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News Corp Class B
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $956M invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 30

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 29

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 175 (+29)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $936M → $956M (+$20.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $220K | Put options by funds: $2.25M

Holders
175
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+19.86%
% of All Funds
4.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
59
Increased
63
Reduced
30
Closed
29
Calls
$220K
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
-$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$626K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$33.4M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$23M
3
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$16.3M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$12.1M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$15.8M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.2M
3
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
-$10.9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.3M
5
NM
Newtyn Management
New York
-$9.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
51
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.05M +$1.42M +103,329 +184%
Nordea Investment Management
52
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$2.04M +$851K +61,800 +64%
Principal Financial Group
53
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.03M +$2.18M +158,514 New
Morgan Stanley
54
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.01M -$843K -61,271 -28%
Mackenzie Financial
55
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2M – – –
Prudential Financial
56
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.87M +$2.01M +145,700 New
PA
57
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.82M +$95.7K +6,950 +5%
M&T Bank
58
M&T Bank
New York
$1.67M +$373K +27,080 +26%
EGM
59
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.61M +$1.73M +125,976 New
TA
60
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.57M +$403K +29,305 +32%
B
61
Barings
North Carolina
$1.48M -$1.59M -115,700 -50%
TCIM
62
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.47M +$3.17K +230 +0.2%
CF
63
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.33M – – –
GH
64
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.28M +$692K +50,260 +101%
AMI
65
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$1.27M – – –
HHMI
66
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$1.24M -$215K -15,632 -14%
RhumbLine Advisers
67
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.22M +$699K +50,763 +114%
ARTA
68
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.15M -$465K -33,800 -27%
JMPWA
69
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.13M +$111K +8,080 +10%
Chevy Chase Trust
70
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.11M +$1.19M +86,545 New
FA
71
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.08M +$209K +15,166 +22%
Natixis Advisors
72
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.04M +$85.6K +6,223 +8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
73
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.03M +$1.07M +77,927 +3,029%
Truist Financial
74
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.03M +$128K +9,266 +13%
CS
75
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.01M +$1.09M +79,116 New
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

175 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $956M — up 2.1% from $936M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new NWS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 175 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2015, up from 146 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $956M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2015, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $33.4M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.