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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
FIA
301
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$13K -453 Closed
CBT
302
Capital Bank & Trust
California
– -$10K -348 Closed
CGT
303
Capital Guardian Trust
California
– -$10K -345 Closed
AA
304
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– -$9K -300 Closed
SFM
305
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$9K -300 Closed
C
306
Cerebellum
California
– -$7K -239 Closed
WSTAM
307
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$6K -206 Closed
TA
308
Townsend & Associates
Colorado
– -$5K -175 Closed
SWP
309
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$5K -159 Closed
SPIA
310
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$5K -156 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
311
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$3K -113 Closed
PFPT
312
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
– -$3K -95 Closed
CC
313
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
– -$3K -89 Closed
NFG
314
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$1.01K -41 -82%
MWPCG
315
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
– -$1K -37 Closed
TL
316
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
– -$1K -28 Closed
HCM
317
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1K -21 Closed
ML
318
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -19 Closed
Credit Agricole
319
Credit Agricole
France
– +$123 +5 New
FGC
320
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
– +$123 +5 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
321
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– +$442 +18 New
MOS
322
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– +$466 +19 New
OIA
323
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– +$466 +19 New
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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.