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News Corp Class B

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in News Corp Class B in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $897M → $1.16B (+$262M)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 17

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193196 (+3)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.21%32.71% (+0.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 75

80% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $139K | Put options by funds: $693K

Holders
196
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
3.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
64
Reduced
75
Closed
17
Calls
$139K
Puts
$693K
Net Calls
-$554K
Net Calls Change
-$169K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$222M +$6.42M +398,922 +3%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$174M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$116M -$2.39M -148,447 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$81M -$677K -42,039 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$76.4M +$2.18M +135,452 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$62.7M -$6.06M -376,287 -10%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
7
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$41.7M +$1.7M +105,680 +5%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$40M +$771K +47,924 +2%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.5M -$928K -57,666 -4%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$21M
Arrowstreet Capital
11
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$20.4M +$10.3M +641,205 +127%
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$19.1M -$3.38M -210,139 -16%
Renaissance Technologies
13
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$18M -$1.67M -103,773 -9%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$17.3M +$132K +8,198 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.3M -$33.5K -2,084 -0.2%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$14.1M -$161K -9,997 -1%
MC
17
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$13M +$3.8M +236,276 +48%
YAM
18
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$10.5M -$1.43M -88,663 -13%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$8.57M +$5.22M +324,341 +205%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$8.47M -$960K -59,608 -11%
N
21
Nuveen
North Carolina
$6.64M +$1.15M +71,432 +24%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.29M +$576K +35,755 +11%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5.3M +$2.86M +177,718 +147%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.13M +$108K +6,682 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
25
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$4.35M +$69.1K +4,294 +2%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

196 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.16B — up 29% from $897M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new NWS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.06M.

  • 196 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2020, up from 193 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2020, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2020 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2020 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.