Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
418 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.1B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 296 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 444 → 418 (-26)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.4B → $20.1B (-$4.35B)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 61 → 46 (-15)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 53
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 296
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.9M | Put options by funds: $43.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$299M |
| 2 |
BWCA
Brenner West Capital Advisors
New York
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
SA
SQ Advisors
Naples,
Florida
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$101M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
PC
Passport Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$162M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$153M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$108M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$100M |
LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
418 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $20.1B — down 18% from $24.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of LBTYK and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 296 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.
The largest buyer was Maverick Capital, adding an estimated $299M. The largest seller was Davis Selected Advisers, cutting an estimated $213M.
- 418 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q3 2015, down from 444 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $20.1B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q3 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q3 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q3 2015 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $299M added.
- The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q3 2015 was Davis Selected Advisers, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.