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Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.01B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,046% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $142M | Put options by funds: $12.4M

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 106

2.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.97% → 78.93% (-2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 331 → 312 (-19)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.36B → $6.01B (-$1.35B)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 59

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 6 (-9)

Holders
312
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-5.74%
% of All Funds
7.78%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
43
Increased
96
Reduced
106
Closed
59
Calls
$142M
Puts
$12.4M
Net Calls
+$130M
Net Calls Change
+$1.89M

Top Buyers

1
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
+$136M
2
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
+$118M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$103M
4
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$90.6M
5
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$63.7M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$361M
2
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$250M
3
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$119M
4
Coatue Management
Coatue Management
New York
-$74.7M
5
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
California
-$74.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QIM
326
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.17M -116,200 Closed
WMSA
327
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$4.02M -112,000 Closed
HCM
328
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$3.53M -110,285 Closed
OCM
329
Oribel Capital Management
New York
– -$3.29M -91,700 Closed
JFG
330
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
– -$3.01M -83,963 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
331
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$2.86M -79,776 Closed
AG
332
Algert Global
California
– -$2.4M -66,806 Closed
Twin Tree Management
333
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$2.11M -65,877 Closed
EMG
334
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$2.11M -58,700 Closed
MS
335
Maven Securities
Jersey
– -$1.82M -51,366 Closed
WRBC
336
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
– -$1.7M -47,379 Closed
KPF
337
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.11M -30,900 Closed
AGM
338
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$904K -25,214 Closed
SSG
339
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$799K -22,283 Closed
HSBC Holdings
340
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$779K -21,716 Closed
BFM
341
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$682K -19,000 Closed
Verition Fund Management
342
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$669K -18,662 Closed
FRM
343
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$542K -15,100 Closed
SG Americas Securities
344
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$495K -13,801 Closed
Natixis Advisors
345
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$484K -13,504 Closed
Retirement Systems of Alabama
346
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
– -$472K -13,171 Closed
DCM
347
Decatur Capital Management
Georgia
– -$458K -12,776 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
348
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$330K -9,196 Closed
ICM
349
Ionic Capital Management
New York
– -$289K -8,054 Closed
Prudential Financial
350
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
– -$288K -8,029 Closed
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LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

312 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $6.01B — down 18% from $7.36B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of LBTYA and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 106 trimmed existing stakes and 96 added.

The largest buyer was York Capital Management Global Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $361M.

  • 312 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q2 2017, down from 331 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.01B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q2 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q2 2017 and 59 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q2 2017 was York Capital Management Global Advisors, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q2 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $361M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.