News Corp Class A
NWSA
426 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.4B invested in News Corp Class A in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 57
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 408 → 426 (+18)
0.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.86% → 95.96% (-0.91%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.9B → $8.4B (-$508M)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 153
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.27M | Put options by funds: $17.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$83.6M |
| 2 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
+$67.1M |
| 3 |
IGM
Incline Global Management
New York
|
+$42M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$37.5M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$28.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$188M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$65.3M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$64.6M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$49.2M |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$31.1M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
426 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $8.4B — down 5.7% from $8.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new NWSA positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $83.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $188M.
- 426 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2021, up from 408 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $8.4B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2021, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2021 and 57 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $83.6M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $188M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.