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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
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
1
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.36B +$123M +3,651,534 +10%
DSA
2
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$934M +$71.7M +2,126,812 +8%
SA
3
SPO Advisory
California
$928M +$86.5M +2,566,507 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$892M +$121M +3,601,491 +15%
Dodge & Cox
5
Dodge & Cox
California
$641M +$143M +4,254,090 +28%
Artisan Partners
6
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$544M +$98.1M +2,910,815 +22%
Winslow Capital Management
7
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$531M +$59M +1,752,576 +12%
Boston Partners
8
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$503M +$103M +3,055,995 +25%
TIM
9
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$497M -$57.1M -1,694,955 -10%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$471M -$19.3M -572,859 -4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
11
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$431M -$89.4M -2,653,616 -17%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$425M +$23M +683,302 +6%
OH
13
Orbis Holdings
Bermuda
$376M -$78.8M -2,340,018 -17%
Tiger Global Management
14
Tiger Global Management
New York
$367M +$696K +20,652 +0.2%
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$347M -$7.88M -234,022 -2%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$318M -$15.1M -449,335 -4%
Berkshire Hathaway
17
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$301M – – –
GE
18
General Electric
Ohio
$298M +$16.6M +492,440 +6%
MC
19
Maverick Capital
Texas
$279M +$9.93M +294,883 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$277M -$103M -3,069,281 -27%
AllianceBernstein
21
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$275M -$5.47M -162,314 -2%
Vanguard Group
22
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$259M -$5.42M -160,881 -2%
MNA
23
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$243M +$6.53M +193,794 +3%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$225M -$395M -11,736,579 -63%
TP
25
Third Point
New York
$217M – – –
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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.