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News Corp Class B

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in News Corp Class B in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.61M | Put options by funds: $769K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.01%36.12% (-0.88%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 222217 (-5)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $1.68B (-$122M)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
217
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
3.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
17
Increased
67
Reduced
87
Closed
19
Calls
$2.61M
Puts
$769K
Net Calls
+$1.84M
Net Calls Change
+$87K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$317M +$6.55M +286,409 +2%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$227M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$152M -$4.41M -192,814 -3%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$113M +$6.17M +269,824 +6%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$105M +$2.25M +98,221 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
6
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$75.7M -$1.69M -73,778 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$57.1M -$1.48M -64,889 -3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$54.1M +$1.44M +63,177 +3%
MC
9
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$44.3M +$19.7M +860,461 +82%
Arrowstreet Capital
10
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$37.7M -$9.38M -410,001 -20%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$34.8M -$10.8M -471,443 -24%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$28.5M +$3.88M +169,623 +16%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.6M -$2.18M -95,354 -9%
NRCM
14
Northern Right Capital Management
Connecticut
$22.3M +$7.27M +318,043 +50%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$20.1M -$129K -5,645 -0.6%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$19.2M +$357K +15,629 +2%
ESCM
17
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$16.3M -$6.84M -298,972 -30%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$15M +$2.3M +100,612 +18%
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14.8M -$2.73M -119,414 -16%
CU
20
CQS (US)
New York
$13.2M -$13.5M -588,410 -51%
YAM
21
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$12.7M -$109K -4,748 -0.9%
N
22
Nuveen
North Carolina
$12M -$133K -5,835 -1%
VI
23
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$11.6M
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$10.9M -$1.49M -64,962 -12%
AssetMark Inc
25
AssetMark Inc
California
$9.88M +$1.86M +81,323 +24%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

217 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.68B — down 6.8% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of NWS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Metropolis Capital, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was CQS (US), cutting an estimated $13.5M.

  • 217 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2021, down from 222 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.68B of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2021, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2021 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2021 was Metropolis Capital, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2021 was CQS (US), an estimated $13.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.