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News Corp Class A
NWSA

365 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in News Corp Class A in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.87M | Put options by funds: $3.22M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 367 → 365 (-2)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 39

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.35B → $4.59B (-$757M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 153

Holders
365
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.54%
% of All Funds
10.19%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
38
Increased
99
Reduced
153
Closed
39
Calls
$5.87M
Puts
$3.22M
Net Calls
+$2.65M
Net Calls Change
+$2.04M

Top Buyers

1
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$50.7M
2
SCM
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
+$49.2M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$42M
4
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$32.5M
5
THSP
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners
United Kingdom
+$21.4M

Top Sellers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$34.9M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$34.5M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$28.6M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$27.1M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$21.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFC
26
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$36.2M +$955K +68,627 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
27
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$34.8M +$1.82M +130,623 +5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
28
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$34.4M – – –
LCM
29
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
$29.2M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
30
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$29.1M +$544K +39,130 +2%
CCM
31
Corsair Capital Management
New York
$27.7M -$1.48M -106,288 -5%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$27.4M -$852K -61,264 -3%
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$26.5M +$791K +56,862 +3%
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$26.2M -$7.13M -512,251 -20%
NCM
35
Nantahala Capital Management
Connecticut
$23.8M +$12.9M +923,930 +96%
AQR Capital Management
36
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$22.6M +$6.87M +493,627 +38%
ACM
37
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$21.4M -$743K -53,375 -3%
APG Asset Management
38
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$21.3M -$2.91M -209,211 -11%
Legal & General Group
39
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$20.1M +$136K +9,764 +0.6%
TCM
40
Tensile Capital Management
California
$20M +$8.12M +583,431 +58%
Charles Schwab
41
Charles Schwab
California
$18.3M +$1.72M +123,339 +9%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$18.1M -$1.76M -126,687 -8%
CCMH
43
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$17.6M +$11.6M +837,129 +149%
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$1.48M +106,355 +8%
Two Sigma Advisers
45
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$16.7M -$2.19M -157,402 -11%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$15.8M -$862K -61,989 -5%
ZIG
47
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$15.7M -$221K -15,890 -1%
RL
48
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$14.3M -$21.1M -1,515,289 -57%
Invesco
49
Invesco
Georgia
$13.8M +$1.9M +136,549 +14%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
50
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$13.7M -$16.5K -1,187 -0.1%
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

365 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.59B — down 14% from $5.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of NWSA and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 153 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $50.7M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 365 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2015, down from 367 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2015 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $50.7M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.