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News Corp Class B
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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $738M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 22

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

31.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 31.31% (+31%)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 60

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 194 (+10)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $800M → $738M (-$62M)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $273K | Put options by funds: $323K

Holders
194
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.43%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
34
Increased
72
Reduced
60
Closed
22
Calls
$273K
Puts
$323K
Net Calls
-$50K
Net Calls Change
+$24K

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.8M
2
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
+$9.1M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$4.95M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$4.81M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$2.99M

Top Sellers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$60.4M
2
ACM
Altalis Capital Management
New York
-$4.55M
3
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$4.11M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$4.09M
5
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
51
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.73M +$51K +4,017 +3%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.64M +$21K +1,650 +1%
BlackRock
53
BlackRock
New York
$1.54M -$48.2K -3,796 -3%
Jane Street
54
Jane Street
New York
$1.5M +$437K +34,356 +37%
ACM
55
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$1.48M -$4.55M -358,049 -74%
Natixis Advisors
56
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$327K -25,713 -19%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
57
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.29M +$262K +20,629 +23%
Nordea Investment Management
58
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.24M – – –
PA
59
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.2M -$220K -17,296 -15%
Chevy Chase Trust
60
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.18M +$1.73K +136 +0.1%
JMPWA
61
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.11M +$25.4K +2,000 +2%
EGM
62
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.05M +$1.13M +88,665 New
M&T Bank
63
M&T Bank
New York
$1M -$483 -38 -0%
AG
64
Algert Global
California
$915K +$47.3K +3,722 +5%
FA
65
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$888K +$19.2K +1,512 +2%
Barclays
66
Barclays
United Kingdom
$871K +$674K +53,010 +255%
VOYA Investment Management
67
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$824K -$23.5K -1,852 -3%
Aviva
68
Aviva
United Kingdom
$821K +$43.4K +3,419 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
69
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$817K +$879K +69,200 New
N
70
Nuveen
North Carolina
$808K +$2.16K +170 +0.2%
PI
71
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$784K -$41.5K -3,267 -5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
72
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$777K +$837K +65,834 New
OMC
73
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$734K +$237K +18,628 +43%
CCMH
74
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$726K -$4.11M -323,146 -84%
HSBC Holdings
75
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$723K -$78.5K -6,179 -9%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

194 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $738M — down 7.8% from $800M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new NWS positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $60.4M.

  • 194 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2016, up from 184 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $738M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2016, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $60.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.