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News Corp Class B
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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $660M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $771K | Put options by funds: $393K

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191 → 196 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.5% → 28.16% (-0.35%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 68

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $774M → $660M (-$114M)

Holders
196
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
60
Reduced
68
Closed
24
Calls
$771K
Puts
$393K
Net Calls
+$378K
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$7.51M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$3.53M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$3.28M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.24M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$2.84M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.56M
2
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
California
-$5.84M
3
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$4.8M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$3.39M
5
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$3.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSL
26
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.55M +$2.02M +154,525 +234%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.5M -$797K -60,972 -22%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
28
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.44M – – –
GF
29
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.43M -$523K -40,000 -16%
T. Rowe Price Associates
30
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.37M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
31
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.36M +$24.1K +1,843 +0.9%
RhumbLine Advisers
32
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.23M -$8.09K -619 -0.3%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.15M -$67.5K -5,166 -3%
Natixis Advisors
34
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.1M +$268K +20,482 +13%
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.07M -$305K -23,300 -12%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$1.95M -$1.36M -104,207 -38%
TA
37
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.94M – – –
Pzena Investment Management
38
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$1.89M -$49.5K -3,787 -2%
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.79M +$1.02M +77,970 +101%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.79M -$118K -9,050 -6%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.78M +$143K +10,953 +8%
Adage Capital Partners
42
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.77M -$98.1K -7,500 -5%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.74M -$1.14M -87,452 -37%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.65M -$1.09M -83,732 -37%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.39M +$34K +2,600 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
46
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.31M +$164K +12,541 +12%
CWM
47
CIBC World Markets
New York
$1.25M +$1.21M +92,242 +566%
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.25M -$3.39M -259,408 -71%
Chevy Chase Trust
49
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.18M +$2.63K +201 +0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.16M +$597K +45,671 +84%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

196 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $660M — down 15% from $774M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new NWS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.56M sold.

  • 196 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2018, up from 191 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $660M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2018 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $7.51M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.