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Cheniere Energy
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422 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.2B invested in Cheniere Energy in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

102% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 43

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $446M | Put options by funds: $294M

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 21 (+5)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.81B → $12.2B (+$2.4B)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 382 → 422 (+40)

4.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.63% → 95.95% (+4.3%)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
422
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+10.47%
% of All Funds
9.57%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.25%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
87
Increased
130
Reduced
129
Closed
43
Calls
$446M
Puts
$294M
Net Calls
+$152M
Net Calls Change
+$71.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$295M
2
PC
PointState Capital
New York
+$239M
3
Blackstone Inc
Blackstone Inc
New York
+$120M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$109M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$56.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$79.1M
2
ACG
Anchorage Capital Group
New York
-$74.8M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$68.8M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$55.3M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCM
451
TVR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$225K -5,000 Closed
VRS
452
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$201K -4,472 Closed
SAM
453
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$196K -4,352 Closed
SC
454
Sculptor Capital
New York
– -$165K -3,655 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
455
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$135K -3,000 Closed
QT
456
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$115K -2,561 Closed
PCM
457
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$95K -2,120 Closed
DA
458
Denali Advisors
California
– -$68K -1,500 Closed
FPS
459
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
– -$51K -1,137 Closed
National Pension Service
460
National Pension Service
South Korea
– -$47K -1,050 Closed
TCM
461
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$14K -300 Closed
WAM
462
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$2.41K -50 -94%
MFW
463
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
– -$2K -45 Closed
ZB
464
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
– -$1K -19 Closed
TG
465
TLP Group
Illinois
– -$1K -1 Closed
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LNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

422 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cheniere Energy (LNG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $12.2B — up 24% from $9.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new LNG positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $295M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $79.1M.

  • 422 institutional investors held Cheniere Energy (LNG) as of Q4 2017, up from 382 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.2B of Cheniere Energy stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Cheniere Energy positions in Q4 2017 and 43 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Cheniere Energy buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $295M added.
  • The largest Cheniere Energy seller in Q4 2017 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $79.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.