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News Corp Class A
NWSA

371 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.65B invested in News Corp Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.65B (+$538M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 42

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.89% → 93.6% (-0.29%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 128

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 377 → 371 (-6)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $365K | Put options by funds: $15.4M

Holders
371
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
9.24%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
44
Increased
118
Reduced
128
Closed
42
Calls
$365K
Puts
$15.4M
Net Calls
-$15M
Net Calls Change
-$13.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$304M
2
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$30.7M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$22.3M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$13.3M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$13.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$24M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$22.3M
3
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$12.4M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$11.6M
5
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$9.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QIM
351
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.84M -422,500 Closed
AC
352
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
– -$3.91M -341,276 Closed
GIA
353
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
– -$2.3M -200,416 Closed
HCM
354
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$2.28M -199,147 Closed
JRP
355
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
– -$2.12M -184,954 Closed
CCM
356
Corsair Capital Management
New York
– -$2.07M -180,642 Closed
NI
357
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.85M -161,760 Closed
FQ
358
First Quadrant
California
– -$1.78M -155,592 Closed
MG
359
Meritage Group
California
– -$1.1M -95,717 Closed
SOADOR
360
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
– -$950K -82,920 Closed
CC
361
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$720K -62,827 Closed
EI
362
Elkhorn Investments
Illinois
– -$631K -55,046 Closed
JG
363
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$581K -50,682 Closed
IRF
364
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
– -$447K -38,966 Closed
VKH
365
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$411K -35,903 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
366
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$358K -31,267 Closed
GCP
367
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$348K -30,361 Closed
TG
368
TCW Group
California
– -$333K -29,007 Closed
Marshall Wace
369
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$322K -28,057 Closed
SEC
370
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$263K -22,933 Closed
TCM
371
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
– -$249K -21,740 Closed
JFG
372
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
– -$251K -20,385 Closed
PP
373
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$206K -17,977 Closed
PM
374
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
– -$193K -16,823 Closed
BDF
375
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
– -$171K -14,879 Closed
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

371 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.65B — up 13% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new NWSA positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $304M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $24M.

  • 371 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2017, down from 377 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.65B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $304M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2017 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.