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News Corp Class B
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183 hedge funds and large institutions have $747M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,600% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $333K | Put options by funds: $9K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 61

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 183 (+6)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $884M → $747M (-$137M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
183
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
4.88%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
68
Reduced
61
Closed
16
Calls
$333K
Puts
$9K
Net Calls
+$324K
Net Calls Change
-$44K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$8.25M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$4.17M
3
MME
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
+$3.79M
4
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
+$2.49M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$29.4M
2
SAM
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
-$24.2M
3
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
-$5.65M
4
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$3.33M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SF
151
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$24K – – –
EA
152
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$21K -$23.6K -1,890 -51%
Victory Capital Management
153
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$16K -$474 -38 -3%
CGT
154
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$16K – – –
Walleye Trading
155
Walleye Trading
New York
$12K +$12.3K +990 New
Citigroup
156
Citigroup
New York
$11K -$534K -42,887 -98%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
157
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$11K -$1.45K -116 -11%
CFA
158
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K – – –
MAM
159
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$9K +$374 +30 +4%
LTFS
160
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K +$2.63K +211 +34%
PAIA
161
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers
New York
$8K – – –
HNB
162
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K -$3.86K -310 -37%
GLI
163
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$5K – – –
AIM
164
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$4K +$3.74K +300 New
First Eagle Investment Management
165
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$3K – – –
MFS
166
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3K +$1.56K +125 +79%
Creative Planning
167
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3K +$1.66K +133 +156%
CCA
168
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2K – – –
JIC
169
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
170
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
IA
171
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K +$1.97K +158 New
HIIFS
172
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$2K +$2.64K +212 New
GT
173
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
Simplex Trading
174
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1K +$1.17K +94 New
PHK
175
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$1K +$1.25K +100 New
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

183 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $747M — down 16% from $884M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $8.25M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $29.4M.

  • 183 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2016, up from 177 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $747M of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $8.25M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2016 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $29.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.