News Corp Class B
220 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in News Corp Class B in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
776% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $174K
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 73
0.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 33.01% → 33.85% (+0.84%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 224 → 220 (-4)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $1.06B (-$416M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Metropolis Capital
Amersham,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.9M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.7M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$4.23M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.61M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$3.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$8.88M |
| 2 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.28M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.39M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.2M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$4.37M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
220 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.06B — down 28% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in NWS was balanced in Q2 2022: 31 funds opened new positions, 31 closed out, 77 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Metropolis Capital, adding an estimated $28.9M. The largest seller was Echo Street Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.88M sold.
- 220 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2022, down from 224 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $1.06B of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2022, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2022 and 31 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2022 was Metropolis Capital, an estimated $28.9M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2022 was Echo Street Capital Management, an estimated $8.88M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.