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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $931M invested in News Corp Class B in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $873M → $931M (+$57.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.36% → 31.07% (-0.29%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 184 (-2)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 87

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26K | Put options by funds: $300K

Holders
184
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.08%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
45
Reduced
87
Closed
19
Calls
$26K
Puts
$300K
Net Calls
-$274K
Net Calls Change
-$291K

Top Buyers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$8.38M
2
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
+$6.29M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.21M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$4.64M
5
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$4.19M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
California
-$8.92M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$8.6M
3
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.12M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.79M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$2.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
76
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$660K +$4.99K +356 +0.8%
Aviva
77
Aviva
United Kingdom
$627K -$17.2K -1,230 -3%
Royal London Asset Management
78
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$603K – – –
AIG
79
American International Group
New York
$598K -$12.2K -870 -2%
MCIM
80
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$589K -$99.7K -7,112 -15%
Envestnet Asset Management
81
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$581K -$28 -2 -0%
AA
82
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$555K -$198K -14,144 -27%
ONB
83
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$537K -$1.21K -86 -0.2%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
84
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$522K -$1.96K -140 -0.4%
SO
85
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$506K +$497K +35,447 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
86
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$504K +$13.2K +939 +3%
DS
87
DRW Securities
Illinois
$482K +$472K +33,700 New
MIM
88
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$474K -$13.7K -977 -3%
EP
89
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$463K -$78.3K -5,588 -15%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
90
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$432K +$23.9K +1,702 +6%
SOMRS
91
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$418K -$5.61K -400 -1%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
92
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$415K -$430K -30,655 -51%
HCMT
93
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$398K -$1.12K -80 -0.3%
AB
94
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$364K -$5.89K -420 -2%
GC
95
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$359K -$35.5K -2,529 -9%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
96
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$352K -$5.94K -424 -2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
97
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$343K +$110K +7,822 +48%
NB
98
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$340K +$89K +6,347 +36%
Comerica Bank
99
Comerica Bank
Texas
$339K -$31.4K -2,243 -9%
TAM
100
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$337K -$57K -4,064 -15%
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4
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

184 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $931M — up 6.6% from $873M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Tensile Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.92M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2019, down from 186 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $931M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2019, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $8.38M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2019 was Tensile Capital Management, an estimated $8.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.