News Corp Class B
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $884M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
1,269% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $397K | Put options by funds: $29K
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 183 → 177 (-6)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $884M (-$162M)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 76
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.89M |
| 2 |
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
|
+$4.5M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$3.15M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.11M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PSAMP
P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM)
New York
|
-$17.7M |
| 2 |
MP
Marlowe Partners
New York
|
-$11.7M |
| 3 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$10.6M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$8.79M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$8.34M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
177 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $884M — down 15% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of NWS and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.89M. The largest seller was P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM), exiting entirely with an estimated $17.7M sold.
- 177 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2016, down from 183 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $884M of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.89M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2016 was P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM), an estimated $17.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.