News Corp Class A
NWSA
367 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.35B invested in News Corp Class A in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.43M | Put options by funds: $2.82M
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 367 (-20)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.95B → $5.35B (-$595M)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 149
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 10 (-3)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 48
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$103M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$57.1M |
| 3 |
RL
Ruffer LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$37.6M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30.2M |
| 5 |
THSP
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IIM
Ivory Investment Management
New York
|
-$69.3M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$35.1M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$29.8M |
| 5 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$24.9M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
367 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $5.35B — down 10% from $5.95B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of NWSA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 149 trimmed existing stakes and 117 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Ivory Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.3M sold.
- 367 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q2 2015, down from 387 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $5.35B of News Corp Class A stock for Q2 2015, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q2 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q2 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $103M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q2 2015 was Ivory Investment Management, an estimated $69.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.