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Liberty Global Class A

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.37B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 262 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

153% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.7M | Put options by funds: $20.8M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 377348 (-29)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 72

49% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4B → $8.37B (-$8.01B)

66% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2910 (-19)

86% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 262

Holders
348
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
10.05%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-65.52%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
48
Increased
37
Reduced
262
Closed
72
Calls
$52.7M
Puts
$20.8M
Net Calls
+$31.9M
Net Calls Change
-$40.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$83.4M -$101M -2,876,278 -54%
SZC
27
Sleep, Zakaria & Co
United Kingdom
$80.9M -$82.9M -2,358,372 -50%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$79.9M -$92M -2,615,584 -53%
SCA
29
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$70.8M +$71M +2,018,942 +4,598%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$68.7M -$66M -1,878,036 -48%
BFA
31
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$66.9M -$63.4M -1,803,411 -48%
BG
32
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$66.3M -$54.7M -1,555,249 -45%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$64.9M -$44.7M -1,271,279 -40%
Principal Financial Group
34
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$60.7M -$60.4M -1,717,567 -49%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$59M -$125M -3,543,586 -67%
Massachusetts Financial Services
36
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$56.1M -$65.9M -1,873,227 -53%
WJA
37
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$56.1M +$8.41M +239,208 +17%
American Century Companies
38
American Century Companies
Missouri
$55.5M -$113M -3,209,591 -67%
Marshall Wace
39
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$55.2M +$56.6M +1,608,909 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
40
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$53.2M +$1.59M +45,232 +3%
GC
41
Greenlight Capital
New York
$51.9M -$53.2M -1,511,848 -50%
PI
42
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$50.7M -$29.3M -833,816 -36%
ClearBridge Investments
43
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$47.7M -$46.5M -1,321,467 -49%
Geode Capital Management
44
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$47.7M -$98.9M -2,812,032 -67%
JHIU
45
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$47.5M -$95.5M -2,716,475 -66%
MGM
46
Miura Global Management
New York
$47.2M +$12.6M +357,678 +35%
ACG
47
Anchorage Capital Group
New York
$46.8M +$48M +1,364,027 New
NM
48
Naya Management
United Kingdom
$46.2M -$13.6M -385,768 -22%
TCA
49
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$45.4M +$46.5M +1,322,196 New
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$44.9M -$50.1M -1,424,503 -52%

LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

348 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $8.37B — down 49% from $16.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 72 funds closed out of LBTYA and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 262 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Manning & Napier Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $283M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $442M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q1 2014, down from 377 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.37B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q1 2014, down 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 72 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $283M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $442M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.