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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
379
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-3.32%
% of All Funds
11%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-47.37%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
27
Increased
104
Reduced
169
Closed
36
Calls
$13M
Puts
$5.63M
Net Calls
+$7.39M
Net Calls Change
+$6.07M

Top Buyers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$254M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$146M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$91.2M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$39.1M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$15.2M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$186M
2
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$51.2M
3
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$47.6M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$32.7M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$29.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
V
276
Veritable
Delaware
$244K +$2.27K +129 +0.9%
BFA
277
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$236K -$26.1K -1,484 -9%
Truist Financial
278
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$235K -$27.8K -1,578 -10%
KCMRT
279
Kemper Corp Master Retirement Trust
Illinois
$234K – – –
CI
280
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$233K -$8.79K -500 -3%
KFC
281
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$223K – – –
AB
282
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$210K +$1.56K +89 +0.7%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
283
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$210K +$34.9K +1,982 +18%
FA
284
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$204K +$3.89K +221 +2%
Daiwa Securities Group
285
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$192K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
286
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$192K – – –
JG
287
Jefferies Group
New York
$183K +$197K +11,221 New
CONA
288
Capital One National Association
New York
$178K -$6.33K -360 -3%
DADC
289
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$175K -$82.2K -4,677 -30%
SO
290
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$170K – – –
COI
291
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$169K – – –
CC
292
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$168K +$5.01K +285 +3%
CK
293
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$167K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
294
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$154K +$88 +5 +0.1%
PAM
295
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$149K -$25.9K -1,473 -14%
EOJOAM
296
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$148K – – –
VNB
297
Valley National Bancorp
New York
$140K +$21.1K +1,200 +16%
QI
298
QS Investors
New York
$115K – – –
Creative Planning
299
Creative Planning
Kansas
$74K -$2.83K -161 -3%
HCC
300
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$65K -$1.76K -100 -2%
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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.