Current position

Jeff Smith’s News Corp New (NWS) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Starboard Value LPVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ4 2023Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares8.73MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported11Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Starboard Value LP first reported News Corp New in Q4 2023. The reported position was reduced across later filings. Starboard Value LP currently reports 2.43M shares. The latest verified filing showed: Sold 6.1% of the position.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
Sold 6.1% of the position−158.00K shares · 2.43M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $28.06 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

Q1 2026
Sold 41.7% of the position−1.85M shares · 2.59M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $28.51 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

Q4 2025
Sold 26.2% of the position−1.58M shares · 4.44M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $29.63 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

Q3 2025
Sold 12.3% of the position−845.53K shares · 6.02M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $34.55 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

Q2 2025
Sold 12.2% of the position−952.31K shares · 6.86M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $34.31 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

Q1 2025
Sold 7.9% of the position−667.17K shares · 7.81M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $30.37 · Estimated holding basis $25.72

3 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important is News Corp New in Starboard Value LP’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Current portfolio weight1.5%Q2 2026
Current rank#16of 21 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight5.8%Q2 2024
Best historical rank#8Q2 2024
At peak importanceQ2 2024
NWS
5.8%
Largest holding
15.0%
SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$32.682026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$28.06Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$25.72Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Starboard Value LP’s Form 13F disclosures—not Jeff Smith’s personal brokerage account. Form 13F reports quarter-end U.S.-listed positions and certain options, but it does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices, short positions or the purpose of an option position.