Pearson plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock)
DE ˙ DB ˙ US7050151056
12,90 € ↓ -0,10 (-0,77%)
2026-06-03
DEL PRIS
SecurityDE:PESA / Pearson plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock)
InstitutionBlackRock, Inc.
Latest Disclosed Ownership87,642,885 shares
Ownership 12.50%
BlackRock, Inc. ownership in PESA / Pearson plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock)

2024-01-23 - BlackRock, Inc. has filed an SC 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 87,642,885 shares of Pearson plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) (DE:PESA). This represents 12.5 percent ownership of the company. In their previous filing dated 2023-01-23 , BlackRock, Inc. had reported owning 79,626,792 shares, indicating an increase of 10.07 percent.

Institutional Ownership: 13D/G Filings

This table shows a history of the 13D/G filings made by the investor and/or investor group. Note that the share values in this table are not directly comparable to any numbers shown in the 13F table (if any).

File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Prev
Shares
Latest
Shares
ΔShares
(Percent)
Ownership
(Percent)
ΔOwnership
(Percent)
2024-01-23 2024-01-23 13G/A 79,626,792 87,642,885 10.07 12.50 12.61
2023-01-23 2023-01-23 13G/A 78,148,346 79,626,792 1.89 11.10 4.72
2022-08-09 2022-08-09 13G/A 60,715,172 78,148,346 28.71 10.60 32.50
2022-02-07 2022-02-07 13G/A 57,826,732 60,715,172 4.99 8.00 3.90
2021-01-29 2021-01-29 13G/A 55,847,164 57,826,732 3.54 7.70 8.45
2020-02-05 2020-02-05 13G/A 54,368,784 55,847,164 2.72 7.10 1.43
2019-02-06 2019-02-06 13G/A 51,303,869 54,368,784 5.97 7.00 9.37
2018-01-30 2018-01-30 13G/A 61,177,461 51,303,869 -16.14 6.40 -13.51
2017-01-25 2017-01-25 13G/A 46,261,727 61,177,461 32.24 7.40 32.14
2016-01-27 2016-01-27 13G/A 46,261,727 5.60
2015-02-02 2015-02-02 13G/A 44,475,348 5.40
2014-02-03 2014-02-03 13G 41,765,370 5.10

Important Note: One of the primary uses of the 13D/G filings is to evaluate the ability of a firm to control a company (ie, the "beneficial ownership"). To that end, firms are required to report not just direct holdings in companies, but indirect holdings that they control. For investment firms, these indirect holdings can include shares in funds they manage, advisory accounts, and in the case of activist campaigns, pledged votes. Therefore, share counts listed in 13D/G filings can differ significantly than share counts listed in 13F filings.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-13 2026-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,683,235 203,173 8.19 35,231 1.18 0.0000
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,480,062 -45,200 -1.79 34,820 -2.62 0.0006
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,525,262 146,926 6.18 35,758 0.70 0.0006
2025-08-12 2025-06-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,378,336 134,522 6.00 35,509 -1.16 0.0007
2025-05-02 2025-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,243,814 59,727 2.73 35,923 2.03 0.0008
2025-02-07 2024-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,184,087 114,201 5.52 35,207 25.35 0.0007
2024-11-13 2024-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 2,069,886 164,320 8.62 28,088 18.11 0.0006
2024-08-13 2024-06-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,905,566 22,588 1.20 23,781 -4.03 0.0005
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,882,978 100,823 5.66 24,780 13.14 0.0006
2024-02-13 2023-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,782,155 113,326 6.79 21,903 24.52 0.0006
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,668,829 176,758 11.85 17,589 12.49 0.0005
2023-08-11 2023-06-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,492,071 76,278 5.39 15,637 5.68 0.0004
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,415,793 -5,430 -0.38 14,795 -7.63 0.0004
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,421,223 -89,567 -5.93 16,017 11.01 0.0005
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,510,790 6,420 0.43 14,428 4.02 0.0005
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,504,370 -154,831 -9.33 13,870 -16.15 0.0004
2022-05-12 2022-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,659,201 397,676 31.52 16,542 56.10 0.0004
2022-02-10 2021-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,261,525 294,890 30.51 10,597 13.37 0.0003
2021-11-09 2021-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 966,635 64,664 7.17 9,347 -10.74 0.0003
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 901,971 177,263 24.46 10,472 35.16 0.0003
2021-05-07 2021-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 724,708 724,567 513,877.30 7,748 774,700.00 0.0002
2021-02-05 2020-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 141 141 1 0.0000
2019-05-09 2019-03-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 0 -85 -100.00 0 -100.00
2019-02-08 2018-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 85 85 1 0.0000
2016-02-11 2015-12-31 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 0 -1,200 -100.00 0 -100.00
2015-11-13 2015-09-30 13F PEARSON SPONSORED ADR 705015105 1,200 1,200 21 0.0000
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.