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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
Dimensional Fund Advisors
76
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.53M -$5.52K -225 -0.1%
PG
77
Pendal Group
Australia
$3.3M – – –
CC
78
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$3.24M +$3.72M +151,733 New
CSC
79
Cove Street Capital
California
$3.22M -$3.1M -126,325 -46%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
80
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$3.22M -$167K -6,807 -4%
Ameriprise
81
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.97M -$749K -30,516 -18%
JPC
82
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
$2.96M +$567K +23,107 +20%
Wells Fargo
83
Wells Fargo
California
$2.9M -$1.06M -43,206 -24%
JP Morgan Chase
84
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.85M -$229K -9,332 -7%
First Trust Advisors
85
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.84M +$171K +6,991 +6%
Los Angeles Capital Management
86
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.79M +$1.29M +52,500 +67%
ProShare Advisors
87
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.7M +$822K +33,493 +36%
WHRC
88
W.H. Reaves & Co
New Jersey
$2.67M – – –
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
89
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$2.66M +$22.1K +900 +0.7%
SCI
90
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$2.61M -$188K -7,660 -6%
Group One Trading
91
Group One Trading
Illinois
$2.57M -$1.99M -81,075 -40%
Susquehanna International Group
92
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.16M -$1.2M -48,823 -33%
ARTA
93
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$2M +$1.5M +61,100 +186%
MSV
94
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$1.97M +$1.82M +74,128 +237%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
95
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.94M +$2.23M +90,975 New
Royal London Asset Management
96
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.92M -$11.4M -463,886 -84%
USAA
97
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.83M +$48.1K +1,959 +2%
QIM
98
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.83M +$2.1M +85,700 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
99
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.73M +$1.41M +57,600 +246%
Aviva
100
Aviva
United Kingdom
$1.61M -$639K -26,062 -26%
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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.