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Liberty Global Class A
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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
WAM
101
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.6M +$1.47M +59,817 +393%
AIM
102
Allen Investment Management
New York
$1.59M -$1.3M -53,056 -42%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
103
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.57M +$1.27M +51,923 +240%
APG Asset Management
104
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.55M -$3.03M -123,481 -60%
Millennium Management
105
Millennium Management
New York
$1.54M -$6.11M -249,045 -77%
EGM
106
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.45M +$1.66M +67,751 New
Russell Investments Group
107
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.44M +$5.25K +214 +0.3%
BCIM
108
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.34M +$45.4K +1,850 +3%
RJA
109
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.33M +$221K +8,992 +17%
Simplex Trading
110
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.29M +$1.27M +51,886 +613%
ACI
111
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.25M – – –
CSS
112
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.11M +$1.11M +45,052 +640%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.08M -$1.21M -49,278 -49%
BAM
114
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.07M +$1.23M +50,082 New
Tudor Investment Corp
115
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.06M +$297K +12,120 +32%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
116
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.05M +$239K +9,739 +25%
Aberdeen Group
117
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$1M -$64.3K -2,622 -5%
Bank of Montreal
118
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$992K +$508K +20,714 +80%
GIBU
119
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$985K -$486K -19,807 -30%
MCC
120
Malaga Cove Capital
California
$966K -$11.9K -486 -1%
FAF
121
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$925K -$618K -25,200 -37%
AG
122
Aperio Group
California
$920K +$336K +13,703 +47%
CC
123
Clearline Capital
New York
$915K -$278K -11,325 -21%
BFM
124
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$898K +$542K +22,100 +111%
Wellington Management Group
125
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$866K +$193K +7,878 +24%
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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.