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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
LCS
151
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$509K – – –
AC
152
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$498K -$28.3K -1,154 -5%
First Eagle Investment Management
153
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$491K – – –
Wolverine Trading
154
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$485K +$559K +22,769 New
WI
155
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$465K -$852K -34,753 -61%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
156
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$455K -$88.2K -3,597 -14%
KS
157
Karpas Strategies
Connecticut
$443K – – –
PCM
158
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$436K +$409K +16,675 +445%
Man Group
159
Man Group
United Kingdom
$425K -$3.02M -123,226 -86%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
160
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$421K – – –
CA
161
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$401K +$39.5K +1,609 +9%
AllianceBernstein
162
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$394K -$53.2K -2,170 -11%
AIG
163
American International Group
New York
$392K +$11.7K +478 +3%
OAM
164
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$387K -$207K -8,442 -32%
EMG
165
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$382K -$1.19M -48,700 -73%
VF
166
Virtu Financial
New York
$381K +$438K +17,854 New
SCM
167
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$370K – – –
SSA
168
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$369K +$424K +17,300 New
WBC
169
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$368K +$423K +17,262 New
PA
170
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$352K -$36.3K -1,480 -8%
DZ Bank
171
DZ Bank
Germany
$332K – – –
M&T Bank
172
M&T Bank
New York
$329K -$32.6K -1,331 -8%
CIBC Asset Management
173
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$325K -$2.31K -94 -0.6%
RHDIC
174
R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel
California
$324K +$372K +15,182 New
NAM
175
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$322K +$10.1K +413 +3%
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7
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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.