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 ($951.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 454.7m as of 2023-07-28, 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 ≈ $3.02. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($23.3m notional), 12 hold puts ($10.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 285 |
| Q4 2022 | 253 |
| Q1 2023 | 249 |
| Q2 2023 | 192 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 75 | 146 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $23.3m | $10.5m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +9.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.4m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Added | +3.7m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +2.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | Added | +1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +988.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +882.6k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -9.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -7.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -6.5m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -4.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Sold out | -1.9m |
| TPG GP A, LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Added | $11.5m3.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.4m2.4m shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | New | $906.0k300.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $696.1k230.5k shares |
| Quarry LP | Unchanged | $604.0k200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $583.5k193.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $405.0k134.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $317.1k1.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $293.0k97.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $151.0k50.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.7m1.2m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $3.0m1.0m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.5m483.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $999.9k331.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $407.7k135.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $317.1k1.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $302.0k100.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $159.5k52.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $97.9k33.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.0k2.9k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 38.1m $115.2m | Added +288.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0m $66.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 17.1m $50.4m | Added +988.9k |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 7.09% of their portfolio | 16.0m $48.4m | Added +9.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.5m $28.6m | Added +1.8m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.0m $24.1m | Reduced -68.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.7m $23.2m | Added +491.0k |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP 10.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $21.1m | Added +517.5k |
| TPG GP A, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.6m $19.9m | Reduced -1.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5m $19.6m | Added +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0m $18.0m | Added +256.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $16.5m | Added +882.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $16.0m | Added +3.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $15.5m | Added +4.4m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $15.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.8m $14.4m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $14.3m | Reduced -6.5m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.4m $13.4m | Reduced -4.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $13.4m | Reduced -7.1m |
| Mount Capital Ltd 4.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $11.9m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $11.0m | Unchanged |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.5m $10.7m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $10.4m | Added +2.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $8.5m | Added +1.5m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $8.2m | Reduced -594.7k |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $7.3m | Added +500.0k |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $7.0m | Added +1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $6.4m | Reduced -881.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $6.2m | Reduced -152.7k |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.7m $5.1m | Added +367.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $4.6m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $4.4m | Added +166.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $4.2m | Added +589.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.0m | Added +713.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $3.9m | Reduced -465.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $3.7m | Added +319.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.4m | Reduced -14.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.1m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.1m | Added +484.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 881.7k $2.7m | Reduced -119.8k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 844.7k $2.6m | First filing |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 831.6k $2.5m | Added +153.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.1k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 0.29% of their portfolio | 732.6k $2.2m | Added +706 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 701.0k $2.1m | Reduced -496.7k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 683.5k $2.1m | Added +638.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 683.4k $2.1m | Added +657.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 664.6k $2.0m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.3k $1.9m | Reduced -624.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 626.8k $1.9m | Added +228.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 616.3k $1.9m | Reduced -305.0k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.42% of their portfolio | 600.0k $1.8m | Reduced -272.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.1k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 552.9k $1.7m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 538.1k $1.6m | Reduced -353.5k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 505.7k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 477.8k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 473.3k $1.4m | Added +6.5k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 464.1k $1.4m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 430.3k $1.3m | Reduced -7.3k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 420.4k $1.3m | Reduced -109.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.4k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 400.0k $1.2m | Reduced -150.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 351.8k $1.1m | Reduced -799.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 351.4k $1.1m | Reduced -104.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.1k $987.9k | Added +132.3k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 322.0k $972.4k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 308.9k $932.8k | Added +174.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.7k $926.2k | Reduced -9.8m |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.6k $720.5k | Reduced -109.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.1k $640.5k | Reduced -130.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.8k $609.5k | Reduced -58.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.6k $599.7k | Added +110.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.3k $576.9k | Added +9.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.3k $577.7k | Reduced -77.0k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.6k $557.0k | Added +35.0k |
| PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 169.2k $511.0k | Reduced -1.4m |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 167.8k $506.8k | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $506.3k | Reduced -12.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.8k $491.5k | Reduced -61.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.3k $457.0k | Added +841 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.2k $423.3k | Reduced -29.6k |
| Fiduciary Trust Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.8k $373.8k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.4k $373.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.2k $369.0k | Reduced -8.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.4k $357.5k | Reduced -20.6k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 118.2k $357.0k | Reduced -572.6k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.5k $342.7k | Unchanged |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.7k $307.0k | Unchanged |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $302.0k | Reduced -163.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.0k $290.0k | Reduced -143.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.5k $288.5k | Added +60.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $288.9k | Reduced -175 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $268.7k | Reduced -23.5k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $248.9k | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $247.7k | Reduced -630.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.6k $237.3k | Added +17.7k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $222.0k | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.9k $199.0k | Added +43.4k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $196.3k | Added +55.0k |