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News Corp Class B
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222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.67B invested in News Corp Class B in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

348% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $389K

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.67B (+$507M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 222 (+26)

2.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.71% → 35.59% (+2.9%)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 85

Holders
222
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+13.27%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
45
Increased
50
Reduced
85
Closed
18
Calls
$1.74M
Puts
$389K
Net Calls
+$1.35M
Net Calls Change
+$1.91M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CU
CQS (US)
New York
+$22.9M
2
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
+$19.5M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$18.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$15.8M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$14.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$15.2M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$14.5M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.7M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$5.42M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$5.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Russell Investments Group
51
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$3.11M +$1.53M +70,830 +115%
UBS AM
52
UBS AM
Illinois
$3.09M -$138K -6,367 -5%
Deutsche Bank
53
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.02M -$3.68M -169,861 -57%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
54
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.92M -$671K -31,000 -20%
GF
55
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.91M – – –
AAMU
56
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$2.88M +$247K +11,403 +10%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
57
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.77M -$83.5K -3,856 -3%
TD Asset Management
58
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.73M +$1.27M +58,600 +101%
ACM
59
AREX Capital Management
New York
$2.46M +$2.27M +105,000 New
SO
60
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$2.33M -$177K -8,178 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
61
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.29M +$387K +17,875 +22%
Nomura Holdings
62
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.02M +$1.45M +67,123 +360%
KWA
63
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$2M -$23K -1,062 -1%
ACM
64
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$1.93M +$1.14M +52,489 +177%
Chevy Chase Trust
65
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.92M -$128K -5,932 -7%
CWM
66
CIBC World Markets
New York
$1.87M -$456K -21,092 -21%
AA
67
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$1.83M -$250K -11,548 -13%
CSS
68
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.77M +$121K +5,601 +8%
Toronto Dominion Bank
69
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M -$25.5K -1,177 -2%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.72M -$270K -12,479 -15%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.61M -$85.2K -3,935 -5%
GI
72
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.59M -$175K -8,100 -11%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
73
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.57M +$140K +6,453 +11%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
74
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.51M +$104K +4,819 +8%
UBS Group
75
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.31M +$247K +11,417 +26%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

222 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.67B — up 44% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new NWS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CQS (US), opening a new position worth an estimated $22.9M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $15.2M.

  • 222 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2021, up from 196 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.67B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2021, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2021 was CQS (US), an estimated $22.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2021 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.