News Corp Class B
207 hedge funds and large institutions have $946M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
1,158% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $111K
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 23
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.7% → 29.46% (-0.24%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 209 → 207 (-2)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $984M → $946M (-$38.8M)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 79
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$8.74M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.68M |
| 3 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
+$4.58M |
| 4 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.32M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.67M |
| 2 |
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
|
-$3.02M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.97M |
| 4 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.32M |
| 5 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$2.27M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
207 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $946M — down 3.9% from $984M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in NWS was balanced in Q1 2018: 23 funds opened new positions, 23 closed out, 54 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, adding an estimated $8.74M. The largest seller was Sterling Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.67M.
- 207 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2018, down from 209 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $946M of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2018, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2018 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $8.74M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2018 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $7.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.