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News Corp Class B

230 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.32B invested in News Corp Class B in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,513% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $578K | Put options by funds: $16K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 20

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.32B (+$303M)

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 72

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215230 (+15)

5.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.54%38.9% (+5.4%)

Holders
230
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+6.98%
% of All Funds
3.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
36
Increased
89
Reduced
72
Closed
20
Calls
$578K
Puts
$16K
Net Calls
+$562K
Net Calls Change
+$506K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$231M -$6.49M -368,215 -3%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$180M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$128M +$3M +170,358 +3%
ICM
4
Irenic Capital Management
New York
$92.7M +$88.6M +5,025,677 New
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$89.5M -$7.52M -426,904 -8%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$82.6M +$1.44M +81,526 +2%
MC
7
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$50.7M -$13.5M -763,911 -22%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$49.4M +$133K +7,541 +0.3%
BAM
9
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$47.2M +$44.6M +2,529,496 +7,832%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$34.2M +$5.29M +300,127 +19%
Lazard Asset Management
11
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$22.8M +$21.8M +1,235,793 +98,079%
SC
12
Sessa Capital
New York
$20.8M +$19.9M +1,129,848 New
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.9M +$293K +16,629 +2%
Charles Schwab
14
Charles Schwab
California
$17.1M +$383K +21,726 +2%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.2M +$1.41M +80,009 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.6M +$5.25M +297,600 +54%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$14.2M -$4.06M -230,273 -23%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.7M -$130K -7,373 -1%
YAM
19
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$10.3M -$63.3K -3,594 -0.6%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.8M +$2.19M +124,001 +30%
Legal & General Group
21
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$8.22M -$66.5K -3,772 -0.8%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.2M +$1.93M +109,746 +39%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.06M -$880K -49,915 -12%
5NCM
24
59 North Capital Management
Texas
$6.57M +$6.28M +356,143 New
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$6.42M -$1.04M -58,917 -14%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

230 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.32B — up 30% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new NWS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Burgundy Asset Management, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was Metropolis Capital, cutting an estimated $13.5M.

  • 230 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2022, up from 215 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.32B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2022, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2022 and 20 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2022 was Burgundy Asset Management, an estimated $44.6M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2022 was Metropolis Capital, an estimated $13.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.