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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
MP
51
Meghalaya Partners
Connecticut
$7.46M -$932K -38,000 -10%
Bank of New York Mellon
52
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.43M -$3.63M -147,847 -30%
UONDDL
53
University of Notre Dame du Lac
Indiana
$6.82M -$305K -12,418 -4%
Deutsche Bank
54
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.33M -$38.5K -1,570 -0.5%
PPA
55
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.16M -$520K -21,213 -7%
Point72 Asset Management
56
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.93M +$6.78M +276,411 +17,276%
PI
57
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$5.82M – – –
AIM
58
ARGA Investment Management
Connecticut
$5.76M +$4.79M +195,125 +261%
DAM
59
DLD Asset Management
New York
$5.76M +$3M +122,400 +83%
Two Sigma Advisers
60
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$5.66M +$4.23M +172,550 +186%
Marshall Wace
61
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$5.25M +$4.52M +184,366 +299%
BCM
62
Beddow Capital Management
Wyoming
$5.24M +$330K +13,447 +6%
HighTower Advisors
63
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.24M -$10.4M -424,590 -63%
BWA
64
Brave Warrior Advisors
New York
$5.17M -$155K -6,318 -3%
Janus Henderson Group
65
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$4.81M +$262K +10,700 +5%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
66
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$4.75M -$236K -9,611 -4%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.65M +$2.2M +89,828 +70%
MWNA
68
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$4.63M +$5.32M +216,864 New
VOYA Investment Management
69
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$4.57M +$5.25M +213,986 New
Citadel Advisors
70
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.37M -$21.3M -867,232 -81%
Nomura Holdings
71
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$4.19M -$6.37M -259,691 -57%
CS
72
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.02M -$1.29M -52,558 -22%
MG
73
Markel Group
Virginia
$3.82M +$24.5K +1,000 +0.6%
UBS Group
74
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.72M +$1.82M +74,369 +74%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
75
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.63M +$473K +19,274 +13%
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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.