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Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in Liberty Broadband Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.89B (+$336M)

2.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.78% → 84.59% (+2.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 216 (-15)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 31

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 83

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $315K | Put options by funds: $995K

Holders
216
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-6.49%
% of All Funds
5.38%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
22
Increased
55
Reduced
83
Closed
31
Calls
$315K
Puts
$995K
Net Calls
-$680K
Net Calls Change
+$276K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$128M
2
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$37.8M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$34.7M
4
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
+$26.1M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$16.7M

Top Sellers

1
MCM
Marcato Capital Management
California
-$37M
2
Calamos Advisors
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
-$14.3M
3
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$9.95M
4
CCMU
Cheyne Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$9.06M
5
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$7.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CI
51
Cowen Inc
New York
$6.34M +$5.2M +63,444 +572%
AIMCA
52
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$6.33M – – –
WJA
53
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$6.31M -$29.1K -355 -0.5%
TCIM
54
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.25M -$224K -2,730 -4%
Charles Schwab
55
Charles Schwab
California
$4.92M +$328K +4,001 +7%
CL
56
CSS LLC
Illinois
$4.8M +$517K +6,300 +13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$4.69M +$82 +1 +0%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.69M +$418K +5,100 +10%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
59
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.44M -$180K -2,200 -4%
Morgan Stanley
60
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.83M +$229K +2,796 +7%
NCMW
61
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$3.59M -$837K -10,200 -19%
Natixis Advisors
62
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.54M -$163K -1,991 -5%
B
63
Barings
North Carolina
$3.54M +$1.71M +20,800 +100%
RJA
64
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.52M +$188K +2,295 +6%
FC
65
FIC Capital
New York
$3.29M -$2.8M -34,153 -47%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.28M – – –
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.14M +$1.15M +14,052 +62%
RhumbLine Advisers
68
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3M +$112K +1,360 +4%
Goldman Sachs
69
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.86M +$508K +6,194 +23%
WCM
70
Wallace Capital Management
Texas
$2.67M -$2.38K -29 -0.1%
TA
71
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.52M +$248K +3,024 +11%
ICM
72
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2.49M -$521K -6,357 -18%
USSCPF
73
United States Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund
New York
$2.37M – – –
NFGCM
74
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$2.2M -$4.1K -50 -0.2%
MI
75
Markston International
New York
$2.19M -$70.5K -860 -3%
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LBRDA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

216 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Broadband Class A (LBRDA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.89B — up 22% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of LBRDA and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Marcato Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $37M sold.

  • 216 institutional investors held Liberty Broadband Class A (LBRDA) as of Q1 2017, down from 231 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.89B of Liberty Broadband Class A stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Liberty Broadband Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Broadband Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest Liberty Broadband Class A seller in Q1 2017 was Marcato Capital Management, an estimated $37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.