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News Corp Class A
NWSA

353 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.98B invested in News Corp Class A in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $1.2M

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 104

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.66B → $4.98B (+$325M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.99% → 96.05% (-1.9%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 367 → 353 (-14)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 50

Holders
353
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-3.81%
% of All Funds
7.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
125
Reduced
104
Closed
50
Calls
$1.58M
Puts
$1.2M
Net Calls
+$383K
Net Calls Change
-$311K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$59.3M
2
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
+$48M
3
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$45.4M
4
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$29M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$207M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$122M
3
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
-$32.1M
4
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$16.7M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
326
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$1K +$806 +66 New
PCP
327
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1K +$953 +78 New
APA
328
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$13 – – –
CCP
329
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
– -$3.17M -254,754 Closed
VIA
330
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
– -$2.5M -200,828 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
331
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$2.03M -162,885 Closed
Brown Advisory
332
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$1.72M -137,975 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
333
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$1.26M -101,456 Closed
BFM
334
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$948K -75,890 Closed
CF
335
CNA Financial
Illinois
– -$911K -73,225 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
336
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$868K -69,791 Closed
JG
337
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$843K -67,758 Closed
GLA
338
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
– -$839K -67,491 Closed
NICM
339
Neo Ivy Capital Management
New York
– -$799K -64,278 Closed
BCM
340
BBT Capital Management
Texas
– -$536K -43,125 Closed
BCM
341
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$536K -43,116 Closed
WCM
342
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$515K -41,401 Closed
NIT
343
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$460K -37,200 Closed
AC
344
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
– -$326K -26,182 Closed
MWNA
345
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$273K -21,934 Closed
HF
346
HRT Financial
New York
– -$226K -18,197 Closed
QCM
347
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
– -$216K -17,372 Closed
CCP
348
Corient Capital Partners
California
– -$157K -12,636 Closed
PTC
349
Petrus Trust Company
Texas
– -$129K -10,409 Closed
FMT
350
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
– -$105K -8,450 Closed
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

353 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.98B — up 7% from $4.66B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of NWSA and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 125 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $207M.

  • 353 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q2 2019, down from 367 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.98B of News Corp Class A stock for Q2 2019, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q2 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $59.3M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q2 2019 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $207M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.