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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
RE
201
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$90.7K -$172 -7 -0.2%
QI
202
QS Investors
New York
$86K +$17.2K +700 +21%
KA
203
Kintegral Advisory
New York
$84K +$96.5K +3,936 New
AIP
204
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$81K – – –
LIA
205
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$69K – – –
FMLI
206
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$51K – – –
TRCT
207
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$47K -$136K -5,563 -72%
CBOA
208
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$42K – – –
CAW
209
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$40K – – –
KPCM
210
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$33K – – –
PMG
211
Private Management Group
California
$27K – – –
WTC
212
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$27K – – –
PGAM
213
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$26K +$29.7K +1,209 New
AG
214
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25K -$4.22K -172 -13%
Citigroup
215
Citigroup
New York
$24K -$767K -31,275 -97%
LWCFA
216
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$22K – – –
S
217
SignatureFD
Georgia
$22K – – –
VEA
218
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$21K +$24.6K +1,003 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
219
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$18.3K +$6.64M +270,743 +46%
TSW
220
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$17K – – –
CFG
221
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$15K -$44.8K -1,825 -72%
DAM
222
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$13K – – –
GCM
223
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$13K – – –
SBL
224
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$13K – – –
NIM
225
NuWave Investment Management
New Jersey
$13K +$13.3K +543 +1,006%
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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.