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News Corp Class A
NWSA

417 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.65B invested in News Corp Class A in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 394 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,363% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 394 | Existing positions closed: 16

943% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 417 (+377)

371% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.9M | Put options by funds: $12.7M

225% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 13 (+9)

104% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $5.65B (+$2.88B)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
417
Holders Change
+377
Holders Change %
+942.5%
% of All Funds
13.52%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+225%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
394
Increased
7
Reduced
16
Closed
16
Calls
$59.9M
Puts
$12.7M
Net Calls
+$47.2M
Net Calls Change
+$47.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$502M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$305M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$241M
4
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$187M
5
JP
Jana Partners
New York
+$137M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
-$957M
2
RhumbLine Advisers
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
-$44.5M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$28.1M
4
NCA
Newbrook Capital Advisors
New York
-$19.4M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$18.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
301
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$287K +$285K +17,867 New
GF
302
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$286K +$284K +17,783 New
KRSITF
303
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$285K +$283K +17,741 New
V
304
Veritable
Delaware
$285K +$283K +17,749 New
PA
305
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$277K +$275K +17,246 New
LPL Financial
306
LPL Financial
California
$275K +$265K +16,609 New
ARTA
307
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$271K +$270K +16,897 New
CBOA
308
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$271K +$270K +16,900 New
MERSOM
309
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$268K +$266K +16,675 New
Natixis Advisors
310
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$265K +$263K +16,497 New
NSEDCP
311
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$261K +$260K +16,250 New
PC
312
Passport Capital
California
$251K +$249K +15,618 New
FMT
313
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$249K +$248K +15,500 New
TSW
314
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$237K +$236K +14,749 New
EVM
315
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$237K +$236K +14,752 New
COI
316
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$233K +$231K +14,490 New
LC
317
Loews Corp
New York
$233K +$232K +14,520 New
GIA
318
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$231K +$230K +14,388 New
KCMRT
319
Kemper Corp Master Retirement Trust
Illinois
$230K +$228K +14,300 New
Jane Street
320
Jane Street
New York
$227K +$226K +14,135 New
KFC
321
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$227K +$226K +14,160 New
CONA
322
Capital One National Association
New York
$225K +$223K +13,992 New
FSC
323
Fiduciary Services Corp
Georgia
$204K -$115K -7,203 -36%
PAM
324
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$204K +$203K +12,692 New
CI
325
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$197K +$196K +12,259 New
11 12
13
14 15

NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

417 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.65B — up 104% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 394 funds opened new NWSA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 378 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $502M. The largest seller was Yacktman Asset Management, cutting an estimated $957M.

  • 417 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2013, up from 40 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.65B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2013, up 104% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 394 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of +378 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2013 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $502M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2013 was Yacktman Asset Management, an estimated $957M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.