Nexstar Media Group, Inc.: shareholders and insiders

NXSTNASDAQCommunication services · Television Broadcasting Stations

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$207.94

November 13, 2026Market cap $6.3B

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Insiders and their shares

Purchases and sales by officers and directors from Nov 15, 2025 to Nov 10, 2026, from their own Form 4 filings.

52 Form 4s

Bought on the market

$2.0M

1 person

Sold on the market

$11M

16 people

From Nov 15, 2025 to Nov 15, 2026, the days the chart shows. Change its range and the figures follow.

How the sales were made, as a share of their value

  • Under a set plan0%
  • The rest100%

By year

Insiders' open-market purchases (up) and sales (down), by value, since Nov 15, 2025, on a log scale: each gridline is ten times the last. From the SEC's quarterly data sets of Form 4 filings.

2026·bought $2.0M by 1 person·sold $11M by 16 people

  • 2025: no buys, no sales
  • 2026: bought $2.0M by 1 person, sold $11M by 16 people
  • Nov 10, 2026Blake RussellEVP, Operations
    Kind
  • Nov 9, 2026Blake RussellEVP, Operations
    Kind
  • Sep 23, 2026Andrew AlfordPresident, Broadcasting
    Kind
  • Aug 24, 2026Bernadette S. AulestiaDirector
    Kind
  • Aug 24, 2026Michael BiardPresident & COO
    Kind
  • Aug 21, 2026Michael BiardPresident & COO
    Kind
  • Aug 14, 2026Dana ZimmerPresident, Distribution & Strategy
    Kind
  • Jun 26, 2026Perry A SookChief Executive Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Gary WeitmanEVP, Chief Communications Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Blake RussellEVP, Operations
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Lindsey KnappEVP, Human Resources
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Brett JenkinsEVP, Chief Technology & Digital Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Dana ZimmerPresident, Distribution & Strategy
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Sean ComptonPresident, Networks
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Andrew AlfordPresident, Broadcasting
    Kind
  • Jun 16, 2026Lee Ann GlihaEVP, Chief Financial Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Gary WeitmanEVP, Chief Communications Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Blake RussellEVP, Operations
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Lindsey KnappEVP, Human Resources
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Brett JenkinsEVP, Chief Technology & Digital Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Dana ZimmerPresident, Distribution & Strategy
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Sean ComptonPresident, Networks
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Andrew AlfordPresident, Broadcasting
    Kind
  • Jun 14, 2026Lee Ann GlihaEVP, Chief Financial Officer
    Kind
  • Jun 12, 2026Gary WeitmanEVP, Chief Communications Officer
    Kind

From the Form 4s insiders file with the SEC within two business days of each trade. Before May 27, 2026 the table lists open-market purchases and sales only (no grants, option exercises or tax withholding), from the SEC's quarterly data sets. The 10b5-1 mark comes from the form's own box (since April 2023) or from a footnote of the filing that names the plan, where there is one.

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Major holders (over 5%)

Whoever comes to own more than 5% of a class of shares reports it to the SEC on Schedule 13D or 13G. Here is each holder's latest filing.

1 Holders over 5%Mar 27, 2026 Latest filing
  • BlackRock, Inc.Class A Stock
    Share of class10.5%
Fell to 5% or less (1)

Holders whose latest filing says they hold 5% or less. After it they need not file again, so what they hold today is not known.

  • The Vanguard Group0.00%Mar 27, 202613G/A

From the Schedule 13D and 13G filed with the SEC since Dec 18, 2024, when they became structured data. A holder who has filed nothing since then is not shown here. A 13D is updated within two business days of any material change, a 13G up to 45 days after the quarter of the change, so the shares are those of the filing. The large managers also appear in the 13Fs.

Well-known managers

Which of the about 30 investment managers we track held the shares at the quarter end, and what they changed from the quarter before.

