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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
PP
101
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$5.14M -$507K -36,431 -8%
SAM
102
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$5.12M -$15.7M -1,127,683 -74%
AAM
103
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$5.1M -$619K -44,490 -10%
TA
104
Teachers Advisors
New York
$4.75M -$100K -7,186 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
105
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.52M +$3.31M +237,610 +197%
PA
106
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$4.52M +$36.2K +2,600 +0.7%
LP
107
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$4.29M +$4.14M +297,679 +701%
EGM
108
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$4.19M +$4.62M +331,734 New
Chevy Chase Trust
109
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$3.88M -$1.27M -91,209 -23%
BGIM
110
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.84M +$1.13M +80,911 +36%
Wells Fargo
111
Wells Fargo
California
$3.65M -$804K -57,818 -17%
PI
112
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.64M +$3.85M +277,014 +2,408%
GH
113
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$3.54M +$682K +48,990 +21%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
114
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$3.3M -$1.99M -142,708 -35%
BAM
115
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3.24M -$53.1K -3,819 -1%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
116
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$3.15M +$1.83M +131,398 +111%
BCIM
117
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$3.15M +$1.76M +126,849 +104%
TD Asset Management
118
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.05M -$398K -28,600 -11%
VOYA Investment Management
119
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.97M -$432K -31,040 -12%
GIA
120
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$2.97M -$128K -9,226 -4%
Nisa Investment Advisors
121
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.94M -$18.1K -1,300 -0.6%
AL
122
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$2.84M +$3.13M +224,821 New
Canada Life
123
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.83M -$228K -16,352 -7%
Acadian Asset Management
124
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.77M -$21.5M -1,546,066 -88%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
125
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$2.71M -$1.01M -72,313 -25%
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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.