News Corp Class A
NWSA
435 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.85B invested in News Corp Class A in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
66% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 35
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 129
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.92M | Put options by funds: $7.73M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 414 → 435 (+21)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.67B → $9.85B (+$184M)
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.37% → 97.97% (+0.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$67.2M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$47.9M |
| 4 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
+$42.2M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$40.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCP
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
|
-$127M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$121M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$60.2M |
| 4 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
-$36.2M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$35.9M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
435 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $9.85B — up 1.9% from $9.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new NWSA positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Darsana Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $127M sold.
- 435 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q2 2021, up from 414 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $9.85B of News Corp Class A stock for Q2 2021, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q2 2021 and 35 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q2 2021 was Darsana Capital Partners, an estimated $127M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.