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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
FC
201
FIC Capital
New York
$4.92M +$885K +26,768 +23%
KS
202
Karpas Strategies
Connecticut
$4.88M – – –
PCA
203
Private Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$4.87M -$1.49M -45,031 -24%
AAF
204
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$4.83M +$568K +17,182 +14%
DM
205
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
$4.7M -$1.34M -40,401 -23%
US Bancorp
206
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.63M +$484K +14,633 +12%
Asset Management One
207
Asset Management One
Japan
$4.62M -$521K -15,755 -10%
AP
208
Archon Partners
New Jersey
$4.42M – – –
ZDA
209
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$4.23M -$15.1M -455,961 -79%
BM
210
Bislett Management
California
$4.23M – – –
PI
211
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$4.12M +$242K +7,320 +6%
PCM
212
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$4.12M – – –
AG
213
Aperio Group
California
$4.01M +$112K +3,382 +3%
FAM
214
Fred Alger Management
New York
$3.79M -$620K -18,731 -14%
NPGCU
215
Napier Park Global Capital (US)
New York
$3.77M -$833K -25,179 -19%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
216
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$3.71M -$213K -6,447 -6%
N
217
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.7M -$893K -27,010 -20%
GMCM
218
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$3.63M -$396K -11,966 -10%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
219
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$3.58M +$1.74M +52,718 +102%
Los Angeles Capital Management
220
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$3.54M -$3.59M -108,578 -51%
FSC
221
Fiduciary Services Corp
Georgia
$3.38M +$278K +8,392 +9%
GL
222
GLG LLC
New York
$3.37M – – –
AAM
223
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.36M +$3.24M +98,078 New
LS
224
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$3.34M – – –
PCM
225
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$2.96M – – –
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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.