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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
HSBC Holdings
126
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.66M +$60.4K +4,339 +2%
MLICM
127
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.63M -$933K -67,025 -24%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
128
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$2.59M +$491K +35,300 +21%
PAMU
129
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.53M -$380K -27,300 -12%
Citadel Advisors
130
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.52M -$34.5M -2,480,355 -93%
HHMI
131
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$2.5M -$431K -30,990 -14%
Aviva
132
Aviva
United Kingdom
$2.5M -$82.2K -5,906 -3%
RCM
133
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$2.39M -$1.51M -108,643 -36%
JRP
134
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$2.33M – – –
AIG
135
American International Group
New York
$2.28M -$647K -46,512 -20%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
136
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.22M +$360K +25,862 +17%
GIM
137
Greystone Investment Management
Ohio
$2.14M +$45.8K +3,290 +2%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
138
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$2.12M -$718K -51,600 -23%
Two Sigma Investments
139
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.04M -$8.63M -620,400 -79%
QOP
140
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$2M +$181K +13,000 +9%
Citigroup
141
Citigroup
New York
$1.99M +$2.06M +148,099 +1,584%
SMC
142
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$1.95M – – –
UBS Group
143
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.94M +$334K +24,002 +18%
VAM
144
Visium Asset Management
New York
$1.93M +$2.13M +153,116 New
GEM
145
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.91M -$641K -46,100 -23%
ProShare Advisors
146
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.82M -$232K -16,655 -10%
NCMW
147
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.79M +$443K +31,850 +29%
AA
148
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.77M +$1.95M +140,413 New
SOMRS
149
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$1.77M -$751K -54,000 -28%
TPSF
150
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.72M -$646K -46,443 -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.