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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $931M invested in News Corp Class B in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $873M → $931M (+$57.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.36% → 31.07% (-0.29%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 184 (-2)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 87

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26K | Put options by funds: $300K

Holders
184
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.08%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
45
Reduced
87
Closed
19
Calls
$26K
Puts
$300K
Net Calls
-$274K
Net Calls Change
-$291K

Top Buyers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$8.38M
2
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
+$6.29M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.21M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$4.64M
5
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$4.19M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
California
-$8.92M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$8.6M
3
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.12M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.79M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$2.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS AM
51
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.23M -$315K -22,503 -21%
Deutsche Bank
52
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.21M -$2.51M -179,310 -68%
ACM
53
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$1.09M +$754K +53,800 +237%
Toronto Dominion Bank
54
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1M -$948K -67,613 -49%
CS
55
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$986K -$261K -18,635 -21%
KWA
56
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$925K +$83.1K +5,928 +10%
Canada Life
57
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$912K -$687 -49 -0.1%
Bank of Montreal
58
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$906K +$250K +17,803 +39%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
59
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$883K – – –
OMC
60
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$881K +$694K +49,475 +407%
Aberdeen Group
61
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$840K -$19.6K -1,397 -2%
SG Americas Securities
62
SG Americas Securities
New York
$818K +$802K +57,244 New
PAM
63
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$806K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
64
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$805K -$3.62K -258 -0.5%
MAM
65
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$773K -$134K -9,584 -15%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
66
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$762K -$61.5K -4,388 -8%
SRAM
67
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$760K +$19.8K +1,412 +3%
RJA
68
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$749K -$18.3K -1,306 -2%
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$720K -$662K -47,242 -48%
Ameriprise
70
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$719K -$21.9K -1,560 -3%
GHCM
71
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$715K -$121K -8,636 -15%
Federated Hermes
72
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$708K -$207K -14,744 -23%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
73
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$684K -$144K -10,300 -18%
TCM
74
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
$679K +$666K +47,519 New
SEI Investments
75
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$663K +$14K +999 +2%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

184 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $931M — up 6.6% from $873M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Tensile Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.92M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2019, down from 186 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $931M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2019, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $8.38M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2019 was Tensile Capital Management, an estimated $8.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.