News Corp Class A
NWSA
367 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.66B invested in News Corp Class A in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.55M | Put options by funds: $1.86M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 111
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.13B → $4.66B (+$522M)
3.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.66% → 97.99% (+3.3%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 378 → 367 (-11)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 44
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$61.6M |
| 2 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$60.1M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$58.2M |
| 4 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.4M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$30.4M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$29.9M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$25.9M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$12.2M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$11.2M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
367 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.66B — up 13% from $4.13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of NWSA and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, cutting an estimated $30.4M.
- 367 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2019, down from 378 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $4.66B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $61.6M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2019 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $30.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.