Sabre
SABR
392 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.52B invested in Sabre in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 160 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
1,627% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.5M | Put options by funds: $1.65M
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 49
42% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 113
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 356 → 392 (+36)
2.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.03% → 93.85% (-2.2%)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.89B → $5.52B (-$1.37B)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
ECM
Element Capital Management
New York
|
+$116M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$95.3M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$68.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$416M |
| 2 |
SLG
Silver Lake Group
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$249M |
| 3 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$81.6M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$51.3M |
| 5 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
-$46.7M |
SABR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
392 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sabre (SABR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $5.52B — down 20% from $6.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new SABR positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 160 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $416M sold.
- 392 institutional investors held Sabre (SABR) as of Q4 2018, up from 356 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $5.52B of Sabre stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Sabre positions in Q4 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest Sabre buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Sabre seller in Q4 2018 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $416M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.