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News Corp Class B
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $800M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 52

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $747M → $800M (+$52.7M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 184 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $225K | Put options by funds: $299K

Holders
184
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$225K
Puts
$299K
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
-$398K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
+$4.92M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$4.46M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.42M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.3M

Top Sellers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$74.2M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$25.7M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$18.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$8.89M
5
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
-$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Toronto Dominion Bank
151
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$35K +$33.6K +2,465 New
Federated Hermes
152
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$33K -$16.6K -1,220 -35%
Victory Capital Management
153
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$33K +$12.4K +911 +66%
SIM
154
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$31K +$29.4K +2,161 New
SF
155
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$29K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
156
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$27K -$43.7K -3,213 -62%
CGT
157
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$20K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
158
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$18K +$4.53K +333 +35%
CL
159
CSS LLC
Illinois
$14K +$13.6K +1,000 New
QI
160
QS Investors
New York
$13K +$12.7K +933 New
LTFS
161
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12K – – –
CFA
162
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$11K – – –
MAM
163
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$10K – – –
HNB
164
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$8K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
165
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.01K -$33.4K -2,450 -83%
GLI
166
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$6K – – –
AG
167
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K +$1.47K +108 +42%
MFS
168
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
First Eagle Investment Management
169
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$3K – – –
HIIFS
170
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$3K – – –
GXMC
171
Global X Management Company
New York
$3K +$2.83K +208 +1,486%
TCIM
172
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.84K +$985K +72,380 +57%
IA
173
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K – – –
JIC
174
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$2K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
175
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.02K +$61.7K +4,532 +7%
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $800M — up 7.1% from $747M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $74.2M.

  • 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $800M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2016, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $74.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.