News Corp Class B
212 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in News Corp Class B in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
732% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $524K | Put options by funds: $63K
3.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.12% → 40.37% (+3.2%)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 76
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.34B (+$15.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 229 → 212 (-17)
45% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 33
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$84.3M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
5NCM
59 North Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$20.3M |
| 4 |
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$22M |
| 2 |
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
|
-$20.8M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.38M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$7.59M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.7M |
NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
212 of the 6,283 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.34B — up 1.2% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of NWS and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22M.
- 212 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2023, down from 229 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $1.34B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2023, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2023 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $84.3M added.
- The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2023 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.