News Corp Class A
NWSA
362 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.61B invested in News Corp Class A in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
336% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.37M | Put options by funds: $1.46M
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 39
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 364 → 362 (-2)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 131
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.82B → $4.61B (-$210M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$99.8M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$65M |
| 3 |
MCL
MIK Capital LLC
New York
|
+$40M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$37.5M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$107M |
| 2 |
SCM
Smead Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$30.7M |
| 3 |
KCM
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
|
-$26.7M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$23.7M |
| 5 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$23M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
362 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $4.61B — down 4.4% from $4.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new NWSA positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 131 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $99.8M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $107M.
- 362 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2016, down from 364 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $4.61B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2016, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $99.8M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $107M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.