Who Owns Sphere?
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Sphere
Sphere is an immersive entertainment venue in Las Vegas featuring a 17,600-seat auditorium with a 16K wraparound LED interior, advanced spatial audio, and multi-sensory 4D effects for concerts and cinematic experiences like The Wizard of Oz at Sphere.
Starts at $104 / ticket
Sphere appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Sphere
Sphere is an immersive entertainment venue in Las Vegas featuring a 17,600-seat auditorium with a 16K wraparound LED interior, advanced spatial audio, and multi-sensory 4D effects for concerts and cinematic experiences like The Wizard of Oz at Sphere.
Starts at $104 / ticket
Sphere appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Sphere
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolan family (incl. James L. Dolan and related family trusts) Approximate consolidated family stake; public reporting indicates the Dolan family collectively owns roughly 14–15% of Sphere Entertainment Co. but controls over 70% of the company’s voting power through super‑voting Class B shares. | Family | 14.5% | 70.0% | — |
Ariel Investments, LLC Filed a Schedule 13G/A on Dec. 5, 2025 reporting beneficial ownership of 4,099,354 Class A shares, representing approximately 14.4% of Sphere Entertainment’s outstanding Class A common stock, making it the largest institutional shareholder. | Institutional | 14.4% | — | Nov 2025 |
Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. Institutional holder data as of Sept. 30, 2025 shows Jericho owning about 2.7 million SPHR shares, roughly 9.5% of shares outstanding; earlier Schedule 13G/A filings also disclose a multi‑million share position. | Institutional | 9.5% | — | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 13F-based major holder data aggregates Vanguard-managed funds at approximately 2.67 million SPHR shares, or about 9.4% of shares outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 9.4% | — | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock and its affiliated funds are reported as holding roughly 2.04 million SPHR shares, about 7.2% of shares outstanding, in the Sept. 30, 2025 institutional holder data. | Institutional | 7.2% | — | Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. Morgan Stanley–affiliated investment vehicles collectively hold around 1.74 million SPHR shares, approximately 6.1% of the company, according to Sept. 30, 2025 institutional ownership tables and shareholder summaries. | Institutional | 6.1% | — | Sep 2025 |
Steadfast Capital Management LP Listed among the largest institutional holders with about 1.26 million SPHR shares, representing roughly 4.4% of shares outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 4.4% | — | Sep 2025 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Owns approximately 1.09 million SPHR shares (around 3.8% of shares outstanding) per major institutional holder data as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 3.8% | — | Sep 2025 |
GAMCO Investors, Inc. et al. GAMCO (Gabelli) funds are reported to hold about 874,000 SPHR shares, or roughly 3.1% of shares outstanding, in the Sept. 30, 2025 top-holder disclosures. | Institutional | 3.1% | — | Sep 2025 |
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