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News Corp Class B
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in News Corp Class B in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $91K | Put options by funds: $54K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 30

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 135 (+2)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.44B (+$22M)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.5%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
44
Reduced
30
Closed
20
Calls
$91K
Puts
$54K
Net Calls
+$37K
Net Calls Change
-$685K

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
+$55.9M
2
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$32.8M
3
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
+$24.7M
4
GCM
Gruss Capital Management
New York
+$21.1M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$15.8M

Top Sellers

1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$65.3M
2
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$27.7M
3
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$19.4M
4
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$10.9M
5
OC
Orange Capital
New York
-$8.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WBC
101
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$85.2K – – –
Credit Agricole
102
Credit Agricole
France
$79K -$41K -2,411 -34%
WAM
103
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$78K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
104
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$62K -$3.16K -186 -5%
BlackRock
105
BlackRock
New York
$54K +$29.6K +1,741 +119%
PP
106
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$38K +$38.4K +2,260 New
PAMU
107
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$33K – – –
SO
108
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$27K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
109
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23K -$166K -9,796 -87%
KBC Group
110
KBC Group
Belgium
$16K -$41K -2,414 -72%
CFA
111
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$13K +$13.2K +775 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
112
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12.8K -$111K -6,522 -0.8%
Bank of Montreal
113
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12K – – –
Creative Planning
114
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K – – –
Bessemer Group
115
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$10K – – –
LTFS
116
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K -$1.95K -115 -18%
BRWM
117
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$8K +$8.49K +500 New
Barclays
118
Barclays
United Kingdom
$7K -$6.24K -367 -45%
BPBT
119
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$6K -$1.73K -102 -22%
MA
120
MUFG Americas
New York
$6K – – –
First Eagle Investment Management
121
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$4K -$65.3M -3,845,618 -100%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
122
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K – – –
JIC
123
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3K +$2.58K +152 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
124
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.15K – – –
GT
125
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

135 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.44B — up 1.6% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Southeastern Asset Management, adding an estimated $55.9M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $65.3M.

  • 135 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2014, up from 133 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2014, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $55.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $65.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.