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Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA

268 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.71B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

166% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $12.1M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

1.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.62% → 85.33% (+1.7%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 89

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 297 → 268 (-29)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5B → $3.71B (-$1.3B)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 61

Holders
268
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-9.76%
% of All Funds
5.97%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
83
Reduced
89
Closed
61
Calls
$32.3M
Puts
$12.1M
Net Calls
+$20.2M
Net Calls Change
-$43.4M

Top Buyers

1
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$50.5M
2
AGA
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
+$25.4M
3
AC
Alatus Capital
Switzerland
+$19.4M
4
AT
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
+$17.6M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$15.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$47.1M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$21.3M
3
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
-$16.1M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$14.2M
5
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$13.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPC
251
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1K +$687 +28 New
WCM
252
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$1K +$760 +31 New
IA
253
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$883 +36 New
SF
254
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1K +$908 +37 New
AIA
255
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
$1K +$932 +38 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
256
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1K +$1.59K +65 +1,300%
GT
257
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$35 +$41K +1,670 New
HCM
258
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$13.4M -462,000 Closed
BPCM
259
Beach Point Capital Management
California
– -$8.42M -290,997 Closed
BA
260
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$4.81M -166,144 Closed
Korea Investment Corp
261
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
– -$4.02M -139,100 Closed
CCA
262
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
– -$3.68M -127,090 Closed
PE
263
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
– -$1.93M -66,639 Closed
SLAM
264
Swiss Life Asset Management
– -$1.87M -64,720 Closed
MAMU
265
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$1.68M -58,144 Closed
WRBC
266
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
– -$1.46M -50,415 Closed
AG
267
Algert Global
California
– -$1.22M -42,080 Closed
PI
268
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
– -$1.17M -40,321 Closed
Daiwa Securities Group
269
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
– -$1.14M -39,503 Closed
CIBC Private Wealth Group
270
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
– -$765K -26,447 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
271
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$666K -23,023 Closed
GCIA
272
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
– -$589K -20,354 Closed
PP
273
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$549K -18,979 Closed
HAM
274
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$541K -18,694 Closed
HT
275
HAP Trading
New York
– -$523K -18,086 Closed
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LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

268 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.71B — down 26% from $5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of LBTYA and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 83 added.

The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $47.1M.

  • 268 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q4 2018, down from 297 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.71B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q4 2018 and 61 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q4 2018 was Harris Associates, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $47.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.