Comcast
CMCSA
1,561 hedge funds and large institutions have $153B invested in Comcast in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 619 increasing their positions, 628 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.69B | Put options by funds: $1.78B
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 71
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,544 → 1,561 (+17)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $149B → $153B (+$3.63B)
0.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.67% → 82.76% (-0.91%)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 619 | Existing positions reduced: 628
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 163 → 157 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.05B |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$397M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$375M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$342M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$270M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$466M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$361M |
| 3 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$306M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$301M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$269M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,561 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $153B — up 2.4% from $149B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 619 added to existing stakes and 628 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $1.05B. The largest seller was Fisher Asset Management, cutting an estimated $466M.
- 1,561 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q2 2017, up from 1,544 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $153B of Comcast stock for Q2 2017, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q2 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q2 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $1.05B added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q2 2017 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $466M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.