News Corp Class B
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.51B invested in News Corp Class B in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
302% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.14M | Put options by funds: $1.03M
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 33
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 230 (+13)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 69
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
2.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.12% → 33.72% (-2.4%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.68B → $1.51B (-$163M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$9.2M |
| 2 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$8.6M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$7.74M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.35M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.95M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$64.6M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.2M |
| 3 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.8M |
| 4 |
CU
CQS (US)
New York
|
-$13.2M |
| 5 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$9.88M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
230 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.51B — down 9.7% from $1.68B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new NWS positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $9.2M. The largest seller was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, cutting an estimated $64.6M.
- 230 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2021, up from 217 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $1.51B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2021, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2021 and 33 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $9.2M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2021 was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an estimated $64.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.