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Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK

350 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.23B invested in Liberty Global Class C in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.3M | Put options by funds: $12.6M

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.3% → 83.34% (+0.05%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 374 → 350 (-24)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 20 (-3)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 131

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $9.23B (-$3.72B)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 67

Holders
350
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-6.42%
% of All Funds
7.8%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
45
Increased
107
Reduced
131
Closed
67
Calls
$21.3M
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
+$8.72M
Net Calls Change
+$2.73M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
+$454M
2
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
+$70.9M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$48.5M
4
ROIC
Route One Investment Company
California
+$38.3M
5
PG
Pendal Group
Australia
+$31.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$258M
2
SA
SQ Advisors
Florida
-$172M
3
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
-$119M
4
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
-$91.9M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIC
126
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$2.84M +$474K +19,820 +17%
TCCM
127
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.84M +$1.46M +60,827 +79%
CCM
128
Concourse Capital Management
Georgia
$2.83M -$837K -35,002 -20%
Nomura Holdings
129
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.79M +$3.23M +135,205 +37,767%
SAM
130
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$2.78M +$250K +10,461 +8%
NCMW
131
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$2.7M +$825K +34,465 +36%
Janney Montgomery Scott
132
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.67M +$322K +13,477 +12%
GIBU
133
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.65M -$1.39M -58,254 -31%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
134
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$2.55M +$188K +7,846 +7%
Jane Street
135
Jane Street
New York
$2.55M +$2.96M +123,654 New
Aberdeen Group
136
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$143K -5,963 -5%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
137
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.44M +$217K +9,075 +8%
US Bancorp
138
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.38M -$202K -8,459 -7%
First Manhattan
139
First Manhattan
New York
$2.29M -$40K -1,672 -1%
KCM
140
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$2.28M – – –
YIA
141
YHB Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$2.27M -$1.24M -51,959 -32%
Brown Advisory
142
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.24M -$524K -21,898 -17%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
143
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2.18M +$2.38M +99,566 +1,706%
Man Group
144
Man Group
United Kingdom
$2.15M -$4.03M -168,568 -62%
Susquehanna International Group
145
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$2.45M +102,607 New
Marshall Wace
146
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.08M -$253K -10,555 -9%
Nomura Asset Management
147
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.07M +$135K +5,637 +6%
Point72 Asset Management
148
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.06M -$1.39M -58,000 -37%
HSBC Holdings
149
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.04M +$1.24M +51,820 +111%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
150
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.99M -$3.84M -160,302 -62%
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LBTYK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

350 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.23B — down 29% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of LBTYK and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 131 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was Baupost Group, adding an estimated $454M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $258M.

  • 350 institutional investors held Liberty Global Class C (LBTYK) as of Q4 2018, down from 374 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.23B of Liberty Global Class C stock for Q4 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Liberty Global Class C positions in Q4 2018 and 67 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C buyer in Q4 2018 was Baupost Group, an estimated $454M added.
  • The largest Liberty Global Class C seller in Q4 2018 was Harris Associates, an estimated $258M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.