News Corp Class B
209 hedge funds and large institutions have $984M invested in News Corp Class B in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
456% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $334K
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 16
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $771M → $984M (+$213M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 193 → 209 (+16)
1.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.3% → 29.7% (+1.4%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 73
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.88M |
| 2 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$7.67M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$4.64M |
| 4 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
+$4.22M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$5.38M |
| 2 |
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
|
-$4.27M |
| 3 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$3.72M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$3.02M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$2.73M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
209 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $984M — up 28% from $771M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new NWS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $8.88M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $5.38M.
- 209 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2017, up from 193 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $984M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $8.88M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2017 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $5.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.