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News Corp Class B
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $956M invested in News Corp Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 30

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 29

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 175 (+29)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $936M → $956M (+$20.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $220K | Put options by funds: $2.25M

Holders
175
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+19.86%
% of All Funds
4.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
59
Increased
63
Reduced
30
Closed
29
Calls
$220K
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
-$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$626K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$33.4M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$23M
3
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$16.3M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$12.1M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$15.8M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.2M
3
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
-$10.9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.3M
5
NM
Newtyn Management
New York
-$9.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HNB
151
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$13K +$2.67K +194 +23%
CFA
152
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$11K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
153
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$11K +$12.3K +891 New
LTFS
154
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10K +$977 +71 +9%
PAIA
155
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers
New York
$9K +$9.87K +717 New
GLI
156
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$8K +$8.67K +630 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
157
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K +$6.72K +488 New
CI
158
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$6K +$6.74K +490 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
159
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5.03K -$6.15M -446,516 -53%
W
160
Wealthfront
California
$4K +$3.77K +274 New
First Eagle Investment Management
161
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$3K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
162
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$2.57K +187 +231%
PAM
163
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3K +$2.75K +200 New
JIC
164
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$2K – – –
LWA
165
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2K – – –
Creative Planning
166
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K +$1.86K +135 New
MPWT
167
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.08K – – –
GT
168
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
MFS
169
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
SEI Investments
170
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K +$606 +44 New
TSU
171
TD Securities (USA)
New York
$1K +$853 +62 New
N
172
Nuveen
North Carolina
$165 – – –
AH
173
Achievement Holdings
Illinois
– -$16.4K -1,148,800 Closed
MP
174
Manikay Partners
New York
– -$10.9M -767,891 Closed
Citadel Advisors
175
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$10.3M -751,345 Closed
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

175 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $956M — up 2.1% from $936M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new NWS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 175 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2015, up from 146 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $956M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2015, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $33.4M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.