News Corp Class A
NWSA
379 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.03B invested in News Corp Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
131% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $5.63M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 392 → 379 (-13)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.74B → $6.03B (-$711M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 36
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 169
47% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 10 (-9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
+$254M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$146M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$91.2M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$39.1M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$15.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$186M |
| 2 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$51.2M |
| 3 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$47.6M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$32.7M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$29.1M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
379 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.03B — down 11% from $6.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of NWSA and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 169 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.
The largest buyer was International Value Advisers, adding an estimated $254M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $186M.
- 379 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2014, down from 392 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $6.03B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $254M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $186M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.