News Corp Class A
NWSA
337 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.46B invested in News Corp Class A in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 125 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
0.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.12% → 99.03% (+0.91%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 347 → 337 (-10)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 55
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 125
36% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.39B → $3.46B (-$1.94B)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $394K | Put options by funds: $1.34M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Austin,
Texas
|
+$53.7M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$43.8M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$40.2M |
| 4 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
+$25M |
| 5 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$78M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$40.5M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$13.2M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$12.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.9M |
NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
337 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.46B — down 36% from $5.39B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of NWSA and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 125 trimmed existing stakes and 100 added.
The largest buyer was Yacktman Asset Management, adding an estimated $53.7M. The largest seller was International Value Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $78M sold.
- 337 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q1 2020, down from 347 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $3.46B of News Corp Class A stock for Q1 2020, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q1 2020 and 55 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q1 2020 was Yacktman Asset Management, an estimated $53.7M added.
- The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q1 2020 was International Value Advisers, an estimated $78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.