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News Corp Class B

302 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46B invested in News Corp Class B in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,313% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.99M | Put options by funds: $424K

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 33

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 94

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293302 (+9)

0.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.57%42.85% (-0.72%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $2.46B (-$50.7M)

Holders
302
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.07%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
44
Increased
120
Reduced
94
Closed
33
Calls
$5.99M
Puts
$424K
Net Calls
+$5.57M
Net Calls Change
+$5.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SL
1
SOF Ltd
Cayman Islands
$297M
IFP
2
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$295M +$2.5M +78,855 +0.8%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$258M +$38.9M +1,227,804 +17%
SV
4
Starboard Value
New York
$237M -$21.1M -667,169 -8%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$209M +$10.9M +344,036 +5%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$205M +$6.03M +190,367 +3%
5NCM
7
59 North Capital Management
Texas
$115M -$17.3M -545,633 -13%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$89.6M +$3.17M +100,118 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$59.4M -$257K -8,126 -0.4%
BAM
10
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$59.2M -$2.03M -64,269 -3%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$53.4M +$5.45M +172,241 +11%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$47.6M -$84.4K -2,665 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41.8M +$4.84M +152,871 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$31M +$20.7M +655,285 +180%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$27.6M -$919K -29,013 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25M -$652K -20,605 -2%
ICM
17
Irenic Capital Management
New York
$22.5M -$20.2M -638,252 -46%
MC
18
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
$18.5M +$2.03M +64,248 +12%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
19
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$17.3M -$19.3M -610,551 -52%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14M +$9.29M +293,377 +174%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13.1M +$2.92M +92,102 +27%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$13M -$1.35M -42,570 -9%
JFG
23
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$10.8M +$4.25M +134,148 +60%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$10.3M -$3.66M -115,530 -25%
Fidelity Investments
25
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.85M +$3.86M +121,881 +60%

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

302 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $2.46B — down 2% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new NWS positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $89.8M.

  • 302 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q1 2025, up from 293 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.46B of News Corp Class B stock for Q1 2025, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q1 2025 and 33 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q1 2025 was State Street, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q1 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $89.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.