Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
272 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.37B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
1,701% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $9.42M
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.71B → $4.37B (+$664M)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 38
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 268 → 272 (+4)
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.33% → 85.78% (+0.45%)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 90
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$23M |
| 3 |
NMVA
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
|
+$21M |
| 4 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$13.2M |
| 5 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$8.61M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$49.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28.1M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$16.6M |
| 4 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
-$15.3M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$15M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
301
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$220 | -9 | -50% |
|
|
DWM
302
Destination Wealth Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | +$318 | +13 | New |
|
LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
272 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.37B — up 18% from $3.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new LBTYA positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Farallon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $49.4M.
- 272 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q1 2019, up from 268 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $4.37B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q1 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q1 2019 and 38 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q1 2019 was Harris Associates, an estimated $167M added.
- The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q1 2019 was Farallon Capital Management, an estimated $49.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.