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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$495M +$16.2M +1,161,086 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$473M +$42M +3,021,100 +9%
Pzena Investment Management
3
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$378M -$6.32M -454,140 -1%
IVA
4
International Value Advisers
$269M +$32.5M +2,338,297 +12%
Harris Associates
5
Harris Associates
Illinois
$264M +$400K +28,754 +0.1%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$244M -$181K -13,026 -0.1%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$202M -$34.9M -2,509,689 -14%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$124M -$27.1M -1,951,234 -17%
Dodge & Cox
9
Dodge & Cox
California
$101M +$9.04K +650 +0%
JHIU
10
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$71.6M +$50.7M +3,645,286 +180%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$69.6M -$7.86M -565,135 -9%
SCM
12
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$68.6M +$49.2M +3,537,808 +187%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$59.6M -$15.5M -1,117,436 -19%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
14
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$57.8M -$1.02M -73,200 -2%
HCM
15
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$55.4M – – –
KCM
16
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
$53.6M -$10.4M -750,000 -15%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$50.6M -$1.28M -92,025 -2%
SAM
18
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
$48.2M -$2.01M -144,400 -4%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$46.2M +$14.3M +1,030,686 +39%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$44.5M -$11.4M -821,938 -19%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42.1M -$8.86M -637,125 -16%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$41.7M -$13.4M -964,920 -23%
CEI
23
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$39M +$4.9M +351,970 +13%
THSP
24
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners
United Kingdom
$36.8M +$21.4M +1,537,940 +113%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$36.3M -$1.08M -77,437 -3%
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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.