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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $800M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 52

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $747M → $800M (+$52.7M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 184 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $225K | Put options by funds: $299K

Holders
184
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$225K
Puts
$299K
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
-$398K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
+$4.92M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$4.46M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.42M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.3M

Top Sellers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$74.2M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$25.7M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$18.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$8.89M
5
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Adage Capital Partners
51
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.2M -$77.6K -5,702 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
52
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$190K +13,982 +10%
TA
53
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.03M +$153K +11,215 +9%
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.95M -$3.48M -255,966 -65%
Natixis Advisors
55
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.93M +$470K +34,500 +34%
BlackRock
56
BlackRock
New York
$1.91M +$143K +10,489 +8%
CIP
57
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.9M +$1.82M +133,392 New
PA
58
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.7M -$62.2K -4,567 -4%
CS
59
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.61M +$406K +29,852 +36%
Nordea Investment Management
60
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.49M -$1.18M -86,800 -45%
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.46M +$680K +49,971 +95%
Chevy Chase Trust
62
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.42M +$116K +8,507 +9%
Jane Street
63
Jane Street
New York
$1.31M +$1.26M +92,321 New
JMPWA
64
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.31M -$33.2K -2,436 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
65
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M -$253K -18,551 -17%
M&T Bank
66
M&T Bank
New York
$1.21M -$259K -19,004 -18%
AG
67
Algert Global
California
$1.05M +$1.01M +73,861 New
FA
68
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M -$133K -9,755 -12%
PP
69
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.01M +$967K +71,061 New
PI
70
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$991K -$55.3K -4,065 -6%
N
71
Nuveen
North Carolina
$971K – – –
HSBC Holdings
72
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$960K +$72.9K +5,358 +9%
DTL
73
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$955K -$437K -32,101 -32%
Aviva
74
Aviva
United Kingdom
$940K +$38K +2,794 +4%
UBS AM
75
UBS AM
Illinois
$900K – – –
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $800M — up 7.1% from $747M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $74.2M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $800M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2016, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $74.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.