Jun 30, 2026 quarter end
  • Point72 (Cohen)
    In the quarter-5.2%
  • Millennium Mgmt (Englander)
    In the quarter+0.4%
  • AQR Capital
    In the quarter+8.6%
  • Citadel Advisors (Griffin)
    In the quarter×120
  • Bridgewater (Dalio)
    In the quarter

From the 13Fs managers file with the SEC up to 45 days after each quarter end. They show only long positions on that day, not short sales or what has changed since. No recent 13F: Pershing Square (Ackman), Scion (Burry).

Short interest

How many of the company's shares have been sold borrowed and not yet bought back, twice a month.

On Oct 15, 2026, 9.26% of its shares outstanding were held short, +1.5% since the report before.

Shares held short
2.81M
9.26%
Since the report before2.77M on Sep 30, 2026
+1.5%
8.5
328.6K
More days to cover thanof 4,578 US-listed companies with enough volume
86%
Report date
Oct 15, 2026
  • Oct 31, 2023: Shares held short 2.11M
  • Nov 15, 2023: Shares held short 2.09M
  • Nov 30, 2023: Shares held short 2.10M
  • Dec 15, 2023: Shares held short 2.11M
  • Dec 29, 2023: Shares held short 2.23M
  • Jan 12, 2024: Shares held short 2.23M
  • Jan 31, 2024: Shares held short 2.32M
  • Feb 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.31M
  • Feb 29, 2024: Shares held short 2.09M
  • Mar 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.25M
  • Mar 28, 2024: Shares held short 2.41M
  • Apr 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.39M
  • Apr 30, 2024: Shares held short 2.39M
  • May 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.22M
  • May 31, 2024: Shares held short 2.43M
  • Jun 14, 2024: Shares held short 2.25M
  • Jun 28, 2024: Shares held short 2.03M
  • Jul 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.12M
  • Jul 31, 2024: Shares held short 2.01M
  • Aug 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.07M
  • Aug 30, 2024: Shares held short 2.14M
  • Sep 13, 2024: Shares held short 2.23M
  • Sep 30, 2024: Shares held short 2.17M
  • Oct 15, 2024: Shares held short 2.21M
  • Oct 31, 2024: Shares held short 1.89M
  • Nov 15, 2024: Shares held short 1.84M
  • Nov 29, 2024: Shares held short 1.86M
  • Dec 13, 2024: Shares held short 1.85M
  • Dec 31, 2024: Shares held short 1.91M
  • Jan 15, 2025: Shares held short 2.01M
  • Jan 31, 2025: Shares held short 2.14M
  • Feb 14, 2025: Shares held short 2.17M
  • Feb 28, 2025: Shares held short 2.05M
  • Mar 14, 2025: Shares held short 2.16M
  • Mar 31, 2025: Shares held short 1.84M
  • Apr 15, 2025: Shares held short 1.85M
  • Apr 30, 2025: Shares held short 2.07M
  • May 15, 2025: Shares held short 1.89M
  • May 30, 2025: Shares held short 2.02M
  • Jun 13, 2025: Shares held short 1.54M
  • Jun 30, 2025: Shares held short 1.63M
  • Jul 15, 2025: Shares held short 1.72M
  • Jul 31, 2025: Shares held short 1.78M
  • Aug 15, 2025: Shares held short 1.88M
  • Aug 29, 2025: Shares held short 1.84M
  • Sep 15, 2025: Shares held short 2.12M
  • Sep 30, 2025: Shares held short 2.14M
  • Oct 15, 2025: Shares held short 2.01M
  • Oct 31, 2025: Shares held short 2.08M
  • Nov 14, 2025: Shares held short 2.02M
  • Nov 28, 2025: Shares held short 2.13M
  • Dec 15, 2025: Shares held short 2.01M
  • Dec 31, 2025: Shares held short 1.96M
  • Jan 15, 2026: Shares held short 1.94M
  • Jan 30, 2026: Shares held short 1.81M
  • Feb 13, 2026: Shares held short 2.20M
  • Feb 27, 2026: Shares held short 1.81M
  • Mar 13, 2026: Shares held short 1.81M
  • Mar 31, 2026: Shares held short 1.47M
  • Apr 15, 2026: Shares held short 1.42M
  • Apr 30, 2026: Shares held short 1.47M
  • May 15, 2026: Shares held short 1.69M
  • May 29, 2026: Shares held short 1.69M
  • Jun 15, 2026: Shares held short 1.82M
  • Jun 30, 2026: Shares held short 2.17M
  • Jul 15, 2026: Shares held short 2.31M
  • Jul 31, 2026: Shares held short 2.23M
  • Aug 14, 2026: Shares held short 2.60M
  • Aug 31, 2026: Shares held short 2.21M
  • Sep 15, 2026: Shares held short 2.51M
  • Sep 30, 2026: Shares held short 2.77M
  • Oct 15, 2026: Shares held short 2.81M

