Comcast
CMCSA
1,655 hedge funds and large institutions have $132B invested in Comcast in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 687 increasing their positions, 652 reducing their positions, and 147 closing their positions.
92% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.2B | Put options by funds: $1.14B
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 687 | Existing positions reduced: 652
0.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.49% → 83.3% (-0.19%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 147
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,690 → 1,655 (-35)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $156B → $132B (-$24.1B)
34% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 89 (-46)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$928M |
| 2 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$865M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$685M |
| 4 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
+$648M |
| 5 |
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$570M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCI Fund Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.29B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$860M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$764M |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$684M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$436M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MCM
1801
Mainstay Capital Management
Grand Blanc,
Michigan
| – | -$14K | -362 | Closed |
|
1802
Financial Engines Advisors
Santa Clara,
California
| – | -$6K | -139 | Closed |
|
|
NIM
1803
NuWave Investment Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$2K | -48 | Closed |
|
|
1IA
1804
1834 Investment Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
|
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,655 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $132B — down 15% from $156B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 147 funds closed out of CMCSA and 133 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 652 trimmed existing stakes and 687 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $928M. The largest seller was TCI Fund Management, cutting an estimated $2.29B.
- 1,655 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,690 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $132B of Comcast stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 133 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q1 2018 and 147 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $928M added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q1 2018 was TCI Fund Management, an estimated $2.29B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.