Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SSP held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 4.7M | $17.6M | -2.7% | 4.005% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Penn Capital Management Company, LLC | 4.4M | $16.2M | +32.8% | 3.693% | 1.26% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.7M | $13.9M | +1.6% | 3.160% | 0.00% |
| 4 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.7M | $13.6M | -22.4% | 3.103% | 0.00% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.0M | $11.2M | — | 2.542% | 0.00% |
| 6 | NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 2.8M | $10.4M | +31.0% | 2.380% | 0.01% |
| 7 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 2.7M | $9.9M | +9.0% | 2.255% | 0.10% |
| 8 | WITTENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2.4M | $8.8M | +1.8% | 1.993% | 3.25% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.7M | $6.3M | +5.3% | 1.424% | 0.00% |
| 10 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 1.5M | $5.7M | -31.4% | 1.301% | 0.01% |
| 11 | Minerva Advisors LLC | 1.5M | $5.7M | +10.1% | 1.293% | 3.67% |
| 12 | LEE DANNER & BASS INC | 1.4M | $5.3M | — | 1.201% | 0.33% |
| 13 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 1.4M | $5.1M | +23.2% | 1.165% | 0.03% |
| 14 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.4M | $5.1M | +2.3% | 1.155% | 0.00% |
| 15 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.1M | $4.1M | — | 0.942% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Miramar Fiduciary Corp | 1.1M | $4.0M | 0.0% | 0.904% | 3.25% |
| 17 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 898K | $3.3M | +9.7% | 0.761% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Lido Advisors, LLC | 890K | $3.3M | -0.0% | 0.754% | 0.01% |
| 19 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 851K | $3.2M | +5.2% | 0.721% | 0.06% |
| 20 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 749K | $2.8M | -27.6% | 0.634% | 0.00% |
| 21 | FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | 747K | $2.8M | -8.4% | 0.633% | 0.00% |
| 22 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 582K | $2.2M | +174.7% | 0.493% | 0.00% |
| 23 | O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 531K | $2.0M | -12.7% | 0.450% | 0.01% |
| 24 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 517K | $1.9M | +7.6% | 0.438% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 469K | $1.7M | +9.9% | 0.398% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in SSP — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SSP during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 143 | +3.6% | 55.68% | 3.52 pp | $196M | 5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 138 | 3.5% | 59.20% | +19.70 pp | $209M | +50% |
| Q3 2025 | 143 | +0.7% | 39.50% | 3.41 pp | $139M | 7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 142 | 1.4% | 42.91% | 157.08 pp | $151M | 98% |
| Q1 2025 | 144 | 2.0% | 199.99% | +168.34 pp | $6.53B | +5743% |
| Q4 2024 | 147 | 2.0% | 31.65% | 2.68 pp | $112M | 7.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 150 | 3.8% | 34.33% | 13.52 pp | $121M | 28% |
| Q2 2024 | 156 | — | 47.85% | — | $169M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Latest Form 4 transactions by company officers and directors. Insider buys are widely viewed as the highest-conviction signal because executives are risking personal capital.
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 73K | $3.54 | $258K |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SSP stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of The E.W. Scripps Company stands at 55.7%, held across 143 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of SSP, with approximately 4,726,559 shares worth $0.02B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of SSP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SSP is 29 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
26 institutions opened new positions in SSP during Q1 2026, while 21 fully exited. 34 added to existing positions and 80 trimmed.
SSP institutional ownership fell by 3.52 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +5 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.8% of all reported 13F value in SSP, and the top 25 account for 84.5%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) Institutional Ownership