Comcast
CMCSA
1,830 hedge funds and large institutions have $152B invested in Comcast in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 782 increasing their positions, 670 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 103
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.04B | Put options by funds: $820M
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 124 → 152 (+28)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $128B → $152B (+$24B)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 782 | Existing positions reduced: 670
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,791 → 1,830 (+39)
0.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.43% → 84.42% (+0.99%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.42B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$589M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$499M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$334M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$279M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$333M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$265M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$240M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$206M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$197M |
CMCSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,830 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Comcast (CMCSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $152B — up 19% from $128B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new CMCSA positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 782 added to existing stakes and 670 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.42B. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $333M.
- 1,830 institutional investors held Comcast (CMCSA) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,791 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $152B of Comcast stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 159 funds opened new Comcast positions in Q1 2019 and 103 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
- The largest Comcast buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.42B added.
- The largest Comcast seller in Q1 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $333M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.