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News Corp Class B
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $956M invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 30

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 29

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 175 (+29)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $936M → $956M (+$20.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $220K | Put options by funds: $2.25M

Holders
175
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+19.86%
% of All Funds
4.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
59
Increased
63
Reduced
30
Closed
29
Calls
$220K
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
-$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$626K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$33.4M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$23M
3
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$16.3M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$12.1M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$15.8M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.2M
3
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
-$10.9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.3M
5
NM
Newtyn Management
New York
-$9.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
BBT Capital Management
Texas
$9.62M +$3.15M +229,201 +44%
GI
27
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$9.34M +$249K +18,094 +3%
Legal & General Group
28
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$7.71M -$378K -27,442 -4%
LCM
29
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
$7.29M – – –
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$7.2M +$1.79M +130,255 +30%
ACM
31
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$5.93M +$3.62M +263,083 +132%
GC
32
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.66M +$6.07M +441,178 New
CCMH
33
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$5.46M +$3.49M +253,591 +147%
BG
34
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$5.28M +$1.97M +143,016 +53%
RFC
35
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$5.01M +$905K +65,749 +20%
GIA
36
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$4.69M +$909K +66,077 +22%
PL
37
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$3.92M +$4.2M +305,351 New
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$3.9M +$3.91M +283,959 +1,398%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.6M -$131K -9,500 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
40
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.56M +$2.39M +173,627 +167%
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.09M -$336K -24,447 -9%
T. Rowe Price Associates
42
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.95M +$3.17M +230,010 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
43
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.92M +$92.8K +6,746 +3%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$2.88M +$965K +70,133 +46%
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.87M +$2.39M +173,761 +344%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.39M +$1.57M +114,170 +158%
Invesco
47
Invesco
Georgia
$2.31M +$1.89M +137,139 +320%
Adage Capital Partners
48
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.2M +$2.37M +171,900 New
ARC
49
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$2.2M +$2.36M +171,303 New
BlackRock
50
BlackRock
New York
$2.17M +$2.25M +163,551 +2,895%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

175 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $956M — up 2.1% from $936M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new NWS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 175 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2015, up from 146 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $956M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2015, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $33.4M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.