News Corp Class A
NWSA
394 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.71B invested in News Corp Class A in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 44
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 390 → 394 (+4)
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.48% → 94.35% (-0.13%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.87B → $5.71B (-$157M)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 135
57% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $2.63M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$61.2M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$31.5M |
| 3 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$28.3M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$21.5M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$75.6M |
| 2 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$37.8M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$26.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$22.8M |
| 5 |
GEH
General Equity Holdings
Brooklyn,
New York
|
-$10.7M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
394 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.71B — down 2.7% from $5.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new NWSA positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $61.2M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $75.6M.
- 394 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2018, up from 390 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $5.71B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2018, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2018 and 44 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $61.2M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $75.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.