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News Corp Class B

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $747M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,600% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $333K | Put options by funds: $9K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 61

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177183 (+6)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $884M → $747M (-$137M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
183
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
4.88%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
68
Reduced
61
Closed
16
Calls
$333K
Puts
$9K
Net Calls
+$324K
Net Calls Change
-$44K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NFA
26
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$4.76M -$442K -35,448 -8%
GIA
27
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$4.71M
EA
28
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$4.6M +$4.91M +393,893 New
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.59M +$1.83M +146,728 +60%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$4.5M +$239K +19,165 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.9M +$4.17M +334,600 New
MME
32
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$3.53M +$3.79M +304,416 New
PAM
33
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.31M +$305K +24,479 +9%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.3M +$63.6K +5,100 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
35
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.25M +$32.4K +2,600 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$3.08M +$527K +42,278 +19%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
37
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.08M -$1.13K -91 -0%
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$3.03M +$192K +15,434 +6%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.68M +$2.26M +181,658 +375%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.63M -$352K -28,223 -11%
T. Rowe Price Associates
41
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.63M -$106K -8,510 -4%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.61M +$1.25K +100 +0%
D.E. Shaw & Co
43
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.31M +$288K +23,105 +13%
Nordea Investment Management
44
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$2.23M
AllianceBernstein
45
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.13M +$335K +26,854 +17%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.88M +$16.2K +1,297 +0.8%
Adage Capital Partners
47
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.87M -$748 -60 -0%
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.62M +$213K +17,096 +14%
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.53M -$57.9K -4,646 -3%
Morgan Stanley
50
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.51M +$1.05M +84,183 +185%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

183 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $747M — down 16% from $884M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $8.25M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $29.4M.

  • 183 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2016, up from 177 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $747M of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $8.25M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2016 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $29.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.