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News Corp Class B

211 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in News Corp Class B in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

330% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $576K | Put options by funds: $134K

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 18

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.7B (+$162M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 204211 (+7)

1.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.43%42.38% (+1.9%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 82

Holders
211
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.43%
% of All Funds
3.35%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
28
Increased
66
Reduced
82
Closed
18
Calls
$576K
Puts
$134K
Net Calls
+$442K
Net Calls Change
-$199K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFP
1
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$259M -$4.77M -229,988 -2%
SL
2
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$204M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$133M -$3.86M -186,334 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$111M +$2.59M +125,225 +2%
ICM
5
Irenic Capital Management
New York
$108M
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$102M -$1.07M -51,743 -1%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$86.8M +$1.38M +66,564 +2%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$77.7M +$64.6M +3,118,323 +517%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$72.9M -$1.1M -52,949 -1%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$57.5M -$255K -12,297 -0.4%
MC
11
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$49.1M -$2.8M -135,259 -5%
BAM
12
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$48.8M -$1.74M -83,932 -3%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$35.5M +$1.54M +74,367 +5%
5NCM
14
59 North Capital Management
Texas
$33.9M -$2.96M -142,774 -8%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.4M +$1.26M +60,752 +6%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.7M +$1.72M +83,025 +9%
DFO
17
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$20.4M +$5.07M +244,900 +34%
National Bank of Canada
18
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$19.5M +$16.8M +809,059 +620%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.1M -$432K -20,841 -3%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.8M +$12.7M +613,702 +49,135%
IG
21
ING Group
Netherlands
$12.3M +$11.9M +573,726 +3,420%
YAM
22
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$11.6M -$93.6K -4,517 -0.8%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10.6M +$4.85M +234,113 +85%
N
24
Natixis
France
$9.93M +$9.72M +469,053 +6,851%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$8.4M -$2.02M -97,655 -20%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

211 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.7B — up 11% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new NWS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $64.6M. The largest seller was Assenagon Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.4M sold.

  • 211 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q3 2023, up from 204 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.7B of News Corp Class B stock for Q3 2023, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q3 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q3 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $64.6M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q3 2023 was Assenagon Asset Management, an estimated $18.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.