News Corp Class A
NWSA
404 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.84B invested in News Corp Class A in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 35
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $6.82M
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 123
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 379 → 404 (+25)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.03B → $5.84B (-$190M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$127M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$75.5M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$72.5M |
| 5 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$32.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$262M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$125M |
| 3 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$94.8M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
|
-$85.8M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$56.5M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
404 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.84B — down 3.1% from $6.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new NWSA positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 123 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Southeastern Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $262M sold.
- 404 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2014, up from 379 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $5.84B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2014, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $127M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $262M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.