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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
CS
76
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.17M -$6.25M -449,109 -41%
CRC
77
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$8.13M +$8.97M +644,544 New
SC
78
Sessa Capital
New York
$7.85M – – –
OTPPB
79
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$7.83M -$1.47M -105,614 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
80
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.75M -$1.7M -122,378 -17%
PCM
81
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.61M +$1.29M +92,688 +18%
MTB
82
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$7.44M +$1M +72,122 +14%
Ameriprise
83
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.24M -$2.01M -144,280 -20%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
84
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$7.19M +$3.83M +275,429 +94%
Adage Capital Partners
85
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$7.18M -$2.64M -189,460 -25%
RhumbLine Advisers
86
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$7.11M -$673K -48,335 -8%
Principal Financial Group
87
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.63M -$2.09M -150,343 -22%
LCM
88
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$6.58M +$7.26M +521,600 New
GI
89
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$6.47M -$332K -23,837 -4%
PPA
90
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.42M -$1.89M -135,530 -21%
Prudential Financial
91
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.35M -$1.58M -113,810 -18%
MME
92
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$6.27M +$1.8M +129,711 +35%
BJ
93
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$6.23M +$1.12M +80,177 +19%
MFP
94
Michael F. Price
$5.55M +$452K +32,500 +8%
CL
95
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$5.52M +$2.4M +172,355 +65%
GF
96
Gabelli Funds
New York
$5.49M -$278K -20,000 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
97
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.47M +$5.04M +362,015 +508%
Bank of Montreal
98
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.46M -$1.99M -143,016 -25%
Susquehanna International Group
99
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.42M +$5.98M +429,498 New
TCIM
100
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.36M -$252K -18,139 -4%
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4
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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.