As brokers report them to the regulator twice a month, mid-month and at month end, published about eight business days later. A short position is shares sold borrowed and not yet bought back. The share count is the one the company's market value is figured on, from its filings. Days to cover is the shares held short over the average daily volume of the weeks between two reports.

Short sales in daily trading34.9% of the shares in the last 14 sessions' reported trades were short sales.

In the last 14 sessions, 34.9% of the shares in the reported trades were short sales, against 54.3% in the 14 before.

Last 14 sessionsOct 27, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
34.9%
The 14 beforeOct 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
54.3%
Change
-19.4 pts
Short sales a dayon average, of 190.0K shares
66.2K
More than atof 3,649 US-listed companies, same days
10%
Median of alleight in ten from 34.6% to 63.4%
50.1%
  • Oct 7, 2026: Short sales 45.4%
  • Oct 8, 2026: Short sales 59.9%
  • Oct 9, 2026: Short sales 61.9%
  • Oct 12, 2026: Short sales 61.2%
  • Oct 13, 2026: Short sales 47.5%
  • Oct 14, 2026: Short sales 54.5%
  • Oct 15, 2026: Short sales 45%
  • Oct 16, 2026: Short sales 57.6%
  • Oct 19, 2026: Short sales 58.3%
  • Oct 20, 2026: Short sales 46.9%
  • Oct 21, 2026: Short sales 55.6%
  • Oct 22, 2026: Short sales 52.7%
  • Oct 23, 2026: Short sales 54.5%
  • Oct 26, 2026: Short sales 63%
  • Oct 27, 2026: Short sales 61.5%
  • Oct 28, 2026: Short sales 62.2%
  • Oct 29, 2026: Short sales 54.6%
  • Oct 30, 2026: Short sales 54.5%
  • Nov 2, 2026: Short sales 48.3%
  • Nov 3, 2026: Short sales 31.6%
  • Nov 4, 2026: Short sales 19%
  • Nov 5, 2026: Short sales 21.7%
  • Nov 6, 2026: Short sales 36.1%
  • Nov 9, 2026: Short sales 26.4%
  • Nov 10, 2026: Short sales 28.8%
  • Nov 11, 2026: Short sales 44.2%
  • Nov 12, 2026: Short sales 40%
  • Nov 13, 2026: Short sales 26%

This is not the number of shares sold short today: it measures short sales within each day's trading, and only trades made off the exchanges. Much of it is market makers, who sell shares they do not have to fill buyers' orders and cover soon after, so for a heavily traded stock the share is often around half.

What the insiders hold

The shares each insider reports holding after their latest trade (Form 4), for those who traded on the market in the last three years.

