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News Corp Class B
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302 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46B invested in News Corp Class B in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,313% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.99M | Put options by funds: $424K

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 33

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 94

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293 → 302 (+9)

0.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.57% → 42.85% (-0.72%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $2.46B (-$50.7M)

Holders
302
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.07%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
44
Increased
120
Reduced
94
Closed
33
Calls
$5.99M
Puts
$424K
Net Calls
+$5.57M
Net Calls Change
+$5.44M

Top Buyers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$38.9M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$20.7M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.29M
5
CI
Cooper Investors
Australia
+$7.46M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$89.8M
2
SV
Starboard Value
New York
-$21.1M
3
ICM
Irenic Capital Management
New York
-$20.2M
4
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$19.3M
5
5NCM
59 North Capital Management
Texas
-$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.34M +$167K +5,285 +2%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9.32M -$1.78M -56,085 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.31M -$1.88M -59,500 -16%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
29
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$8.84M -$2.35M -74,082 -20%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$8.39M -$442K -13,975 -5%
CSS
31
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$7.17M -$3.86K -122 -0.1%
CI
32
Cooper Investors
Australia
$7.16M +$7.46M +235,601 New
Amundi
33
Amundi
France
$7.04M +$1.05M +33,283 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
34
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.69M +$1.29M +40,731 +23%
D.E. Shaw & Co
35
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.3M +$5.45M +172,052 +487%
UBS AM
36
UBS AM
Illinois
$6.28M -$66K -2,084 -1%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$6.25M +$65.6K +2,072 +1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
38
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$5.36M -$89.8M -2,835,007 -94%
QCM
39
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$4.77M +$3.67M +115,962 +282%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
40
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$4.6M +$72.9K +2,303 +2%
HCM
41
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$4.35M – – –
Principal Financial Group
42
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.07M -$29.7K -939 -0.7%
NRCM
43
Northern Right Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.81M – – –
HSBC Holdings
44
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.79M -$2.06M -65,171 -34%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.72M -$1.94M -61,386 -33%
AllianceBernstein
46
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.42M -$26.7K -844 -0.7%
DWA
47
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$3.41M +$83.1K +2,624 +2%
PA
48
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$3.39M -$182K -5,762 -5%
RBA
49
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$3.34M -$141K -4,455 -4%
GI
50
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.31M +$123K +3,900 +4%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

302 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $2.46B — down 2% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new NWS positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $89.8M.

  • 302 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2025, up from 293 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.46B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2025, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2025 and 33 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2025 was State Street, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $89.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.