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News Corp Class B
NWS

212 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in News Corp Class B in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

732% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $524K | Put options by funds: $63K

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.9% → 40.37% (+1.5%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 76

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.34B (+$15.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 230 → 212 (-18)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
212
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-7.83%
% of All Funds
3.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
82
Reduced
76
Closed
33
Calls
$524K
Puts
$63K
Net Calls
+$461K
Net Calls Change
-$101K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$84.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$22.5M
3
5NCM
59 North Capital Management
Texas
+$20.3M
4
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
+$11.3M
5
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$4.4M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$22M
2
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$20.8M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.38M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.59M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VI
26
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$5.11M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.21M +$2.28M +123,634 +105%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$4.13M +$145K +7,864 +3%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.46M -$3.54M -191,615 -49%
Voloridge Investment Management
30
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$3.3M -$1.93M -104,392 -36%
HSBC Holdings
31
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.3M -$722K -39,104 -17%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.99M +$1.73M +93,674 +120%
Fidelity Investments
33
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.94M -$6.7M -362,966 -68%
SSA
34
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.85M +$1.68M +91,032 +126%
KWA
35
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$2.65M +$66K +3,576 +2%
Principal Financial Group
36
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.52M +$49.2K +2,667 +2%
PA
37
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.47M -$54.5K -2,950 -2%
AllianceBernstein
38
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.36M -$28.4K -1,540 -1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
39
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.2M +$669K +36,254 +40%
NRCM
40
Northern Right Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.19M – – –
Macquarie Group
41
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.06M -$237K -12,809 -10%
Adage Capital Partners
42
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.06M -$35.1K -1,900 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.05M +$11.3K +613 +0.5%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.95M -$448K -24,264 -18%
TD Asset Management
45
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.94M +$20K +1,081 +1%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.92M +$36K +1,948 +2%
UBS AM
47
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.9M +$70.5K +3,816 +4%
Assenagon Asset Management
48
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.8M +$1.71M +92,501 +847%
Balyasny Asset Management
49
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.74M +$736K +39,857 +66%
SO
50
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.73M +$220K +11,937 +14%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

212 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.34B — up 1.2% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22M.

  • 212 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2023, down from 230 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2023, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2023 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2023 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.