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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
GIS
301
Guardian Investor Services
New York
$58K -$3.04K -173 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
302
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$56K -$36.3K -2,065 -37%
Fifth Third Bancorp
303
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$54K +$211 +12 +0.4%
PI
304
PineBridge Investments
New York
$47K -$2.71M -154,218 -98%
IRS
305
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$46K -$240K -13,641 -83%
GLI
306
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$46K – – –
W
307
Wealthfront
California
$45K -$4.71K -268 -9%
ClearBridge Investments
308
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$45K – – –
IMS
309
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$36K +$3.92K +223 +11%
CC
310
Colrain Capital
Massachusetts
$35K +$15.7K +892 +71%
1IC
311
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$28K – – –
WTC
312
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$26K – – –
TSW
313
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$24K -$3.52K -200 -12%
HFM
314
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$24K -$2.55K -145 -9%
CFG
315
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$22K – – –
SAMC
316
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$22K – – –
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
317
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$20K +$21.1K +1,200 New
SFSIG
318
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$19K -$580 -33 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
319
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$19K +$8.81K +501 +79%
WT
320
Whittier Trust
California
$17K – – –
CCS
321
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$16K – – –
MAM
322
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$14K – – –
BKBG
323
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$13K -$371K -21,100 -96%
FCCM
324
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$12.8K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
325
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$10K -$90.7K -5,158 -89%
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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.