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News Corp Class B
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222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.67B invested in News Corp Class B in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

348% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $389K

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.67B (+$507M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 222 (+26)

2.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.71% → 35.59% (+2.9%)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 85

Holders
222
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+13.27%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
45
Increased
50
Reduced
85
Closed
18
Calls
$1.74M
Puts
$389K
Net Calls
+$1.35M
Net Calls Change
+$1.91M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CU
CQS (US)
New York
+$22.9M
2
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
+$19.5M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$18.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$15.8M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$14.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$15.2M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$14.5M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.7M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$5.42M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$5.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFC
201
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$1K – – –
EARNEST Partners
202
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$1K – – –
GRP
203
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1K – – –
GWMIA
204
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1K – – –
IFAM
205
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PA
206
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
IA
207
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$411 +19 +54%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
208
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1K +$822 +38 New
BCA
209
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1K +$1.41K +65 New
AIG
210
American International Group
New York
$879 -$25.1K -1,162 -3%
MGIM
211
M&G Investment Management
United Kingdom
$21 – – –
BBHC
212
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1 +$1.25K +58 New
BFM
213
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$2.29M -128,712 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
214
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$1.17M -65,635 Closed
MTCM
215
Mint Tower Capital Management
Netherlands
– -$5K -29,647 Closed
MSA
216
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$299K -16,798 Closed
LOAME
217
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe)
United Kingdom
– -$296K -16,640 Closed
Simplex Trading
218
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$334K -15,425 -97%
E
219
Ergoteles
New York
– -$257K -14,464 Closed
CGH
220
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
– -$244K -13,725 Closed
N
221
Natixis
France
– -$199K -11,223 Closed
AR
222
Advisory Research
Illinois
– -$182K -10,241 Closed
VCG
223
Vantage Consulting Group
Virginia
– -$47K -2,651 Closed
PWPS
224
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
– -$5K -262 Closed
PFO
225
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
– -$2K -115 Closed
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NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

222 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.67B — up 44% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new NWS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CQS (US), opening a new position worth an estimated $22.9M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $15.2M.

  • 222 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2021, up from 196 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.67B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2021, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2021 was CQS (US), an estimated $22.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2021 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.