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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
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$22.4M +$3.69M +150,293 +17%
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$22M +$15.8M +644,600 +167%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$21.6M -$2.25M -91,654 -8%
SEI Investments
29
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$21.4M -$58.2K -2,371 -0.3%
SA
30
SPO Advisory
California
$19.3M -$3.05M -124,300 -12%
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.7M +$842K +34,308 +4%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$17.3M -$1.18M -48,110 -6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
33
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$16.6M -$1.61M -65,791 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.5M +$11.7M +476,769 +160%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.7M +$10.3M +421,293 +133%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.6M +$4.74M +193,235 +36%
AT
37
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$15.3M +$17.6M +719,128 New
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
38
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$15.2M +$8.51M +346,747 +95%
KBC Group
39
KBC Group
Belgium
$14.5M +$4.64M +189,170 +39%
UBS AM
40
UBS AM
Illinois
$14.2M +$753K +30,685 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$13.6M -$1.99M -81,231 -11%
GI
42
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$13.6M -$245K -9,982 -2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
43
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$13M -$3.54M -144,271 -19%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$12.9M -$419K -17,100 -3%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$11.6M +$605K +24,653 +5%
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.2M +$468K +19,084 +5%
ACH
47
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$9.07M – – –
NTC
48
NF Trinity Capital
Hong Kong
$7.81M +$3.15M +128,480 +54%
BMO
49
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$7.57M -$12.9M -525,321 -60%
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$7.47M +$35.6K +1,451 +0.4%
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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.