Comcast
CMCSA
1,076 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.4B invested in Comcast in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 423 increasing their positions, 423 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
196% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.72B | Put options by funds: $919M
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 84
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,055 → 1,076 (+21)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 423 | Existing positions reduced: 423
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $93.7B → $92.4B (-$1.34B)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 80 → 76 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.3B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$380M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$329M |
| 4 |
LPLP
Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$302M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$256M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IIS
Ignis Investment Services
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$685M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$318M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$288M |
| 4 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$237M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$215M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
1,076 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $92.4B — down 1.4% from $93.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 423 added to existing stakes and 423 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $1.3B. The largest seller was Ignis Investment Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $685M sold.
- 1,076 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q1 2014, up from 1,055 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $92.4B of Comcast stock for Q1 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q1 2014 and 84 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q1 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.3B added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q1 2014 was Ignis Investment Services, an estimated $685M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.