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News Corp Class B
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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $801M invested in News Corp Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $738M → $801M (+$63.5M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.31% → 29.76% (-1.6%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 181 (-13)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K

Holders
181
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-6.7%
% of All Funds
4.51%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
13
Increased
68
Reduced
62
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
+$49K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$77.8M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$3.69M
3
ACM
Altalis Capital Management
New York
+$2.45M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.09M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.9M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$12M
3
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$6.97M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$6.59M
5
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$4.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
26
Sessa Capital
New York
$4.56M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.42M -$2.93M -227,400 -41%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.29M +$1.5M +116,416 +58%
ACM
29
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$4.26M +$2.45M +190,147 +152%
GH
30
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$3.79M -$986K -76,527 -22%
GIA
31
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$3.73M -$372K -28,850 -9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
32
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.64M -$46.4K -3,600 -1%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.48M -$130K -10,095 -4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
34
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.36M -$143K -11,100 -4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
35
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.36M +$13 +1 +0%
D.E. Shaw & Co
36
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.06M +$329K +25,516 +13%
T. Rowe Price Associates
37
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.98M -$206K -15,980 -7%
FQ
38
First Quadrant
California
$2.51M – – –
Russell Investments Group
39
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.49M -$138K -10,700 -5%
MME
40
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$2.48M -$22.2K -1,719 -0.9%
Principal Financial Group
41
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.47M +$252K +19,587 +12%
AllianceBernstein
42
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.37M -$139K -10,790 -6%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$2.34M +$1.98M +153,287 +766%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.34M -$23.2K -1,798 -1%
Adage Capital Partners
45
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$32.2K -2,500 -1%
TCIM
46
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.27M -$117K -9,041 -5%
Natixis Advisors
47
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.24M +$723K +56,078 +51%
TA
48
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.17M +$181K +14,027 +10%
Prudential Financial
49
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.96M +$81.2K +6,300 +5%
CCMH
50
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$1.85M +$972K +75,383 +122%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

181 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $801M — up 8.6% from $738M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $77.8M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $13.9M.

  • 181 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2017, down from 194 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $801M of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $77.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.