News Corp Class B
183 hedge funds and large institutions have $808M invested in News Corp Class B in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 183 (+2)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $801M → $808M (+$6.85M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
1.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.76% → 28.61% (-1.1%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 79
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $10K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16.1M |
| 2 |
FQ
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
|
+$1.74M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$949K |
| 4 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$923K |
| 5 |
FP
FDO Partners
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
|
+$864K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$12.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.53M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$4.45M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.89M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.48M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
183 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $808M — up 0.85% from $801M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new NWS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $12.7M.
- 183 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2017, up from 181 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $808M of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2017, up 0.85% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2017 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $16.1M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2017 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $12.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.