1.24M Insiders' shares4.08% Of the company
  • Perry A SookChief Executive Officer
    Directly899.0K
  • Thomas CarterSenior Advisor
    Directly85.1K
  • Jay M. GrossmanDirector
    Directly54.6K
  • Brett JenkinsSee Remarks
    Directly28.8K
  • John R MuseDirector
    Directly27.2K
  • Blake RussellEVP, Operations
    Directly26.9K
  • Michael BiardPresident & COO
    Directly20.9K
  • Lee Ann GlihaEVP, Chief Financial Officer
    Directly20.1K
  • Sean ComptonPresident, Networks
    Directly14.4K
  • Dennis J FitzsimonsDirector
    Directly13.0K
  • Andrew AlfordPresident, Broadcasting
    Directly11.7K
  • D Geoffrey ArmstrongDirector
    Directly7,250
  • Gary WeitmanSee Remarks
    Directly6,963
  • Lisbeth McNabbDirector
    Directly5,752
  • Charles Thomas McMillenDirector
    Directly5,658
  • Bernadette S. AulestiaDirector
    Directly4,383
  • Dana ZimmerSee Remarks
    Directly1,792
  • Royce A. WellsDirector
    Directly–
  • Lindsey KnappEVP, Human Resources
    Directly1,152
  • Rachel MorganEVP General Counsel
    Directly565
  • Dan LanzanoSee Remarks
    Directly431
  • Robert S. WeaverEVP, Government Relations
    Directly–
  • Michael StroberEVP, Chief Revenue Officer
    Directly–

A lower bound: it counts only the 23 officers and directors with a market trade since Nov 16, 2023. Anyone who neither bought nor sold since is not here, whatever they hold. The share is against the share count on the latest 10-K's cover.

The ETFs that hold it

Which of the 269 US equity ETFs we track hold the stock, and at what weight, from the funds' N-PORT filings.

34 ETFs holding it0.49% The largest weight (XMMO)
  • XMMOInvesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF
    Weight in the fund0.49%
  • DVYiShares Select Dividend ETF
    Weight in the fund0.43%
  • VOXVanguard Communication Services Index Fund
    Weight in the fund0.32%
  • IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
    Weight in the fund0.14%
  • SPMDState Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 400(TM) Mid Cap ETF
    Weight in the fund0.14%
  • MDYState Street SPDR S&P MidCap 400SM ETF Trust
    Weight in the fund0.14%
  • FDLFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
    Weight in the fund0.13%
  • SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
    Weight in the fund0.13%
  • VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
    Weight in the fund0.11%
  • SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
    Weight in the fund0.11%

34 of the 269 ETFs we track, not of every ETF on the market. The ten largest weights. Positions as each fund filed them in its latest N-PORT.

Institutional investors by quarter

Every manager that reports positions to the SEC (Form 13F), quarter by quarter: how many hold the stock, how many shares and dollars between them, and who entered, left, added or trimmed during the quarter.

490 Managers, Q2 2026$5.5B Value of their positions
  • Q3 2025: Managers 495
  • Q4 2025: Managers 499
  • Q1 2026: Managers 515
  • Q2 2026: Managers 490

Institutional investors by quarter

The fund managers holding NXST, quarter by quarter, from Q1 2013 to Q2 2025, 50 more quarters

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Q2 2026: 490 managers held 30.69M shares, worth $5.5B. During the quarter 56 opened a position, 81 closed one, 160 added and 184 trimmed.

The largest holders, Q2 2026

  • BlackRock
    In the quarter+4.4%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors
    In the quarter+3.1%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management
    In the quarter-0.4%
  • Vanguard Capital Management
    In the quarter+1.3%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management
    In the quarter+9.7%
  • State Street
    In the quarter+5.9%
  • LSV Asset Management
    In the quarter-7.1%
  • FMR
    In the quarter+34%
  • Geode Capital Management
    In the quarter+4.7%
  • Massachusetts Financial Services
    In the quarter+44%

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: the long positions of every manager with more than $100 million under management, as filed up to 45 days after each quarter end. Short positions and options are not in them. Shares as reported each quarter, not adjusted for splits. The stock is matched by its CUSIP, through the SEC's fails-to-deliver files.

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Have NXST's insiders bought or sold?

From May 27, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026 Nexstar Media's insiders bought $2.0M and sold $4.9M of shares on the market. 0% of the sales were under set 10b5-1 plans.

Which well-known managers hold NXST?

5 of the managers we track held the shares on Jun 30, 2026. The largest position was AQR Capital's, worth $77M.

Is every insider transaction a purchase or a sale?

No. Many are part of their pay: share awards, option exercises and shares the company keeps for the tax. Only code P is a purchase with their own money, and code S a sale on the market.

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