News Corp Class A
NWSA
390 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.87B invested in News Corp Class A in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
68% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.48M | Put options by funds: $2.67M
65% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 34
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.75B → $5.87B (+$1.11B)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 369 → 390 (+21)
0.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.77% → 94.48% (+0.72%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 135
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$37.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$26.1M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$18.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$126M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$44.3M |
| 3 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$28.2M |
| 4 |
ACM
Altalis Capital Management
New York
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$13.5M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
390 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $5.87B — up 23% from $4.75B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new NWSA positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $126M.
- 390 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2017, up from 369 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $5.87B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2017 and 34 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2017 was AJO LP, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $126M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.