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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $483M invested in Manchester United in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $332M → $483M (+$151M)

25.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.82% → 73.7% (+26%)

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 44 (+9)

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $349K | Put options by funds: $1.68M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+25.71%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
$349K
Puts
$1.68M
Net Calls
-$1.33M
Net Calls Change
-$1.18M

Top Buyers

1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$104M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$69.5M
3
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
+$17.5M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$11.5M
5
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$8.88M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
-$53.4M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$3.97M
3
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$1.22M
4
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
-$594K
5
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
-$345K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$261M +$104M +5,962,843 +60%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$65.6M +$69.5M +3,977,700 New
LPU
3
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$61.5M +$17.5M +1,000,000 +37%
BA
4
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$30.2M -$3.97M -227,380 -11%
JHIU
5
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$10.9M +$11.5M +659,373 New
BG
6
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$10.2M -$594K -33,997 -5%
JG
7
Jefferies Group
New York
$9.43M +$8.88M +508,011 +792%
GL
8
GLG LLC
New York
$6.25M +$6.62M +379,128 New
MAM
9
Mark Asset Management
New York
$4.81M +$5.1M +291,724 New
GP
10
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$3.85M +$4.08M +233,505 New
Millennium Management
11
Millennium Management
New York
$3.28M +$3.48M +199,047 New
BIM
12
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.67M -$345K -19,739 -11%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.19M +$1.99M +114,114 +613%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.79M -$27.2K -1,556 -1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
15
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.46M +$1.55M +88,776 New
USGIU
16
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$1.16M +$1.23M +70,563 New
Renaissance Technologies
17
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.12M +$1.19M +68,100 New
VP
18
Value Partners
Hong Kong
$934K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$883K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$763K +$809K +46,291 New
BIT
21
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$702K +$45K +2,577 +6%
Alyeska Investment Group
22
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$522K +$553K +31,656 New
DC
23
Deere & Company
Illinois
$502K +$532K +30,452 New
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$430K -$67.5K -3,862 -13%
U
25
UBS
Switzerland
$259K -$804 -46 -0.3%
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MANU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

44 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Manchester United (MANU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $483M — up 45% from $332M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MANU positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BAMCO Inc, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Tybourne Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $53.4M sold.

  • 44 institutional investors held Manchester United (MANU) as of Q3 2014, up from 35 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $483M of Manchester United stock for Q3 2014, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Manchester United positions in Q3 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Manchester United buyer in Q3 2014 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $104M added.
  • The largest Manchester United seller in Q3 2014 was Tybourne Capital Management, an estimated $53.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.