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News Corp Class A
NWSA

367 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.66B invested in News Corp Class A in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.55M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 111

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.13B → $4.66B (+$522M)

3.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.66% → 97.99% (+3.3%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 378 → 367 (-11)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 44

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
367
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-2.91%
% of All Funds
7.94%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
38
Increased
135
Reduced
111
Closed
44
Calls
$2.55M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$694K
Net Calls Change
-$1.25M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$61.6M
2
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$60.1M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$58.2M
4
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$27.4M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$30.4M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$29.9M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$25.9M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$12.2M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CI
326
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2K +$1.71K +136 New
GEA
327
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$1.72K -$176 -14 -9%
EWM
328
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$1K -$302 -24 -23%
AF
329
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1K – – –
BWM
330
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
EI
331
Ellevest Inc
New York
$1K – – –
EWM
332
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$1K – – –
EFSCE
333
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K – – –
PGWM
334
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1K – – –
PFGIA
335
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
TWA
336
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K – – –
PCG
337
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$1K +$415 +33 +79%
CFG
338
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$1K +$692 +55 New
BBHC
339
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1K +$1.16K +92 New
APA
340
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$12 – – –
AL
341
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$29.9M -2,638,022 Closed
Millennium Management
342
Millennium Management
New York
– -$12.2M -1,077,137 Closed
KHCM
343
Kettle Hill Capital Management
New York
– -$8.03M -707,063 Closed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
344
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
– -$4.74M -417,392 Closed
ECM
345
Element Capital Management
New York
– -$4.41M -388,232 Closed
CC
346
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
– -$3.23M -284,703 Closed
N
347
Natixis
France
– -$1.9M -167,489 Closed
AA
348
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
– -$1.52M -134,116 Closed
BA
349
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$1.43M -126,159 Closed
Marshall Wace
350
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$1.27M -111,898 Closed
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

367 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.66B — up 13% from $4.13B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of NWSA and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $30.4M.

  • 367 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2019, down from 378 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.66B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $61.6M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2019 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $30.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.