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 ($516.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 454.7m as of 2023-04-28, 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 ≈ $3.40. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($13.8m notional), 14 hold puts ($12.5m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 285 |
| Q4 2022 | 253 |
| Q1 2023 | 249 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 135 | 146 |
| Q1 2023 | 113 | 125 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $13.8m | $12.5m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +9.1m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | +8.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +6.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.1m |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Added | +2.1m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +1.5m |
| Clearline Capital LP | New | +1.3m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | New | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -9.2m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -6.8m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Sold out | -2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.8m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -1.7m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -975.3k |
Biggest calls
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Reduced | $7.7m2.3m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.4m403.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m392.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $855.0k250.0k shares |
| Quarry LP | New | $684.0k200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $416.9k121.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $390.6k114.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $258.0k75.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $171.0k50.0k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $171.0k50.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.2m944.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.8m513.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $1.7m500.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.6m476.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m476.1k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Reduced | $1.3m377.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $684.0k200.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $194.3k56.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $180.0k57.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $90.0k26.6k 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 Q1 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 37.9m $129.4m | Added +2.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6m $80.7m | Added +325.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.2m $51.4m | Added +4.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5m $39.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3m $38.5m | Added +6.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1m $34.4m | Added +9.1m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.6m $29.3m | Added +8.4m |
| TPG GP A, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 8.3m $28.3m | Unchanged |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.0m $27.5m | Reduced -94.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.7m $26.2m | Reduced -263.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 7.2m $24.6m | Added +1.3m |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP 9.98% of their portfolio | 6.5m $22.1m | Added +2.1m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1m $20.9m | Added +1.5m |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.08% of their portfolio | 6.1m $20.8m | Reduced -9.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7m $19.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $17.7m | Added +314.1k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.8m $16.3m | Added +894.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $15.7m | Reduced -164.0k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 5.30% of their portfolio | 3.9m $13.4m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $12.5m | Reduced -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $12.3m | Added +92.7k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 3.5m $12.1m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $11.3m | Added +76.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $10.3m | Added +171.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $7.5m | Added +75.9k |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $6.5m | Added +400.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $6.0m | Added +970.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $6.0m | Added +423.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $5.4m | Reduced -302.9k |
| PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 2.39% of their portfolio | 1.5m $5.2m | Added +780.2k |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.5m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.5m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.4m | Added +345.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.3m | Reduced -6.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $4.1m | Reduced -176.9k |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $4.0m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $3.9m | Reduced -828.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.9m | Added +3.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.4m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 948.0k $3.2m | Reduced -42.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 921.3k $3.2m | Added +673.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 905.5k $3.1m | Reduced -439.6k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 900.5k $3.1m | Added +543.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 891.7k $3.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.66% of their portfolio | 872.5k $3.0m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 864.8k $3.0m | Reduced -52.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 803.4k $2.6m | Reduced -143.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.1k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.5k $2.7m | Added +184.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 756.6k $2.6m | Reduced -1.9m |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 0.35% of their portfolio | 731.8k $2.5m | Added +223.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 712.9k $2.4m | Reduced -362.2k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 690.8k $2.4m | Reduced -323.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.9k $2.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 677.7k $2.3m | Reduced -81.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 612.2k $2.1m | Added +443.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.1k $2.0m | Added +447.6k |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 550.0k $1.9m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 540.6k $1.8m | Reduced -391.2k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 529.9k $1.8m | New |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 505.7k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 477.8k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 470.2k $1.6m | Reduced -211.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.8k $1.6m | Reduced -55.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.4k $1.6m | Added +371.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 446.6k $1.5m | Reduced -47.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 437.6k $1.5m | Added +108.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.4k $1.4m | Reduced -22.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 398.8k $1.4m | Added +167.3k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 348.1k $1.2m | Reduced -91.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.7k $1.2m | Added +183.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.5k $1.0m | Reduced -739.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.2k $917.4k | Reduced -3.7k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.9k $902.6k | Added +247.6k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 263.6k $901.6k | Added +4.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.3k $900.4k | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.0k $889.1k | Added +14.0k |
| Eisler Capital (US) LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 250.0k $855.0k | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.0k $817.0k | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.3k $770.6k | Reduced -5.7k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 224.3k $767.2k | Added +107.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.4k $726.0k | Reduced -4.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.2k $708.5k | Reduced -131.1k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 200.7k $686.4k | Added +10.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.9k $666.4k | Reduced -71.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.6k $628.0k | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.0k $619.9k | Added +116.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.6k $617.6k | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.8k $611.6k | Reduced -46.7k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.6k $600.5k | Reduced -179.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.7k $580.4k | Added +34.4k |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 167.8k $573.9k | Unchanged |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 150.6k $515.1k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.4k $515.0k | Added +30.5k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.6k $512.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.0k $475.4k | Reduced -60.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.0k $465.0k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $458.0k | Added +8.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.4k $445.9k | Added +10.0k |