News Corp Class B
126 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in News Corp Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
219% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $153K | Put options by funds: $48K
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 40
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.57B → $1.45B (-$120M)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 126 (-16)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 24
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
+$9.62M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.45M |
| 4 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$3.91M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$26.6M |
| 2 |
GCM
Gruss Capital Management
New York
|
-$26.1M |
| 3 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$21M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$18M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$15.7M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
126 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.45B — down 7.6% from $1.57B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of NWS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was International Value Advisers, adding an estimated $168M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.6M sold.
- 126 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2014, down from 142 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.45B of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2014, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $168M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2014 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $26.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.