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News Corp Class B
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in News Corp Class B in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $91K | Put options by funds: $54K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 30

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 135 (+2)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.44B (+$22M)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.5%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
44
Reduced
30
Closed
20
Calls
$91K
Puts
$54K
Net Calls
+$37K
Net Calls Change
-$685K

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
+$55.9M
2
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$32.8M
3
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
+$24.7M
4
GCM
Gruss Capital Management
New York
+$21.1M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$15.8M

Top Sellers

1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$65.3M
2
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$27.7M
3
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$19.4M
4
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$10.9M
5
OC
Orange Capital
New York
-$8.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CF
51
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.93M – – –
SCA
52
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$1.88M +$1.66M +97,661 +658%
AMI
53
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$1.66M – – –
B
54
Barings
North Carolina
$1.59M +$93.4K +5,500 +6%
Wells Fargo
55
Wells Fargo
California
$1.57M -$1.11M -65,115 -41%
STIA
56
Stone Toro Investment Advisers
New Jersey
$1.27M +$190K +11,200 +17%
PPA
57
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.16M -$9.87K -581 -0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
58
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.05M +$158K +9,286 +17%
Jane Street
59
Jane Street
New York
$1.02M +$849K +49,978 +444%
APFBOT
60
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$947K – – –
M&T Bank
61
M&T Bank
New York
$922K – – –
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$901K -$139K -8,194 -13%
Goldman Sachs
63
Goldman Sachs
New York
$883K -$15.4K -904 -2%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
64
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$835K – – –
COPPSERS
65
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$821K +$835K +49,142 New
Aviva
66
Aviva
United Kingdom
$742K +$37.5K +2,208 +5%
JMPWA
67
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$709K +$721K +42,416 New
Geode Capital Management
68
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$689K +$127K +7,466 +22%
Truist Financial
69
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$674K -$6.49K -382 -0.9%
PAM
70
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$617K – – –
UBS AM
71
UBS AM
Illinois
$597K – – –
FA
72
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$585K +$180K +10,569 +43%
Canada Life
73
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$551K – – –
ARTA
74
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$536K +$546K +32,117 New
SF
75
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$536K +$547K +32,178 New
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

135 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.44B — up 1.6% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Southeastern Asset Management, adding an estimated $55.9M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $65.3M.

  • 135 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2014, up from 133 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2014, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $55.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $65.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.