News Corp Class A
NWSA
365 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.02B invested in News Corp Class A in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $5.02B (+$850M)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 39
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 369 → 365 (-4)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 132
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.32M | Put options by funds: $4.29M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$159M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$22.2M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$19.3M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$16.2M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$11.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$42.1M |
| 2 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$30.3M |
| 3 |
ACM
Altalis Capital Management
New York
|
-$23.7M |
| 4 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$23.5M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$16.4M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
365 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $5.02B — up 20% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of NWSA and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 132 trimmed existing stakes and 111 added.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $42.1M.
- 365 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2016, down from 369 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $5.02B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2016 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $159M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $42.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.