Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
335 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.72B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $177M | Put options by funds: $114M
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 111
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.13B → $7.72B (-$405M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 345 → 335 (-10)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 47
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 12 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$370M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$165M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
+$118M |
| 5 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$107M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$288M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$224M |
| 3 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$120M |
| 4 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$74.8M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72.7M |
LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
335 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $7.72B — down 5% from $8.13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of LBTYA and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 110 added.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $370M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $288M sold.
- 335 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q3 2014, down from 345 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $7.72B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q3 2014, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $370M added.
- The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q3 2014 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $288M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.