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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
GMIM
201
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$1.01M +$1.09M +61,936 New
Tudor Investment Corp
202
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$979K +$531K +30,206 +102%
CIBC Asset Management
203
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$946K -$1.39K -79 -0.1%
LS
204
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$888K – – –
Janus Henderson Group
205
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$884K – – –
RJA
206
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$873K -$1.41M -80,082 -60%
MOACM
207
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$872K +$14.2K +806 +2%
B
208
BP
United Kingdom
$818K – – –
SEC
209
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$803K +$863K +49,100 +148,788%
Nomura Asset Management
210
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$803K – – –
HK
211
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$803K +$58.6K +3,334 +7%
STC
212
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$781K -$1.53M -86,904 -65%
T
213
TradeWorx
New Jersey
$766K +$824K +46,872 New
SAM
214
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$715K -$6.1K -347 -0.8%
COPPSERS
215
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$710K +$2.18K +124 +0.3%
FQ
216
First Quadrant
California
$686K – – –
HI
217
HBK Investments
Texas
$670K +$721K +41,001 New
NYLIM
218
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$657K – – –
OA
219
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$646K +$44.1K +2,507 +7%
OI
220
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$636K -$753K -42,799 -52%
KRS
221
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$633K +$681K +38,740 New
LBG
222
Lloyds Banking Group
United Kingdom
$629K -$163K -9,256 -19%
LSERS
223
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$625K -$15.8K -900 -2%
TRCT
224
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$613K -$272K -15,475 -29%
NI
225
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$611K -$666K -37,900 -50%
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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.