News Corp Class A
NWSA
348 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.39B invested in News Corp Class A in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)
2.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96% → 98.12% (+2.1%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.16B → $5.39B (+$236M)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 44
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 119
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 354 → 348 (-6)
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31K | Put options by funds: $110K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Austin,
Texas
|
+$84.1M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$49.5M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$33.9M |
| 4 |
GEH
General Equity Holdings
Brooklyn,
New York
|
+$21.8M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$20.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$43.6M |
| 2 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$23.9M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.2M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
Larkspur,
California
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$9.4M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
348 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $5.39B — up 4.6% from $5.16B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in NWSA was balanced in Q4 2019: 44 funds opened new positions, 44 closed out, 116 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Yacktman Asset Management, adding an estimated $84.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $43.6M.
- 348 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q4 2019, down from 354 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $5.39B of News Corp Class A stock for Q4 2019, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q4 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q4 2019 was Yacktman Asset Management, an estimated $84.1M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $43.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.