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News Corp Class B

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.07B (-$52.2M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141133 (-8)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 49

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
133
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-5.67%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
16
Increased
39
Reduced
49
Closed
23
Calls
$84K
Puts
Net Calls
+$84K
Net Calls Change
+$4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIM
101
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$169K
ARMT
102
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
$137K
Bank of Montreal
103
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$131K +$2.36K +150 +2%
QT
104
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$110K -$520 -33 -0.5%
AAM
105
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$105K +$23.5K +1,494 +29%
FNYS
106
First New York Securities
New York
$92K -$20.5K -1,300 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
107
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$80K -$1.01M -63,884 -93%
BlackRock
108
BlackRock
New York
$66K +$3.8K +241 +6%
ClearBridge Investments
109
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$53K -$5.52K -350 -9%
UBS Group
110
UBS Group
Switzerland
$44K +$1.67K +106 +4%
PAMU
111
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$31K
TRCT
112
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$30K -$189K -11,968 -86%
CGT
113
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$24K +$23.4K +1,485 New
Creative Planning
114
Creative Planning
Kansas
$18K -$788 -50 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
115
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$13.4K +$42.6K +2,702 +0.3%
HNB
116
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$13K
LTFS
117
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12K -$835 -53 -7%
CFA
118
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$12K
BPBT
119
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$6K
MWAN
120
Mariner Wealth Advisors (NYC)
Kansas
$5K +$4.76K +302 New
First Eagle Investment Management
121
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$4K
WCM
122
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$3K +$3.01K +191 New
JIC
123
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$2K
MPWT
124
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.06K +$1.06K +67 New
MFS
125
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K -$315 -20 -32%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

133 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.07B — down 4.7% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of NWS and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.6M sold.

  • 133 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2015, down from 141 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2015, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2015 was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.