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Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK

410 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

486% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.4M | Put options by funds: $6.04M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 46

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.8B → $20.6B (+$1.84B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 41 (+2)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 404 → 410 (+6)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 145

Holders
410
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.49%
% of All Funds
11.78%
Holding in Top 10
41
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
1.18%
New
53
Increased
139
Reduced
145
Closed
46
Calls
$35.4M
Puts
$6.04M
Net Calls
+$29.3M
Net Calls Change
+$23.5M

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$317M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$306M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$277M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$208M
5
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$149M

Top Sellers

1
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$223M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$129M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$114M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$81.7M
5
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
California
-$71.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Coatue Management
26
Coatue Management
New York
$260M +$82.1M +2,482,077 +49%
MNA
27
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$244M +$46.3M +1,399,034 +24%
TP
28
Third Point
New York
$224M -$4.09M -123,609 -2%
Jennison Associates
29
Jennison Associates
New York
$200M -$1.09M -32,922 -0.6%
Principal Financial Group
30
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$190M +$3.7M +111,998 +2%
WIM
31
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$179M +$12.5M +376,608 +8%
PI
32
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$153M +$14.9M +451,941 +11%
Massachusetts Financial Services
33
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$153M +$1.05M +31,860 +0.7%
Gates Foundation Trust
34
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$149M – – –
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$138M +$105M +3,160,967 +358%
VM
36
Valinor Management
New York
$137M +$24.2M +730,858 +22%
Northern Trust
37
Northern Trust
Illinois
$133M -$3M -90,615 -2%
GC
38
Greenlight Capital
New York
$132M – – –
ECU
39
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$128M -$3.52M -106,314 -3%
BG
40
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$123M -$739K -22,338 -0.6%
American Century Companies
41
American Century Companies
Missouri
$122M +$54.8M +1,656,055 +87%
ClearBridge Investments
42
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$119M – – –
GF
43
Gabelli Funds
New York
$117M -$281K -8,506 -0.2%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$114M +$62.3M +1,884,645 +130%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$108M -$315K -9,522 -0.3%
MCM
46
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$108M -$931K -28,137 -0.9%
BC
47
Brahman Capital
New York
$104M +$10.8M +326,206 +12%
CCM
48
Cadian Capital Management
New York
$93M -$7.64M -231,150 -8%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$89.7M -$14.1M -426,139 -14%
Marshall Wace
50
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$88.9M +$35.9M +1,085,038 +72%
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LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

410 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $20.6B — up 9.8% from $18.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new LBTYK positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 145 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $317M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $223M.

  • 410 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q2 2014, up from 404 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $20.6B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q2 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q2 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $317M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q2 2014 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $223M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.