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News Corp Class B

222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in News Corp Class B in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

347% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.26M | Put options by funds: $506K

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.8B (+$131M)

1.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.59%37.01% (+1.4%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 23

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 75

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 222222 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
222
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
25
Increased
80
Reduced
75
Closed
23
Calls
$2.26M
Puts
$506K
Net Calls
+$1.76M
Net Calls Change
+$401K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$325M +$6.5M +262,991 +2%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$238M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$164M -$1.81M -73,151 -1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$112M +$5.17M +208,968 +5%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$107M +$1.59M +64,406 +1%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
6
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$81.2M +$8.26M +333,981 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.5M -$7.56M -305,777 -11%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$55.1M +$287K +11,627 +0.5%
Arrowstreet Capital
9
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$49.5M +$695K +28,100 +1%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$48M +$19.7M +798,091 +68%
CU
11
CQS (US)
New York
$28.1M +$2.47M +100,022 +9%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26M -$1.56M -63,196 -6%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$25.7M +$3.36M +136,009 +15%
MC
14
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$25.5M +$10M +404,813 +63%
ESCM
15
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$24.4M +$2.45M +98,947 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.2M +$35.3K +1,427 +0.2%
Charles Schwab
17
Charles Schwab
California
$19.8M +$301K +12,158 +2%
Truist Financial
18
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$18.4M -$1.73M -69,946 -8%
NRCM
19
Northern Right Capital Management
Connecticut
$15.6M
JG
20
Jefferies Group
New York
$14.2M +$10.4M +420,462 +258%
YAM
21
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$13.4M -$467K -18,885 -3%
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$13.3M -$129K -5,232 -0.9%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M -$10.4M -421,582 -44%
N
24
Nuveen
North Carolina
$12.7M +$1.16M +46,743 +10%
VI
25
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$12.2M -$56.6K -2,288 -0.5%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

222 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $1.8B — up 7.9% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new NWS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.4M.

  • 222 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q2 2021, unchanged from Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.8B of News Corp Class B stock for Q2 2021, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q2 2021 and 23 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q2 2021 was Norges Bank, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q2 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.