News Corp Class B
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $931M invested in News Corp Class B in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $873M → $931M (+$57.6M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 31.33% → 31.07% (-0.26%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 186 → 184 (-2)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 86
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26K | Put options by funds: $300K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$8.38M |
| 2 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
+$6.29M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.21M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$4.64M |
| 5 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
Larkspur,
California
|
-$8.92M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$8.6M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.12M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$2.79M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.51M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
184 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $931M — up 6.6% from $873M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Tensile Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.92M.
- 184 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2019, down from 186 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $931M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2019, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $8.38M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2019 was Tensile Capital Management, an estimated $8.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.