News Corp Class B
NWS
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in News Corp Class B in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
129% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.73M | Put options by funds: $1.19M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 33.72% → 33.01% (-0.71%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.48B (-$36.6M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 224 (-6)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 80
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.38M |
| 3 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$2.43M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$2.34M |
| 5 |
MC
Metropolis Capital
Amersham,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$9.86M |
| 2 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.92M |
| 3 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$6.86M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$4.98M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.89M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
224 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.48B — down 2.4% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of NWS and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $9M. The largest seller was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.86M sold.
- 224 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2022, down from 230 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $1.48B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2022, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2022 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $9M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2022 was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an estimated $9.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.