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News Corp Class B

293 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in News Corp Class B in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $429K | Put options by funds: $301K

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 30

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $2.51B (+$161M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 282293 (+11)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 108

0.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.37%43.57% (-0.79%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
293
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+3.9%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
108
Reduced
108
Closed
30
Calls
$429K
Puts
$301K
Net Calls
+$128K
Net Calls Change
-$320K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SL
1
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$298M
IFP
2
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$294M +$18.9M +627,774 +7%
SV
3
Starboard Value
New York
$258M -$7.54M -250,000 -3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$221M +$5.39M +178,628 +3%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$200M +$2.46M +81,598 +1%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$199M +$4.18M +138,680 +2%
5NCM
7
59 North Capital Management
Texas
$132M +$29.8M +986,781 +29%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$91.6M -$8.17M -270,830 -8%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$86.8M +$402K +13,329 +0.5%
BAM
10
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$61.3M -$6.19M -205,228 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$59.8M +$4.85M +160,922 +9%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$48.3M +$323K +10,692 +0.7%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$47.8M -$1.16M -38,346 -2%
ICM
14
Irenic Capital Management
New York
$42M -$36.8M -1,220,728 -47%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37.2M -$3.17M -105,184 -8%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
16
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$35.9M +$11.8M +390,657 +49%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.6M +$323K +10,716 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25.7M +$3.8M +125,852 +17%
MC
19
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$16.6M -$11.6M -385,632 -41%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$14.3M +$1.45M +48,098 +11%
Legal & General Group
21
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$13.8M -$456K -15,117 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.1M -$1.66M -55,037 -13%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.1M +$3.46M +114,542 +46%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.1M -$4M -132,633 -27%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$11M +$4.02M +133,224 +58%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

293 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $2.51B — up 6.8% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new NWS positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 59 North Capital Management, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Irenic Capital Management, cutting an estimated $36.8M.

  • 293 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2024, up from 282 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2024, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2024 and 30 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2024 was 59 North Capital Management, an estimated $29.8M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2024 was Irenic Capital Management, an estimated $36.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.