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Liberty Global Class A

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.37B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 262 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

153% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.7M | Put options by funds: $20.8M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 377348 (-29)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 72

49% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4B → $8.37B (-$8.01B)

66% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2910 (-19)

86% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 262

Holders
348
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
10.05%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-65.52%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
48
Increased
37
Reduced
262
Closed
72
Calls
$52.7M
Puts
$20.8M
Net Calls
+$31.9M
Net Calls Change
-$40.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State Street
1
State Street
Massachusetts
$566M +$109M +3,113,294 +23%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$404M -$442M -12,571,295 -52%
TIM
3
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$312M -$415M -11,814,743 -57%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$310M -$240M -6,825,159 -43%
Berkshire Hathaway
5
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$306M +$61.8M +1,758,562 +25%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$305M -$438M -12,455,162 -58%
LPC
7
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$290M -$82.6M -2,348,165 -22%
MNA
8
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$276M +$283M +8,035,068 New
Artisan Partners
9
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$229M -$210M -5,973,543 -47%
BA
10
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$213M -$43.7M -1,241,352 -17%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$171M -$171M -4,853,547 -49%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$166M +$134M +3,804,202 +367%
D.E. Shaw & Co
13
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$160M -$156M -4,434,574 -49%
ECU
14
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$155M -$9.27M -263,742 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$144M -$151M -4,303,043 -51%
BIM
16
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$137M -$7.6M -216,160 -5%
UBS AM
17
UBS AM
Illinois
$134M -$132M -3,767,890 -49%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$120M -$99.5M -2,830,874 -45%
BRC
19
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$107M -$244M -6,947,442 -69%
Coatue Management
20
Coatue Management
New York
$106M -$305M -8,671,180 -74%
Vanguard Group
21
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$105M -$106M -3,014,741 -50%
OH
22
Orbis Holdings
Bermuda
$104M -$78M -2,218,825 -42%
Dodge & Cox
23
Dodge & Cox
California
$104M -$106M -3,023,417 -50%
BC
24
Brahman Capital
New York
$91.9M -$94M -2,674,281 -50%
Gates Foundation Trust
25
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$88.2M -$90.4M -2,569,844 -50%

LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

348 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $8.37B — down 49% from $16.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 72 funds closed out of LBTYA and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 262 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Manning & Napier Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $283M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $442M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q1 2014, down from 377 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.37B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q1 2014, down 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 72 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $283M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $442M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.