ALTICE USA INC OPTU
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 02156K103 · ISIN US02156K1034
American telecommunications and media company; spin-off of Altice Europe
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryCable & Other Pay Television Services
- HeadquartersLong Island City, NY
- Founded1973
- Websitealticeusa.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($750.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 454.7m as of 2022-10-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $4.60. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($59.5m notional), 17 hold puts ($28.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 285 |
| Q4 2022 | 253 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $62.1m | $50.6m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2022 | $59.5m | $28.0m | 0.47 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +10.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +5.3m |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | New | +3.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.8m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | New | +3.2m |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Added | +1.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +1.3m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| HG Vora Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -15.0m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Sold out | -10.9m |
| Nut Tree Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -4.0m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -3.6m |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. | Reduced | -3.6m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Antara Capital LP | Sold out | -1.7m |
| Lion Point Capital, LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Added | $19.0m4.1m shares |
| Antara Capital LP | Unchanged | $9.7m2.1m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $6.6m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.3m941.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $3.6m783.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3m506.7k shares |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC | First filing | $1.8m400.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | First filing | $1.8m382.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m321.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m252.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.8m1.0m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $4.5m971.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.0m871.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5m766.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.9m632.3k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $2.3m500.0k shares |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC | First filing | $2.0m443.6k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Reduced | $1.8m402.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $861.6k187.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $448.0k97.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Drahi Patrick 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2026-06-02 | 99.9% |
| SUBIN NEIL S 13G · passive investor +1.4 pts · filed 2026-10-26 | 13.3% |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 13G · institution +2.9 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 8.1% |
| BARCLAYS PLC 13G · institution no change · filed 2025-03-21 | 7.0% |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.9% |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP 13G · passive investor +3.5 pts · filed 2026-08-24 | 6.8% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-17 | 6.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (3.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 3 | $1.6m | 2 | $188.8k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $315.3k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 35.3m $162.2m | Added +611.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3m $107.0m | Added +429.7k |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 8.90% of their portfolio | 15.3m $70.3m | Added +4.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3m $61.4m | Added +1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.1m $54.5m | Added +10.1m |
| TPG GP A, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 8.3m $38.1m | Unchanged |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.1m $37.4m | Reduced -9.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.1m $37.2m | First filing |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.9m $36.5m | Added +5.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5m $34.7m | Added +3.8m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.9m $27.2m | Added +977.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $24.5m | Reduced -389.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0m $23.2m | Reduced -681.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $22.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $21.8m | Added +503.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $21.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP 8.76% of their portfolio | 4.4m $20.1m | Added +1.8m |
| Mount Capital Ltd 6.98% of their portfolio | 3.9m $18.1m | Unchanged |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.9m $17.8m | New |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 3.5m $16.3m | Added +575.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $16.1m | Added +30.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $14.9m | Reduced -177.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $14.8m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $13.1m | Added +113.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $12.1m | Reduced -733.2k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.2m $10.0m | Reduced -2.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $9.8m | Reduced -287.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.1m | Reduced -768.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $8.8m | Added +1.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $8.6m | Unchanged |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $6.9m | Added +448.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $6.3m | Added +570.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.2m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.1m | Reduced -81.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.1m | Reduced -23.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.2m | Added +20.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.9m | Added +492.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.9m | Added +946.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.8m | New |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.7m | Added +776.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.6m | Reduced -9.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 990.9k $4.6m | Added +662.8k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.98% of their portfolio | 972.5k $4.5m | Added +160.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 967.5k $4.5m | Added +318.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 955.0k $4.4m | Added +487.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 946.5k $4.6m | Added +608.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 931.8k $4.3m | Added +554.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 920.6k $4.2m | Added +45.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 916.7k $4.2m | Added +509.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 900.4k $4.1m | Reduced -50.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.1k $3.7m | Reduced -3.4m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 759.0k $3.5m | Added +677.6k |
| PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 1.95% of their portfolio | 747.5k $3.4m | Added +8.0k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 727.2k $3.3m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 681.3k $3.1m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 600.6k $2.8m | Added +149.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.2k $2.4m | Added +9.4k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 508.8k $2.3m | Added +8.6k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 505.7k $2.3m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.5k $2.3m | Reduced -39.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 477.8k $2.2m | Added +176.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.7k $2.0m | Added +16.2k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 439.9k $2.0m | Reduced -418.2k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 403.5k $1.9m | Added +146.9k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 373.0k $1.7m | Added +181.9k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 357.4k $1.6m | First filing |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 355.2k $1.6m | Added +162.7k |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 350.0k $1.6m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 338.3k $1.6m | Added +145.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.3k $1.5m | Added +57.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.0k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.2k $1.4m | Reduced -649.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.9k $1.3m | Added +2.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.2k $1.2m | Reduced -64.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.3k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 259.3k $1.2m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.9k $1.1m | Reduced -169.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.0k $1.1m | Added +190.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.5k $1.1m | Reduced -912.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.0k $1.1m | Added +208.3k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.5k $1.0m | Added +173.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.7k $997.0k | Added +1.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.9k $919.4k | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.9k $915.0k | Added +42.1k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 190.1k $874.4k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.4k $775.0k | Reduced -30.1k |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 167.8k $771.9k | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.7k $734.7k | Added +112.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.8k $707.6k | Reduced -70.6k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 152.7k $703.0k | Added +78.3k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.9k $694.0k | Reduced -3.6m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.5k $678.5k | Added +87.7k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.3k $622.3k | Reduced -13.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.8k $620.1k | Added +124.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.8k $615.0k | Added +83.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.4k $576.9k | Reduced -160 |
| Fiduciary Trust Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.8k $569.4k | Unchanged |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.4k $553.6k | Reduced -189.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.9k $552.0k | Added +12.8k |