K |
| ATLAS CAPITAL ADVISORS INC. | $779.8K | 53,744 | 0.04% | 23q | +100.0%+$389.9K |
| Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC | $776.3K | 48,853 | 0.08% | 3q | -29.6%-$325.6K |
| LEUTHOLD GROUP, LLC | $734.5K | 46,222 | 0.07% | 4q | -23.1%-$220.9K |
| Farringdon Capital, Ltd. | $719.2K | 45,260 | 0.36% | 4q | +16.9%+$103.8K |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC | $688.5K | 43,329 | 0.01% | 19q | +13.3%+$81.1K |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | $669.5K | 42,133 | 0.01% | 5q | -43.0%-$504.8K |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | $658.8K | 41,459 | 0.00% | 4q | +1.5%+$10.0K |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | $649.4K | 40,867 | 0.00% | 12q | +3.4%+$21.2K |
| Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC | $641.2K | 40,355 | 0.03% | 2q | +2.4%+$15.0K |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $594.9K | 37,437 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | $568.5K | 35,780 | 0.00% | 20q | -24.3%-$182.1K |
| Atria Investments, Inc | $564.2K | 35,504 | 0.01% | 9q | -7.1%-$43.3K |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | $551.4K | 34,700 | 0.00% | 5q | +48.6%+$180.4K |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | $522.0K | 32,849 | 0.00% | 10q | -9.9%-$57.5K |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $506.5K | 31,909 | 0.00% | 31q | +24.1%+$98.3K |
| Focus Partners Wealth | $485.0K | 30,521 | 0.00% | 3q | +80.3%+$216.1K |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $478.1K | 30,087 | 0.01% | 21q | +7.5%+$33.3K |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $450.5K | 28,349 | 0.00% | 6q | -55.0%-$551.3K |
| SYON CAPITAL LLC | $450.0K | 28,322 | 0.02% | 11q | +14.8%+$58.1K |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | $436.7K | 27,482 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Cordatus Wealth Management LLC | $436.7K | 27,482 | 0.10% | new | NEW |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA | $433.0K | 27,251 | 0.00% | 6q | +100.8%+$217.4K |
| Tidal Investments LLC | $430.7K | 27,102 | 0.00% | 7q | +2.3%+$9.9K |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $427.8K | 26,922 | 0.00% | 14q | +34.4%+$109.6K |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | $426.2K | 26,819 | 0.01% | 21q | +13.7%+$51.5K |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | $421.8K | 26,544 | 0.00% | 3q | +160.3%+$259.8K |
| Entropy Technologies, LP | $393.8K | 24,784 | 0.02% | 2q | -20.9%-$104.3K |
| Savant Capital, LLC | $387.7K | 25,507 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd | $384.5K | 24,200 | 0.01% | 2q | +44.9%+$119.2K |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $379.7K | 23,898 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $371.0K | 23,346 | 0.00% | 7q | +27.1%+$79.1K |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $358.2K | 22,540 | 0.00% | 31q | -31.8%-$167.4K |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | $337.7K | 21,252 | 0.03% | 22q | HELD |
| Keebeck Wealth Management | $336.9K | 21,205 | 0.03% | 2q | +50.8%+$113.6K |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | $336.5K | 21,176 | 0.03% | 7q | +77.9%+$147.4K |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC | $332.6K | 20,929 | 0.05% | 7q | -3.0%-$10.4K |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC | $330.7K | 20,809 | 0.00% | 31q | +20.8%+$57.0K |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $328.2K | 20,654 | 0.00% | 31q | -13.1%-$49.7K |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | $318.4K | 20,037 | 0.00% | 8q | +26.8%+$67.4K |
| FCA CORP /TX | $317.8K | 20,000 | 0.08% | 6q | HELD |
| Johnson Financial Group, LLC | $316.3K | 19,903 | 0.02% | 2q | +65.8%+$125.5K |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $311.7K | 19,618 | 0.00% | 2q | +69.1%+$127.4K |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $308.3K | 19,400 | 0.00% | 2q | +3.2%+$9.5K |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH | $302.1K | 19,015 | 0.00% | 2q | +70.1%+$124.5K |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC | $301.6K | 18,979 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | $279.9K | 17,617 | 0.00% | 11q | +8.7%+$22.5K |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC | $276.1K | 17,379 | 0.00% | 3q | -1.2%-$3.4K |
| Caprock Group, LLC | $273.8K | 17,234 | 0.01% | 2q | +14.6%+$35.0K |
Showing the largest 100 of 211 reported holders.
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 205 | $424.0M | 26,782,012 | 29 | 100 | 36 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 191 | $338.0M | 25,702,850 | 30 | 72 | 59 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 185 | $338.1M | 24,091,715 | 33 | 65 | 55 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 168 | $295.1M | 20,842,856 | 26 | 56 | 58 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 175 | $321.7M | 21,548,706 | 28 | 65 | 51 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 169 | $298.0M | 18,607,837 | 36 | 67 | 36 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 148 | $293.1M | 18,162,347 | 17 | 65 | 28 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 144 | $242.5M | 17,657,791 | 20 | 56 | 34 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 135 | $214.3M | 17,134,280 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 127 | $282.6M | 21,458,182 | 20 | 46 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2023 | 115 | $200.7M | 16,297,762 | 14 | 42 | 26 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2023 | 106 | $160.3M | 15,206,930 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2023 | 104 | $163.7M | 15,621,075 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 98 | $168.2M | 16,097,299 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 102 | $149.7M | 13,308,173 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 119 | $195.1M | 20,403,138 | 16 | 48 | 30 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2022 | 121 | $189.1M | 20,487,345 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 125 | $212.7M | 21,214,370 | 22 | 58 | 20 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 119 | $160.3M | 19,078,429 | 36 | 46 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 92 | $104.3M | 10,783,434 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2021 | 90 | $135.9M | 11,705,477 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 88 | $125.5M | 11,734,916 | 10 | 38 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 89 | $104.0M | 11,303,726 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2020 | 81 | $76.3M | 10,688,753 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2020 | 77 | $77.9M | 10,735,554 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2020 | 78 | $82.5M | 11,969,851 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 73 | $83.4M | 9,872,055 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2019 | 73 | $93.8M | 10,358,859 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 85 | $101.8M | 9,821,465 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 95 | $112.8M | 10,278,731 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2018 | 94 | $132.1M | 10,983,951 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.4% |