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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
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$540M +$50.5M +2,057,810 +9%
Berkshire Hathaway
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$422M – – –
Dodge & Cox
3
Dodge & Cox
California
$405M -$332K -13,533 -0.1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$252M +$15.7M +638,945 +6%
ROIC
5
Route One Investment Company
California
$191M +$10.3M +421,879 +5%
FCM
6
Farallon Capital Management
California
$127M -$16.1M -657,165 -10%
GCM
7
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$109M -$14.2M -580,756 -10%
BG
8
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
$106M – – –
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$101M +$1.03M +42,058 +0.9%
AC
10
Alatus Capital
Switzerland
$96.2M +$19.4M +789,600 +21%
AGA
11
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$89.4M +$25.4M +1,034,769 +33%
Mackenzie Financial
12
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$85.5M +$7.29M +297,280 +8%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$81.3M -$1.02M -41,476 -1%
Vanguard Group
14
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$70.7M +$4.96M +202,195 +6%
JSP
15
Jackson Square Partners
California
$65.9M -$3.06M -124,817 -4%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$47M -$3.63M -147,838 -6%
Gates Foundation Trust
17
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$45.2M – – –
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$43.4M +$2.48M +100,944 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
19
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$41.2M -$5.93M -241,738 -11%
GF
20
Gabelli Funds
New York
$31.8M -$728K -29,660 -2%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$29.3M -$47.1M -1,922,095 -58%
HP
22
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$24.4M -$927K -37,808 -3%
EC
23
Eminence Capital
New York
$24.1M – – –
ClearBridge Investments
24
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$24.1M -$33.7K -1,372 -0.1%
PAM
25
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$23.1M +$2.97M +121,265 +13%
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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.