News Corp Class B
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $801M invested in News Corp Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $738M → $801M (+$63.5M)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 62
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
1.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 31.31% → 29.76% (-1.6%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 194 → 181 (-13)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$77.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.69M |
| 3 |
ACM
Altalis Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.45M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.09M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$1.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$13.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6.97M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$6.59M |
| 5 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$4.75M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
181 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $801M — up 8.6% from $738M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $77.8M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $13.9M.
- 181 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2017, down from 194 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $801M of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $77.8M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $13.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.