News Corp Class A
NWSA
371 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.65B invested in News Corp Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.65B (+$538M)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 42
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.89% → 93.6% (-0.3%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 128
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 376 → 371 (-5)
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $365K | Put options by funds: $15.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$30.7M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.3M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$13.3M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$24M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$22.3M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.4M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$11.6M |
| 5 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$9.3M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
371 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.65B — up 13% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new NWSA positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $304M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $24M.
- 371 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2017, down from 376 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $4.65B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $304M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2017 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.