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Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK

457 hedge funds and large institutions have $25B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 28

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 111

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 → 56 (+12)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.9B → $25B (+$5.12B)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 408 → 457 (+49)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.39M | Put options by funds: $9.1M

Holders
457
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+12.01%
% of All Funds
12.19%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
1.49%
New
84
Increased
172
Reduced
111
Closed
28
Calls
$9.39M
Puts
$9.1M
Net Calls
+$289K
Net Calls Change
-$22.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$379M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$248M
3
LCG
Luxor Capital Group
New York
+$232M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$183M
5
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
+$154M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$246M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$183M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$129M
4
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$121M
5
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$90.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Coatue Management
26
Coatue Management
New York
$273M +$65.6M +1,795,747 +35%
State Street
27
State Street
Massachusetts
$259M +$42.5M +1,164,252 +21%
Massachusetts Financial Services
28
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$250M +$79.1M +2,166,531 +51%
LCG
29
Luxor Capital Group
New York
$249M +$232M +6,363,805 New
BRC
30
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$244M – – –
WIM
31
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$243M +$3.28M +89,792 +1%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$238M +$12M +328,691 +6%
SA
33
SQ Advisors
Florida
$226M +$20.3M +555,890 +11%
BC
34
Brahman Capital
New York
$218M +$33.4M +914,127 +20%
Norges Bank
35
Norges Bank
Norway
$203M -$58.2M -1,592,859 -23%
CCM
36
Cadian Capital Management
New York
$199M +$35.2M +964,154 +23%
BG
37
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$183M +$36.5M +998,556 +27%
GCM
38
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$179M – – –
Gates Foundation Trust
39
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$171M – – –
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$170M +$80.5M +2,204,482 +103%
American Century Companies
41
American Century Companies
Missouri
$162M +$2.17M +59,429 +1%
DCP
42
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
$159M +$149M +4,079,117 New
PI
43
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$158M -$12.4M -340,254 -8%
GC
44
Greenlight Capital
New York
$150M – – –
GF
45
Gabelli Funds
New York
$144M +$2.2M +60,248 +2%
Geode Capital Management
46
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$144M +$18M +492,408 +15%
ClearBridge Investments
47
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$137M +$985K +26,972 +0.8%
Franklin Resources
48
Franklin Resources
California
$136M +$125M +3,415,795 +5,270%
Northern Trust
49
Northern Trust
Illinois
$135M +$14.2M +388,489 +13%
PC
50
Passport Capital
California
$127M -$12M -329,984 -9%
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LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

457 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $25B — up 26% from $19.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new LBTYK positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Eagle Investment Management, adding an estimated $379M. The largest seller was Manning & Napier Advisors, cutting an estimated $246M.

  • 457 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q4 2014, up from 408 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $25B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q4 2014 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $379M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q4 2014 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $246M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.