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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $800M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 52

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $747M → $800M (+$52.7M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 184 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $225K | Put options by funds: $299K

Holders
184
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$225K
Puts
$299K
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
-$398K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
+$4.92M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$4.46M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.42M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.3M

Top Sellers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$74.2M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$25.7M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$18.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$8.89M
5
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MLICM
76
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$882K +$74.3K +5,456 +10%
AAM
77
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$864K – – –
Retirement Systems of Alabama
78
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$861K +$76.5K +5,619 +10%
Ameriprise
79
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$860K +$201K +14,767 +32%
Walleye Trading
80
Walleye Trading
New York
$803K +$755K +55,482 +5,604%
Canada Life
81
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$771K -$67.6K -4,969 -8%
Squarepoint
82
Squarepoint
New York
$770K +$218K +16,000 +42%
ONB
83
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$767K – – –
BA
84
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$753K +$3.93K +289 +0.5%
CF
85
CNA Financial
Illinois
$729K – – –
TD Asset Management
86
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$651K +$17.5K +1,287 +3%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
87
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$644K -$13.6K -1,000 -2%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
88
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$638K +$116K +8,525 +23%
AIG
89
American International Group
New York
$624K +$50.5K +3,713 +9%
OMC
90
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$619K -$249K -18,278 -30%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
91
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$613K +$383K +28,130 +188%
SOMRS
92
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$594K +$59.9K +4,400 +12%
Verition Fund Management
93
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$569K +$545K +40,002 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
94
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$560K +$210K +15,409 +64%
Fidelity Investments
95
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$549K +$26.4K +1,937 +5%
TPSF
96
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$525K +$26K +1,913 +5%
USAA
97
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$510K +$53.7K +3,947 +12%
HighTower Advisors
98
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$509K +$487K +35,749 New
HCMT
99
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$484K +$5.45K +400 +1%
BCM
100
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$481K -$98.8K -7,254 -18%
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4
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $800M — up 7.1% from $747M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $74.2M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $800M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2016, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $74.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.