News Corp Class B
183 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 59
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $956M → $1.05B (+$90.2M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 183 (+8)
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7K | Put options by funds: $55K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$26.5M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.64M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$8.45M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$7.34M |
| 5 |
CCM
Corsair Capital Management
New York
|
+$7.17M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
NM
Newtyn Management
New York
|
-$29.8M |
| 2 |
PSAMP
P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM)
New York
|
-$16.6M |
| 3 |
BCM
BBT Capital Management
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$9.62M |
| 4 |
LCM
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.29M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$5.76M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
183 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.05B — up 9.4% from $956M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new NWS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $26.5M. The largest seller was Newtyn Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.8M sold.
- 183 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2015, up from 175 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.05B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $26.5M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2015 was Newtyn Management, an estimated $29.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.