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Liberty Global Class A
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331 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

326% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $39.3M

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 38

36% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 15 (+4)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.5B → $7.36B (+$859M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 331 (+12)

1.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.85% → 80.97% (-1.9%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 111

Holders
331
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+3.76%
% of All Funds
8.24%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+36.36%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
58
Increased
90
Reduced
111
Closed
38
Calls
$167M
Puts
$39.3M
Net Calls
+$128M
Net Calls Change
+$47.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$349M
2
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
+$112M
3
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
California
+$109M
4
LHC
Lodge Hill Capital
New York
+$30.9M
5
LP
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$66.9M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$61.7M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$61.5M
4
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$56.8M
5
AAM
Alken Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$41.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
251
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$230K +$156K +4,405 +220%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
252
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$230K +$227K +6,417 New
HPCM
253
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$226K +$224K +6,310 New
MRCM
254
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$219K -$29.8K -840 -12%
MSV
255
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$218K – – –
WAM
256
World Asset Management
Michigan
$218K +$215K +6,064 New
V
257
Veritable
Delaware
$211K +$209K +5,892 New
WPW
258
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$209K +$207K +5,850 New
EHC
259
Everett Harris & Co
California
$201K +$198K +5,600 New
EWM
260
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$179K – – –
JCM
261
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$177K – – –
LS
262
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$167K -$574K -16,200 -78%
AIP
263
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$163K +$161K +4,557 New
Group One Trading
264
Group One Trading
Illinois
$146K +$127K +3,571 +697%
RIM
265
Ranger International Management
Illinois
$126K – – –
LIA
266
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$115K – – –
CM
267
Castleark Management
Illinois
$110K – – –
BEAM
268
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$109K -$10.6K -300 -9%
SBA
269
Seven Bridges Advisors
New York
$104K +$103K +2,910 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
270
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$96K -$204K -5,759 -68%
CFG
271
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$91K – – –
CBOA
272
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$86K +$6.7K +189 +9%
DADC
273
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$70K -$21K -594 -23%
SIC
274
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$69K – – –
CAW
275
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$68K – – –
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11
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LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

331 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $7.36B — up 13% from $6.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new LBTYA positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $349M. The largest seller was Manning & Napier Advisors, cutting an estimated $66.9M.

  • 331 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q1 2017, up from 319 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 38 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $349M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q1 2017 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $66.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.