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News Corp Class A

377 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.11B invested in News Corp Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%93.89% (+94%)

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 41

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 365377 (+12)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 123

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.02B → $4.11B (-$914M)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.23M | Put options by funds: $2.55M

Holders
377
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+3.29%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
59
Increased
126
Reduced
123
Closed
41
Calls
$1.23M
Puts
$2.55M
Net Calls
-$1.32M
Net Calls Change
+$643K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$657M +$25.6M +2,073,252 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$515M +$7.01M +566,678 +1%
Pzena Investment Management
3
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$288M -$341K -27,583 -0.1%
Harris Associates
4
Harris Associates
Illinois
$197M -$7.55M -610,140 -3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$189M +$9.96M +805,126 +5%
IVA
6
International Value Advisers
$181M -$46.1M -3,723,577 -19%
Artisan Partners
7
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$133M -$4.88M -394,378 -3%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$122M +$9.42M +761,637 +8%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$112M -$9.64M -779,676 -7%
Dodge & Cox
10
Dodge & Cox
California
$84.7M -$2.11M -170,817 -2%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$82.8M +$10.7M +865,915 +14%
JHIU
12
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$77.4M +$892K +72,103 +1%
TSW
13
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$77M +$30M +2,428,295 +57%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$51.5M +$17.2M +1,388,499 +45%
HCM
15
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$50.4M
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.6M -$2.82M -227,798 -5%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
17
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$46.4M +$8.11M +655,800 +19%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$42.9M +$15.5M +1,254,745 +50%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42.2M +$2.33M +188,143 +5%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$40.2M
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$40.1M +$1.93M +155,896 +5%
Russell Investments Group
22
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$37.4M +$39.6M +3,204,554 New
AIM
23
Assured Investment Management
New York
$36.8M -$17.8M -1,438,192 -31%
GC
24
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$31.5M +$8.51M +688,491 +33%
AQR Capital Management
25
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$29M -$29.3M -2,371,598 -48%

NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

377 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.11B — down 18% from $5.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new NWSA positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 123 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, adding an estimated $30M. The largest seller was Smead Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $51M sold.

  • 377 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2016, up from 365 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.11B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2016, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $30M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2016 was Smead Capital Management, an estimated $51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.