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News Corp Class A
NWSA

379 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.03B invested in News Corp Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $5.63M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 392 → 379 (-13)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.74B → $6.03B (-$711M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 36

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 169

47% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 10 (-9)

Holders
379
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-3.32%
% of All Funds
11%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-47.37%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
27
Increased
104
Reduced
169
Closed
36
Calls
$13M
Puts
$5.63M
Net Calls
+$7.39M
Net Calls Change
+$6.07M

Top Buyers

1
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$254M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$146M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$91.2M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$39.1M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$15.2M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$186M
2
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$51.2M
3
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$47.6M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$32.7M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$29.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCIM
151
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.3M -$1.94M -110,382 -44%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
152
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.29M -$191K -10,865 -7%
GH
153
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.29M -$146K -8,304 -6%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
154
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.29M +$2.46M +139,800 New
AAF
155
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.27M +$1.17M +66,800 +93%
ASRS
156
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.27M -$12.3K -700 -0.5%
KACA
157
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
California
$2.25M -$791K -45,000 -25%
USAA
158
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.23M -$35.1K -1,997 -1%
GIA
159
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$2.22M -$3.52K -200 -0.1%
Comerica Bank
160
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.17M -$144K -8,165 -6%
EML
161
Eos Management LP
New York
$2.13M – – –
HIMCH
162
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$2.07M +$16.2K +919 +0.7%
AG
163
Aperio Group
California
$2.02M -$7.11K -404 -0.3%
EIM
164
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$2M -$82.1K -4,668 -4%
IRF
165
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.94M -$149K -8,470 -7%
ARC
166
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$1.94M -$1.4M -79,533 -40%
Jane Street
167
Jane Street
New York
$1.86M +$691K +39,306 +53%
ARTA
168
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.84M -$193K -11,000 -9%
N
169
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.84M -$198K -11,276 -9%
GIBU
170
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.75M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
171
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.71M -$2.22M -126,423 -55%
ProShare Advisors
172
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.7M -$38.6K -2,197 -2%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
173
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.64M – – –
LMGAM
174
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M -$76.1K -4,330 -4%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
175
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.51M -$2.73K -155 -0.2%
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

379 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.03B — down 11% from $6.74B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of NWSA and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 169 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.

The largest buyer was International Value Advisers, adding an estimated $254M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $186M.

  • 379 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2014, down from 392 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.03B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $254M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $186M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.