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Liberty Global Class A
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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
BNP Paribas Asset Management
101
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$4.12M -$67.7K -2,114 -2%
SFM
102
Soros Fund Management
New York
$4.01M +$4M +125,000 New
Citigroup
103
Citigroup
New York
$4.01M +$1.71M +53,257 +74%
CCA
104
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$4M -$135K -4,230 -3%
Balyasny Asset Management
105
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3.97M +$3.96M +123,657 New
SCI
106
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$3.87M +$2.88K +90 +0.1%
KBC Group
107
KBC Group
Belgium
$3.8M +$35.5K +1,110 +0.9%
AIM
108
Assured Investment Management
New York
$3.79M +$3.78M +118,118 New
BCIM
109
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$3.79M -$1.08M -33,755 -22%
MG
110
Markel Group
Virginia
$3.79M – – –
Barclays
111
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.63M -$206K -6,429 -5%
MWNA
112
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$3.5M -$8.23M -256,831 -70%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
113
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$3.32M -$1.22M -38,172 -27%
CSS
114
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.97M +$2.92M +91,196 +7,319%
AIM
115
Allen Investment Management
New York
$2.92M +$370K +11,561 +15%
BCM
116
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.91M +$307K +9,575 +12%
LFM
117
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$2.86M +$2.85M +89,100 New
First Trust Advisors
118
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.75M +$723K +22,573 +36%
WJA
119
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$2.7M -$1.63M -50,765 -38%
BAAM
120
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$2.69M -$630K -19,658 -19%
CIS
121
Capital International Sarl
California
$2.59M -$910K -28,400 -26%
GIBU
122
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.5M -$320K -10,000 -11%
FFA
123
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.39M +$413K +12,881 +21%
FAF
124
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$2.28M +$395K +12,323 +21%
ProShare Advisors
125
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.22M +$290K +9,068 +15%
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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.