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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
DP
376
DW Partners
New York
– -$8.96M -500,000 Closed
CMBA
377
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
– -$3.96M -220,485 Closed
WCM
378
Westend Capital Management
California
– -$1.62M -89,337 Closed
NIP
379
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$1.55M -86,595 Closed
OAC
380
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.42M -79,100 Closed
MCM
381
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$1.04M -58,241 Closed
DC
382
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$688K -38,372 Closed
BOH
383
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
– -$658K -36,703 Closed
IGIM
384
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
– -$857K -31,393 Closed
WCM
385
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$522K -29,100 Closed
BIM
386
BRC Investment Management
Colorado
– -$502K -27,965 Closed
CEP
387
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
– -$459K -25,600 Closed
PG
388
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$423K -23,606 Closed
TU
389
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
– -$347K -19,338 Closed
GIA
390
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$320K -17,878 Closed
PCM
391
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$241K -13,425 Closed
EMG
392
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$185K -10,300 Closed
AIP
393
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
– -$181K -10,098 Closed
FAM
394
Fred Alger Management
New York
– -$29K -1,637 Closed
JIC
395
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
– -$14K -799 Closed
GSC
396
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
– -$10K -558 Closed
TDC
397
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
– -$5.28K -300 -92%
BRWA
398
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$2.44K -136 Closed
PAS
399
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
– -$2K -136 Closed
FHA
400
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
– -$1.42K -81 Closed
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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.