News Corp Class A
NWSA
353 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.98B invested in News Corp Class A in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $1.2M
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 104
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.66B → $4.98B (+$325M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.99% → 96.05% (-1.9%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 367 → 353 (-14)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$59.3M |
| 2 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
+$48M |
| 3 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$45.4M |
| 4 |
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$29M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$20.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$207M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$122M |
| 3 |
GT
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$32.1M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.7M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$10.1M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
353 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.98B — up 7% from $4.66B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of NWSA and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 125 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $207M.
- 353 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q2 2019, down from 367 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $4.98B of News Corp Class A stock for Q2 2019, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q2 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $59.3M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q2 2019 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $207M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.