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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
PIM
176
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$316K – – –
BNP Paribas Asset Management
177
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$313K +$8.66K +353 +2%
PA
178
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$308K -$133K -5,442 -27%
Walleye Trading
179
Walleye Trading
New York
$297K -$1.18M -48,262 -78%
ALAM
180
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$285K +$328K +13,370 New
BBHC
181
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$278K -$1.64K -67 -0.5%
LNWWM
182
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$268K +$110K +4,498 +56%
SMDAM
183
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$260K – – –
Mariner
184
Mariner
Kansas
$253K – – –
SBH
185
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$248K +$6.13K +250 +2%
KeyBank National Association
186
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$235K – – –
TA
187
Teachers Advisors
New York
$218K +$6.11K +249 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
188
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$216K -$2.85M -116,058 -92%
HA
189
Harbor Advisors
Florida
$214K – – –
BBI
190
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$213K – – –
MCM
191
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$203K +$6.33K +258 +3%
Nordea Investment Management
192
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$199K – – –
VFA
193
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$191K -$389K -15,850 -64%
WIM
194
Wittenberg Investment Management
Massachusetts
$191K +$31.2K +1,272 +17%
SG Americas Securities
195
SG Americas Securities
New York
$185K -$832K -33,902 -80%
MI
196
Markston International
New York
$162K -$1.81K -74 -1%
LTFS
197
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$156K -$4.42K -180 -2%
CG
198
Cutler Group
California
$149K -$80.9K -3,300 -32%
MRCM
199
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$114K -$2.45K -100 -2%
Asset Management One
200
Asset Management One
Japan
$97K -$3.19K -130 -3%
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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.