Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
404 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.8B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 201 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
415% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 201 | Existing positions reduced: 39
381% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 32
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $5.86M
72% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $18.8B (+$7.89B)
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 39 (+15)
42% more funds holding
Funds holding: 285 → 404 (+119)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$490M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$450M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$446M |
| 5 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$407M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
-$190M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$99.8M |
| 3 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$84.9M |
| 4 |
BC
BHR Capital
New York
|
-$55.8M |
| 5 |
PC
Passport Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$54.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SA
426
Steadfast Advisors
New York
| – | -$924K | -27,090 | Closed |
|
|
MIG
427
Mariner Investment Group
Harrison,
New York
| – | -$835K | -24,475 | Closed |
|
|
CL
428
CSS LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$286K | -8,381 | Closed |
|
429
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | -$221K | -6,472 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
430
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$219K | -6,413 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
431
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$147K | -4,316 | Closed |
|
432
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$115K | -3,360 | Closed |
|
|
HIMC
433
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$100K | -2,939 | Closed |
|
|
GF
434
Gerstein Fisher
New York
| – | -$366K | -1,073 | Closed |
|
|
WA
435
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$18K | -536 | Closed |
|
|
OC
436
Oakworth Capital
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | +$334 | +10 | New |
|
|
TFO
437
Tarbox Family Office
Newport Beach,
California
| – | +$401 | +12 | New |
|
LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
404 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $18.8B — up 72% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new LBTYK positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 122 holders — while 201 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Winslow Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $490M. The largest seller was SPO Advisory, cutting an estimated $190M.
- 404 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q1 2014, up from 285 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $18.8B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q1 2014, up 72% quarter-over-quarter.
- 154 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q1 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of +122 holders.
- The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q1 2014 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $490M added.
- The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q1 2014 was SPO Advisory, an estimated $190M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.