News Corp Class B
214 hedge funds and large institutions have $903M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 207 → 214 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
0.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.46% → 28.53% (-0.93%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $947M → $903M (-$44M)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 88
96% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4K | Put options by funds: $109K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$10.5M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.9M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.36M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.19M |
| 5 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$816K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.8M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.21M |
| 3 |
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
|
-$3.22M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$2.92M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
214 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $903M — down 4.6% from $947M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new NWS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Sterling Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.
- 214 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2018, up from 207 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $903M of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2018, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2018 was Invesco, an estimated $10.5M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2018 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.