News Corp Class B
186 hedge funds and large institutions have $890M invested in News Corp Class B in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 186 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 31.07% → 30.74% (-0.34%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $931M → $890M (-$40.2M)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 66
88% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48K | Put options by funds: $401K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$31M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$8M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.33M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$2.32M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.56M |
| 2 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
-$4.13M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.45M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.43M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.05M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
186 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $890M — down 4.3% from $931M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new NWS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Truist Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $31M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $4.56M.
- 186 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2019, up from 184 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $890M of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2019, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2019 was Truist Financial, an estimated $31M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.56M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.