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Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA

269 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.67B invested in Liberty Global Class A in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,643% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $327M | Put options by funds: $18.8M

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.37B → $4.67B (+$300M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 29

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 85

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 272 → 269 (-3)

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.78% → 84.34% (-1.4%)

Holders
269
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.1%
% of All Funds
5.84%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
29
Increased
78
Reduced
85
Closed
29
Calls
$327M
Puts
$18.8M
Net Calls
+$308M
Net Calls Change
+$148M

Top Buyers

1
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
+$65.5M
2
LPC
Lion Point Capital
New York
+$21.1M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$9.44M
4
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$8.64M
5
CC
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
+$7.74M

Top Sellers

1
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$55.4M
2
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
-$49.2M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$24.2M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$14.3M
5
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$871M +$3.72M +140,965 +0.4%
Berkshire Hathaway
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$534M – – –
Dodge & Cox
3
Dodge & Cox
California
$501M – – –
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$281M -$24.2M -915,985 -8%
ROIC
5
Route One Investment Company
California
$241M – – –
BG
6
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
$201M +$65.5M +2,483,500 +50%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$139M +$2.73M +103,458 +2%
GCM
8
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$126M -$14.3M -542,627 -10%
AC
9
Alatus Capital
Switzerland
$111M -$5.35M -202,809 -5%
AGA
10
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$107M -$3.98M -150,898 -4%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$103M – – –
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$94.5M +$739K +28,027 +0.8%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$67.5M +$529K +20,068 +0.8%
JSP
14
Jackson Square Partners
California
$66.6M -$14M -529,271 -18%
Mackenzie Financial
15
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$66M -$55.4M -2,100,150 -46%
Gates Foundation Trust
16
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$57.2M – – –
FCM
17
Farallon Capital Management
California
$56.2M -$49.2M -1,865,576 -47%
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$53.2M +$3.74M +141,800 +8%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$45M -$9.59M -363,581 -18%
GF
20
Gabelli Funds
New York
$37.4M -$1.4M -52,990 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
21
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$33.1M +$5.45M +206,700 +20%
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$32M +$1.85M +70,069 +6%
HP
23
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$30.5M -$183K -6,950 -0.6%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
24
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$30.3M +$2.8M +106,174 +10%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$28.8M -$1.77M -67,110 -6%
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LBTYA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

269 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.67B — up 6.9% from $4.37B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in LBTYA was balanced in Q2 2019: 29 funds opened new positions, 29 closed out, 78 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baupost Group, adding an estimated $65.5M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, cutting an estimated $55.4M.

  • 269 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class A (LBTYA) as of Q2 2019, down from 272 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.67B of Liberty Global Class A stock for Q2 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Liberty Global Class A positions in Q2 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A buyer in Q2 2019 was Baupost Group, an estimated $65.5M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class A seller in Q2 2019 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $55.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.