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Liberty Global Class A
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302 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.67B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $148M | Put options by funds: $65.8M

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 41

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 303 → 302 (-1)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 88

3.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.29% → 82.35% (-3.9%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.84B → $5.67B (-$1.17B)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 6 (-3)

Holders
302
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.33%
% of All Funds
6.92%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
43
Increased
86
Reduced
88
Closed
41
Calls
$148M
Puts
$65.8M
Net Calls
+$82.5M
Net Calls Change
+$65.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$77.8M
2
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
+$49.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$45.8M
4
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$42.6M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$35.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$122M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$114M
3
Coatue Management
Coatue Management
New York
-$79.2M
4
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
-$68.2M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$47.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCP
151
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$860K +$949K +27,478 New
PCM
152
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$852K +$254K +7,342 +37%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
153
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$845K -$466K -13,486 -33%
AAMU
154
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$835K -$181K -5,245 -16%
GH
155
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$830K -$37.5K -1,086 -4%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
156
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$805K +$1.1K +32 +0.1%
AC
157
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$785K -$35 -1 -0%
AP
158
Archon Partners
New Jersey
$784K – – –
BGIM
159
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
United Kingdom
$769K +$325K +9,395 New
Rafferty Asset Management
160
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$766K +$454K +13,151 +116%
LCS
161
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$751K – – –
PP
162
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$722K +$797K +23,069 New
First Eagle Investment Management
163
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$720K -$898K -25,989 -53%
CSS
164
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$715K +$464K +13,424 +143%
Susquehanna International Group
165
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$711K +$784K +22,697 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
166
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$702K +$4.87K +141 +0.6%
Bank of Montreal
167
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$682K +$54.6K +1,581 +8%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
168
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$679K -$169K -4,890 -18%
SM
169
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$665K +$728K +21,061 New
ECAM
170
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$661K -$82.9K -2,400 -10%
KS
171
Karpas Strategies
Connecticut
$650K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
172
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$618K – – –
GCIA
173
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$611K – – –
Wolverine Trading
174
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$607K +$669K +19,373 New
AIG
175
American International Group
New York
$579K -$1K -29 -0.2%
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7
8 9

LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

302 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.67B — down 17% from $6.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new LBTYA positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $77.8M. The largest seller was Eminence Capital, cutting an estimated $122M.

  • 302 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q1 2018, down from 303 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.67B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q1 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q1 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $77.8M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q1 2018 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.