Comcast
CMCSA
1,090 hedge funds and large institutions have $103B invested in Comcast in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 417 increasing their positions, 441 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
172% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.17B | Put options by funds: $1.17B
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 72
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 76 → 90 (+14)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $92.4B → $103B (+$10.5B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,076 → 1,090 (+14)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 417 | Existing positions reduced: 441
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$1.68B |
| 2 |
IC
Institutional Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$642M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$625M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$474M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$437M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$309M |
| 2 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
-$236M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$179M |
| 4 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$179M |
| 5 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$173M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
1,090 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $103B — up 11% from $92.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 417 added to existing stakes and 441 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $1.68B. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $309M.
- 1,090 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q2 2014, up from 1,076 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $103B of Comcast stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q2 2014 and 72 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $1.68B added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q2 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $309M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.