Comcast
CMCSA
1,791 hedge funds and large institutions have $128B invested in Comcast in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 237 funds opening new positions, 685 increasing their positions, 662 reducing their positions, and 119 closing their positions.
99% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 237 | Existing positions closed: 119
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.07B | Put options by funds: $1.41B
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 99 → 124 (+25)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,689 → 1,791 (+102)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 685 | Existing positions reduced: 662
0.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.55% → 83.43% (+0.88%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $134B → $128B (-$5.41B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$338M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$258M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$231M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$206M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$289M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$268M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$241M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$237M |
| 5 |
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$236M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,791 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $128B — down 4% from $134B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 237 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 119 closed out — a net gain of 118 holders — while 685 added to existing stakes and 662 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $338M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $289M.
- 1,791 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,689 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $128B of Comcast stock for Q4 2018, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 237 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q4 2018 and 119 closed out, a net change of +118 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $338M added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q4 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $289M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.