News Corp Class B
185 hedge funds and large institutions have $804M invested in News Corp Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 51
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $739M → $804M (+$64.9M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 183 → 185 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $225K | Put options by funds: $299K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
| 2 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
+$4.92M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.46M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$4.42M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$74.2M |
| 2 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$25.7M |
| 3 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$18.6M |
| 4 |
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
|
-$5.06M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.09M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
185 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $804M — up 8.8% from $739M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NWS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
- 185 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $804M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2016, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2016 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $74.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.