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News Corp Class A

387 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.95B invested in News Corp Class A in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

148% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.01M | Put options by funds: $809K

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.84B → $5.95B (+$108M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1313 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 404387 (-17)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 46

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 165

Holders
387
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-4.21%
% of All Funds
10.31%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
34
Increased
117
Reduced
165
Closed
46
Calls
$2.01M
Puts
$809K
Net Calls
+$1.2M
Net Calls Change
-$2.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$592M +$25.5M +1,573,114 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$445M +$7.79M +481,383 +2%
Pzena Investment Management
3
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$428M +$3.65M +225,264 +0.9%
Harris Associates
4
Harris Associates
Illinois
$328M +$7.6M +469,600 +2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$322M -$8.17M -504,542 -2%
IVA
6
International Value Advisers
$306M -$1.18M -72,871 -0.4%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$305M -$1.82M -112,628 -0.6%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$206M +$2.62M +162,112 +1%
Dodge & Cox
9
Dodge & Cox
California
$154M -$1.95M -120,250 -1%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$111M +$2.36M +145,502 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$106M -$14.5M -896,469 -12%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$96.6M +$1.27M +78,260 +1%
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$88.1M +$1.68M +104,050 +2%
KCM
14
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
$80M
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
15
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$74.5M +$25.7M +1,590,700 +52%
HCM
16
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$70.3M
IIM
17
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$69.3M +$70.1M +4,331,250 New
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$65.6M +$1.52M +93,945 +2%
SAM
19
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$63.5M -$1.65M -101,900 -3%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$61.2M -$1.05M -65,080 -2%
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$61.1M -$1.63M -100,407 -3%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$50.3M +$33.5M +2,068,037 +192%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$47.2M -$21.2M -1,311,585 -31%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$43.2M -$555K -34,301 -1%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$42.6M +$24M +1,483,198 +126%

NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

387 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.95B — up 1.9% from $5.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of NWSA and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 117 added.

The largest buyer was Ivory Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $70.1M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $63M.

  • 387 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2015, down from 404 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.95B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2015, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2015 and 46 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2015 was Ivory Investment Management, an estimated $70.1M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2015 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.