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News Corp Class B

141 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in News Corp Class B in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 18

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 29

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126141 (+15)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.12B (-$317M)

Holders
141
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
3.76%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
35
Increased
48
Reduced
29
Closed
18
Calls
$80K
Puts
Net Calls
+$80K
Net Calls Change
-$25K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IVA
1
International Value Advisers
$194M +$14M +937,278 +8%
SCM
2
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$93.3M +$35.6M +2,377,149 +62%
Alkeon Capital Management
3
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$93M -$29.8M -1,992,356 -24%
Pzena Investment Management
4
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$85.9M -$6M -401,144 -7%
NM
5
Newtyn Management
New York
$54.3M +$22.4M +1,500,000 +71%
MP
6
Manikay Partners
New York
$46.4M +$20.7M +1,385,811 +82%
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$30.9M -$3.71M -247,883 -11%
TCM
8
Tensile Capital Management
California
$30.6M +$30.4M +2,030,000 New
SAM
9
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$30.1M +$14.7M +979,328 +96%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
10
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$25.6M +$25.4M +1,696,980 New
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$23M +$22.8M +1,523,304 New
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$20.7M +$7.22M +482,464 +54%
CC
13
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$16.8M +$1.98M +132,158 +13%
MP
14
Marlowe Partners
New York
$16.5M +$16.4M +1,097,282 New
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$15.8M
SC
16
Sessa Capital
New York
$15.1M +$15M +1,000,000 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$14.4M +$299K +20,000 +2%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$14.1M +$4.17M +278,472 +42%
CIM
19
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$13.8M +$292K +19,524 +2%
DSC
20
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$13M +$21.6K +1,440 +0.2%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.7M +$183K +12,196 +1%
EM
22
Elliott Management
New York
$11.8M
GF
23
Gabelli Funds
New York
$11.8M -$74.9K -5,004 -0.6%
Marshall Wace
24
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$11.7M +$11.7M +779,012 New
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$11.6M +$11.5M +770,512 New

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

141 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.12B — down 22% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new NWS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sterling Capital Management, adding an estimated $35.6M. The largest seller was Southeastern Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $409M sold.

  • 141 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2014, up from 126 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.12B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2014 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $35.6M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $409M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.