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News Corp Class B
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214 hedge funds and large institutions have $903M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 207 → 214 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.46% → 28.53% (-0.93%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $946M → $903M (-$42.8M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 88

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4K | Put options by funds: $109K

Holders
214
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.38%
% of All Funds
4.9%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
25
Increased
56
Reduced
88
Closed
17
Calls
$4K
Puts
$109K
Net Calls
-$105K
Net Calls Change
-$1.39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$10.5M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$6.9M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.36M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.19M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$816K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$14.8M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$9.21M
3
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
-$3.22M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.04M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.95M +$269K +16,750 +7%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$3.83M +$751K +46,716 +24%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.83M -$314K -19,498 -7%
GIA
29
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$3.71M +$269K +16,750 +8%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.69M -$1.21M -75,354 -24%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
31
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.35M -$402K -25,000 -11%
MSL
32
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$3.3M -$1.05M -65,317 -24%
T. Rowe Price Associates
33
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.25M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
34
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.21M -$402 -25 -0%
Mackenzie Financial
35
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.14M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.09M -$42.8K -2,658 -1%
ACM
37
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$3M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
38
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.99M +$1.19M +74,118 +65%
Principal Financial Group
39
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.96M -$33.9K -2,110 -1%
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.9M +$816K +50,751 +38%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.69M -$635K -39,461 -19%
Pzena Investment Management
42
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$2.65M -$390K -24,263 -13%
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.65M -$2.05M -127,312 -43%
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.62M -$50.2K -3,124 -2%
TCIM
45
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.58M -$351K -21,824 -12%
Natixis Advisors
46
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.43M -$351K -21,822 -12%
Adage Capital Partners
47
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.39M -$74K -4,600 -3%
Janus Henderson Group
48
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.03M – – –
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
49
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.89M -$324K -20,156 -14%
JIR
50
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.87M -$108K -6,704 -5%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

214 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $903M — down 4.5% from $946M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new NWS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Sterling Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 214 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2018, up from 207 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $903M of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2018, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2018 was Invesco, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2018 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.