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News Corp Class B

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $660M invested in News Corp Class B in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $771K | Put options by funds: $393K

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191196 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.5%28.16% (-0.35%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 68

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $774M → $660M (-$114M)

Holders
196
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
60
Reduced
68
Closed
24
Calls
$771K
Puts
$393K
Net Calls
+$378K
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SL
1
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$113M
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$75M +$2.6M +198,839 +3%
IFP
3
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$45.7M +$651K +49,823 +1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$44.6M +$887K +67,842 +2%
IVA
5
International Value Advisers
$43.6M -$4.8M -366,934 -11%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$42.4M +$2.84M +217,122 +6%
SCM
7
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$39.7M -$2.77M -212,221 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.5M +$7.51M +574,125 +39%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.8M +$1.43M +109,255 +7%
PL
10
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$14.8M
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$13.7M
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.3M +$186K +14,219 +1%
TCM
13
Tensile Capital Management
California
$13.1M -$5.84M -446,818 -28%
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$12.5M
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$11.5M -$2.12M -162,281 -14%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$8.49M +$422K +32,277 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.2M -$3.02M -231,144 -25%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5.62M +$1.15M +87,842 +22%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$5.47M -$116K -8,844 -2%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$4.46M +$3.53M +270,218 +232%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.37M +$1.45M +110,885 +41%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.34M +$3.28M +250,697 +200%
GI
23
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$4.03M -$3.1M -237,001 -40%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.8M +$3.24M +247,868 +306%
GIA
25
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$2.76M

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

196 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $660M — down 15% from $774M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new NWS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.56M sold.

  • 196 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2018, up from 191 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $660M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2018 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $7.51M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.