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Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK

408 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.9B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 142 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

314% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.5M | Put options by funds: $7.11M

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 → 44 (+3)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 142 | Existing positions reduced: 132

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 410 → 408 (-2)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6B → $19.9B (-$780M)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

Holders
408
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.49%
% of All Funds
11.84%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
44
Increased
142
Reduced
132
Closed
46
Calls
$29.5M
Puts
$7.11M
Net Calls
+$22.3M
Net Calls Change
-$7M

Top Buyers

1
SA
SQ Advisors
Florida
+$176M
2
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$143M
3
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$123M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$121M
5
PC
Passport Capital
California
+$120M

Top Sellers

1
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$472M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$395M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$103M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$101M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$98.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BRC
26
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$208M -$25.4M -754,018 -11%
WIM
27
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$203M +$30.6M +908,565 +17%
Principal Financial Group
28
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$191M +$7.09M +210,500 +4%
LPC
29
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$183M -$472M -14,024,599 -72%
State Street
30
State Street
Massachusetts
$181M -$98.3M -2,917,618 -35%
SA
31
SQ Advisors
Florida
$173M +$176M +5,217,163 New
Coatue Management
32
Coatue Management
New York
$172M -$80.7M -2,394,938 -32%
BC
33
Brahman Capital
New York
$155M +$54.9M +1,628,186 +53%
GCM
34
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$152M +$104M +3,085,272 +208%
PI
35
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$145M -$3.61M -107,041 -2%
Gates Foundation Trust
36
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$145M – – –
Massachusetts Financial Services
37
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$140M -$8.24M -244,513 -5%
CCM
38
Cadian Capital Management
New York
$137M +$47.6M +1,414,218 +52%
American Century Companies
39
American Century Companies
Missouri
$136M +$17.6M +523,099 +15%
VM
40
Valinor Management
New York
$129M -$3.91M -116,070 -3%
GC
41
Greenlight Capital
New York
$128M – – –
BG
42
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$123M +$2.94M +87,382 +2%
ECU
43
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$123M -$1.1M -32,786 -0.9%
GF
44
Gabelli Funds
New York
$120M +$6.5M +193,026 +6%
PC
45
Passport Capital
California
$118M +$120M +3,569,366 New
ClearBridge Investments
46
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$116M – – –
Geode Capital Management
47
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$106M +$481K +14,281 +0.5%
SCA
48
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
$103M +$26.5M +785,288 +34%
Northern Trust
49
Northern Trust
Illinois
$101M -$27.4M -812,739 -21%
Jennison Associates
50
Jennison Associates
New York
$97.7M -$97.6M -2,896,121 -50%
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LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

408 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $19.9B — down 3.8% from $20.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of LBTYK and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 132 trimmed existing stakes and 142 added.

The largest buyer was SQ Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $472M.

  • 408 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q3 2014, down from 410 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $19.9B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q3 2014, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q3 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q3 2014 was SQ Advisors, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q3 2014 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $472M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.