Comcast
CMCSA
1,596 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Comcast in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 625 increasing their positions, 651 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 64
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.6B | Put options by funds: $1.74B
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,561 → 1,596 (+35)
0.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.76% → 82.8% (+0.03%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $153B → $150B (-$2.69B)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 625 | Existing positions reduced: 651
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 157 → 132 (-25)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$781M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$479M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$334M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.24B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.2B |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$474M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$273M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$255M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,596 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $150B — down 1.8% from $153B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 625 added to existing stakes and 651 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $781M. The largest seller was Lansdowne Partners (UK), cutting an estimated $1.24B.
- 1,596 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,561 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $150B of Comcast stock for Q3 2017, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 111 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q3 2017 and 64 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q3 2017 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $781M added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q3 2017 was Lansdowne Partners (UK), an estimated $1.24B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.