News Corp Class A
NWSA
378 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.18B invested in News Corp Class A in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.68M | Put options by funds: $4.73M
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.89% → 94.66% (+0.77%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 394 → 378 (-16)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.77B → $4.18B (-$592M)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 62
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 148
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$116M |
| 2 |
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$86.3M |
| 3 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$63.5M |
| 4 |
GT
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$39.6M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$26.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$83.5M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$80.3M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$24.7M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$19.6M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$18.6M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
378 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.18B — down 12% from $4.77B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of NWSA and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 148 trimmed existing stakes and 100 added.
The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $83.5M.
- 378 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2018, down from 394 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $4.18B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2018 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $116M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $83.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.