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News Corp Class B

193 hedge funds and large institutions have $897M invested in News Corp Class B in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $747M → $897M (+$150M)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.3%32.21% (+0.91%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 197193 (-4)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 26

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 86

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $168K | Put options by funds: $553K

Holders
193
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.03%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
51
Reduced
86
Closed
26
Calls
$168K
Puts
$553K
Net Calls
-$385K
Net Calls Change
-$13K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$169M +$2.51M +179,722 +2%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$137M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$93.6M +$1.02M +72,920 +1%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$64.8M -$1.38M -98,861 -2%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$58.2M -$791K -56,701 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.6M -$1.04M -74,758 -2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
7
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$31.3M +$14.3M +1,025,054 +84%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$30.8M -$28.1K -2,015 -0.1%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.3M +$1.89M +135,692 +11%
Truist Financial
10
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$18M -$170K -12,165 -0.9%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$16.5M +$2.94M +210,300 +22%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.6M -$2.07M -148,095 -12%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$13.5M -$2.04M -146,144 -13%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.1M +$1.26M +90,456 +12%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$11.2M -$144K -10,309 -1%
YAM
16
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$9.52M -$425K -30,426 -4%
Legal & General Group
17
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$7.5M -$1.39M -99,656 -16%
Arrowstreet Capital
18
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$7.05M +$6.07M +434,631 +623%
MC
19
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$6.93M +$1.75M +125,340 +34%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.54M +$978K +70,051 +28%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.45M -$653K -46,822 -13%
N
22
Nuveen
North Carolina
$4.22M -$1.12M -80,534 -21%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.04M +$3.79M +271,420 +1,570%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.94M +$94.4K +6,763 +2%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.94M +$1.4M +100,537 +56%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

193 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $897M — up 20% from $747M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of NWS and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, adding an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.66M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2020, down from 197 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $897M of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2020, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2020 was State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2020 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $4.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.