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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
WA
326
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K – – –
BWM
327
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$709 +20 New
GA
328
Glenhill Advisors
New York
– -$38.9M -1,271,822 Closed
LOAMU
329
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$24M -1,010,946 Closed
PSAMP
330
P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM)
New York
– -$33.8M -955,130 Closed
Citadel Advisors
331
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$23.9M -674,651 Closed
MFM
332
Marianas Fund Management
New York
– -$19.7M -642,500 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
333
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$13M -423,746 Closed
NM
334
Newtyn Management
New York
– -$8.78M -400,000 Closed
ZDA
335
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
– -$5M -163,619 Closed
CC
336
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$4.39M -143,431 Closed
YCMGA
337
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
– -$3.72M -121,631 Closed
TCM
338
TCS Capital Management
New York
– -$3.49M -114,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
339
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$3.03M -99,000 Closed
DA
340
DSC Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.91M -90,000 Closed
TI
341
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$1.37M -44,800 Closed
SEC
342
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$1.09M -35,658 Closed
SSA
343
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$874K -28,569 Closed
LCM
344
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$645K -21,100 Closed
ARTA
345
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$489K -16,000 Closed
DTL
346
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$462K -15,109 Closed
QSS
347
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$387K -12,567 Closed
Squarepoint
348
Squarepoint
New York
– -$344K -11,245 Closed
SP
349
Steelhead Partners
Washington
– -$306K -10,000 Closed
TH
350
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$204K -6,654 Closed
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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.