News Corp Class B
196 hedge funds and large institutions have $660M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
96% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $771K | Put options by funds: $393K
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 191 → 196 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.5% → 28.16% (-0.35%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 68
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $774M → $660M (-$114M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$7.51M |
| 2 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.53M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.28M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$3.24M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$7.56M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
Larkspur,
California
|
-$5.84M |
| 3 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$4.8M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$3.39M |
| 5 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PI
201
PineBridge Investments
New York
| – | -$25K | -1,855 | Closed |
|
202
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$9K | -672 | Closed |
|
203
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$5K | -365 | Closed |
|
|
LFA
204
Legacy Financial Advisors
Covington,
Kentucky
| – | -$3.98K | -304 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
205
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$2K | -114 | Closed |
|
|
APP
206
Avantax Planning Partners
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$2K | -112 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
207
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Potomac,
Maryland
| – | -$994 | -76 | -64% |
|
|
S
208
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$170 | -13 | -31% |
|
|
LC
209
Lindbrook Capital
Calabasas,
California
| – | +$105 | +8 | New |
|
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
196 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $660M — down 15% from $774M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new NWS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.56M sold.
- 196 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2018, up from 191 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $660M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2018 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $7.51M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.56M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.