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News Corp Class B
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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $735M invested in News Corp Class B in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 59

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 22

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $660M → $735M (+$75.5M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 200 (+4)

1.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.16% → 29.47% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $347K

Holders
200
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.04%
% of All Funds
4.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
27
Increased
83
Reduced
59
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
$347K
Net Calls
-$347K
Net Calls Change
-$725K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$19.6M
2
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$16.7M
3
CC
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
+$10M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.91M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$5.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$43.6M
2
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
-$11.1M
3
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
California
-$4.79M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$3.55M
5
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
26
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.59M +$3.02M +236,390 +463%
MSL
27
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$3.33M +$591K +46,325 +21%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.26M -$865K -67,801 -21%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.15M +$1.29M +101,306 +67%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.89M +$196K +15,392 +7%
PA
31
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.84M +$2.04M +160,050 +236%
T. Rowe Price Associates
32
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.56M – – –
GH
33
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.56M +$2.62M +205,137 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.47M -$167K -13,100 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
35
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.46M -$97K -7,599 -4%
GF
36
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.44M -$191K -15,000 -7%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$2.42M +$321K +25,145 +15%
Natixis Advisors
38
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.4M +$133K +10,429 +6%
Principal Financial Group
39
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.32M -$5.37K -421 -0.2%
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.3M +$533K +41,771 +29%
RhumbLine Advisers
41
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.13M -$281K -22,045 -11%
TA
42
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.13M +$34.2K +2,681 +2%
Nomura Holdings
43
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.92M +$1.94M +152,100 New
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.91M -$20.7K -1,620 -1%
Adage Capital Partners
45
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.88M -$31.9K -2,500 -2%
TCIM
46
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.75M -$171K -13,387 -9%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M +$156K +12,259 +11%
CWM
48
CIBC World Markets
New York
$1.48M +$128K +10,020 +9%
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.42M +$1.41M +110,211 +3,517%
Macquarie Group
50
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.36M +$942K +73,835 +211%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

200 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $735M — up 11% from $660M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new NWS positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.6M sold.

  • 200 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2019, up from 196 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $735M of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2019 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $19.6M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2019 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $43.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.