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News Corp Class B
NWS

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.07B (-$52.2M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 133 (-8)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 49

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
133
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-5.67%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
16
Increased
39
Reduced
49
Closed
23
Calls
$84K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$84K
Net Calls Change
+$4K

Top Buyers

1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$18.3M
2
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
+$5.52M
3
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
California
+$5.2M
4
MP
Marlowe Partners
New York
+$4.36M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.23M

Top Sellers

1
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$25.6M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$23M
3
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
-$18.7M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$11.7M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BIT
51
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.29M +$13.2K +837 +0.6%
CL
52
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.22M +$78.3K +4,965 +4%
HHMI
53
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$1.9M +$1.27M +80,748 +208%
WRBC
54
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
$1.85M – – –
ARTA
55
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.77M +$188K +11,917 +12%
M&T Bank
56
M&T Bank
New York
$1.67M +$57.3K +3,634 +4%
CF
57
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.65M – – –
Goldman Sachs
58
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.61M +$336K +21,337 +27%
AMI
59
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$1.58M – – –
Fayez Sarofim & Co
60
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$1.55M -$75.9K -4,814 -5%
Jane Street
61
Jane Street
New York
$1.5M +$1.49M +94,628 New
Geode Capital Management
62
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.34M +$137K +8,669 +11%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
63
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.28M +$1.27M +80,500 New
JMPWA
64
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.27M +$22.9K +1,450 +2%
Bank of America
65
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.21M +$85.3K +5,413 +8%
Natixis Advisors
66
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.16M +$22.5K +1,430 +2%
SG Americas Securities
67
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.15M -$5.53K -351 -0.5%
SF
68
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.15M +$71.5K +4,535 +7%
VAM
69
Visium Asset Management
New York
$1.07M +$79.1K +5,018 +8%
Truist Financial
70
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.07M +$42.8K +2,716 +4%
EGM
71
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.06M -$262K -16,633 -20%
FA
72
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M -$131K -8,341 -11%
NJBEST
73
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$984K +$977K +62,000 New
LCS
74
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$952K – – –
CCM
75
Contrarian Capital Management
Connecticut
$937K +$931K +59,050 New
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

133 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.07B — down 4.7% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of NWS and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.6M sold.

  • 133 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2015, down from 141 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2015, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2015 was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.