Comcast
CMCSA
1,170 hedge funds and large institutions have $104B invested in Comcast in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 409 increasing their positions, 507 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
31% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.05B | Put options by funds: $1.57B
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 103
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,192 → 1,170 (-22)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $110B → $104B (-$6.1B)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 93 → 78 (-15)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 409 | Existing positions reduced: 507
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$621M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$234M |
| 3 |
CCA
Canyon Capital Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$230M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$172M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$672M |
| 2 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$363M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$339M |
| 4 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$328M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$322M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,170 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $104B — down 5.5% from $110B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of CMCSA and 97 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 507 trimmed existing stakes and 409 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $621M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $672M.
- 1,170 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q1 2015, down from 1,192 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $104B of Comcast stock for Q1 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q1 2015 and 103 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $621M added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $672M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.