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News Corp Class A
NWSA

334 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.47B invested in News Corp Class A in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.46B → $4.47B (+$1.01B)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 337 → 334 (-3)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.03% → 96.84% (-2.2%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 132

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $919K | Put options by funds: $2.46M

Holders
334
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.89%
% of All Funds
6.85%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
44
Increased
99
Reduced
132
Closed
46
Calls
$919K
Puts
$2.46M
Net Calls
-$1.54M
Net Calls Change
-$592K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$25M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$21.1M
3
MC
Metropolis Capital
United Kingdom
+$7.72M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.14M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$4.72M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$21.9M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$14.9M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$12.6M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$11.6M
5
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$780M +$25M +2,337,856 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$649M -$12.6M -1,182,062 -2%
IFP
3
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$372M +$340K +31,774 +0.1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$322M -$440K -41,139 -0.2%
YAM
5
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$250M -$6.23M -582,639 -3%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
6
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$244M +$3.3M +309,010 +2%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$232M -$278K -26,002 -0.1%
Dodge & Cox
8
Dodge & Cox
California
$163M -$2.53M -236,753 -2%
BAM
9
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$126M -$5.31M -496,795 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$106M +$1.55M +145,451 +2%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$88.7M +$2.05M +191,880 +3%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$71.6M +$21.1M +1,975,633 +49%
TSW
13
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$61.2M -$10.5M -980,308 -16%
Artisan Partners
14
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$59.5M -$1.59M -149,108 -3%
CAM
15
Contour Asset Management
New York
$54.6M -$10.7M -997,091 -18%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$53.1M -$491K -45,950 -1%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$42.9M +$2.03M +190,026 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$40.9M +$1.3M +121,339 +4%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$37.7M +$2.27M +212,062 +7%
Acadian Asset Management
20
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$37.2M -$1.19M -111,329 -3%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$35.8M -$418K -39,104 -1%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$26.7M -$21.9M -2,045,823 -48%
GEH
23
General Equity Holdings
New York
$20.8M -$7.45M -697,100 -28%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.5M -$1.56M -145,736 -8%
Swiss National Bank
25
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$18.1M +$234K +21,900 +1%
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

334 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $4.47B — up 29% from $3.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of NWSA and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 132 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $21.9M.

  • 334 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q2 2020, down from 337 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.47B of News Corp Class A stock for Q2 2020, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q2 2020 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q2 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q2 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.