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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $800M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 52

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $747M → $800M (+$52.7M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 184 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $225K | Put options by funds: $299K

Holders
184
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$225K
Puts
$299K
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
-$398K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
+$4.92M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$4.46M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.42M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.3M

Top Sellers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$74.2M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$25.7M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$18.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$8.89M
5
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$6.87M +$807K +59,272 +14%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$6.83M +$1.29M +94,519 +24%
PAM
28
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.11M +$1.98M +145,458 +51%
SC
29
Sessa Capital
New York
$5.51M -$5.06M -371,896 -49%
CCMH
30
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$5.47M +$4.92M +361,608 +1,558%
EA
31
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$5.45M -$146K -10,700 -3%
GIA
32
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$5.31M -$414K -30,385 -8%
GH
33
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$5.16M +$3.5M +256,900 +239%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.93M +$1.59M +116,554 +51%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.66M +$2.97M +217,837 +199%
MME
36
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$4.06M -$240K -17,595 -6%
NFA
37
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$3.86M -$1.85M -136,130 -33%
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.85M -$105K -7,700 -3%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$3.83M +$134K +9,848 +4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.79M +$34K +2,500 +0.9%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.54M +$341K +25,078 +11%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.54M -$463K -34,000 -12%
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.47M +$1.55M +114,154 +88%
T. Rowe Price Associates
44
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.2M – – –
AIMCA
45
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$3.01M +$2.87M +211,000 New
AllianceBernstein
46
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.68M +$79.1K +5,811 +3%
Bank of America
47
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.65M -$541K -39,765 -18%
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.55M -$257K -18,857 -10%
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.46M +$2.32M +170,256 +5,499%
Millennium Management
50
Millennium Management
New York
$2.34M +$2.24M +164,490 New
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $800M — up 7.1% from $747M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $74.2M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $800M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2016, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $74.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.