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News Corp Class B
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212 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in News Corp Class B in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

732% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $524K | Put options by funds: $63K

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.9% → 40.37% (+1.5%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 76

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.34B (+$15.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 230 → 212 (-18)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
212
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-7.83%
% of All Funds
3.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
82
Reduced
76
Closed
33
Calls
$524K
Puts
$63K
Net Calls
+$461K
Net Calls Change
-$101K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$84.3M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$22.5M
3
5NCM
59 North Capital Management
Texas
+$20.3M
4
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
+$11.3M
5
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$4.4M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$22M
2
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$20.8M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.38M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.59M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GF
51
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.65M +$9.23K +500 +0.5%
GI
52
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.44M +$1.53M +82,900 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
53
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.4M -$25.1K -1,362 -2%
Millennium Management
54
Millennium Management
New York
$1.37M +$864K +46,789 +147%
Jane Street
55
Jane Street
New York
$1.31M +$827K +44,777 +147%
Chevy Chase Trust
56
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.19M +$12.7K +689 +1%
IMRF
57
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$1.12M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
58
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.02M -$33.7K -1,826 -3%
Ameriprise
59
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.02M -$169K -9,132 -13%
Amundi
60
Amundi
France
$941K -$77.2K -4,182 -7%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
61
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$902K +$6.65K +360 +0.7%
Royal London Asset Management
62
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$893K +$425K +23,002 +82%
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$869K -$794K -42,986 -46%
D.E. Shaw & Co
64
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$863K -$2.92M -158,394 -76%
HCP
65
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$852K -$3.64K -197 -0.4%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
66
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$838K +$888K +48,100 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$786K -$59.5K -3,221 -7%
Lazard Asset Management
68
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$754K -$22M -1,193,754 -96%
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$747K +$329K +17,813 +71%
VOYA Investment Management
70
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$741K -$517 -28 -0.1%
SEI Investments
71
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$703K +$123K +6,649 +20%
Barclays
72
Barclays
United Kingdom
$679K -$835K -45,212 -54%
GCM
73
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$676K -$56.6K -3,066 -7%
AB
74
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$657K -$300K -16,230 -30%
Squarepoint
75
Squarepoint
New York
$655K +$217K +11,751 +45%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

212 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.34B — up 1.2% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22M.

  • 212 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2023, down from 230 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2023, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2023 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2023 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.