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 ($677.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 463.2m as of 2025-02-07, 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 ≈ $2.41. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($74.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($8.8m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 285 |
| Q4 2022 | 253 |
| Q1 2023 | 249 |
| Q2 2023 | 192 |
| Q3 2023 | 189 |
| Q4 2023 | 180 |
| Q1 2024 | 165 |
| Q2 2024 | 170 |
| Q3 2024 | 166 |
| Q4 2024 | 159 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 113 | 125 |
| Q2 2023 | 75 | 146 |
| Q3 2023 | 80 | 87 |
| Q4 2023 | 80 | 91 |
| Q1 2024 | 60 | 94 |
| Q2 2024 | 66 | 86 |
| Q3 2024 | 75 | 81 |
| Q4 2024 | 64 | 72 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $9.9m | $1.6m | 0.17 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.5m | $1.1m | 0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | $33.5m | $10.3m | 0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | $74.7m | $8.8m | 0.12 |
Biggest buyers
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | Added | +15.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.7m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.6m |
| Bracebridge Capital, LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | Added | +2.2m |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +1.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -20.9m |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Sold out | -3.6m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -872.7k |
| PAULSON & CO. INC. | Sold out | -574.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -525.0k |
Biggest calls
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | $45.6m1.5m shares |
| Boundary Creek Advisors LP | Reduced | $13.0m5.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.1m3.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.5m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.4m582.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m416.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $807.6k335.1k shares |
| Brooklands Fund Management Ltd | First filing | $790.6k328.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $253.1k1.1k shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Unchanged | $241.0k100.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.4m2.7m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $804.9k334.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $568.0k235.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $288.0k119.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $285.0k118.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $253.1k1.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $242.7k100.7k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $14.5k6.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 2024
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-24 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-23 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-20 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-19 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-18 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-17 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-16 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-13 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-12 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-11 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-09 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-06 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-05 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-04 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-03 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-29 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-27 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-25 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-22 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-20 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-14 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-13 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
| 2024-11-12 | Next Alt S.a.r.l. +1 Director | Sold | —805.2k shares |
The latest 30 of 42 trades.
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3m $53.7m | Added +208.5k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 17.7m $42.7m | Added +15.7m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 12.5m $30.1m | Added +1.5m |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 0.60% of their portfolio | 12.2m $29.4m | Added +2.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.2m $26.9m | Reduced -190.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5m $25.2m | Added +3.7m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.5m $23.0m | Added +506.1k |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP 4.20% of their portfolio | 9.2m $22.1m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Bracebridge Capital, LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 8.9m $21.3m | Added +2.3m |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 8.2m $19.7m | Unchanged |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.5m $18.1m | Unchanged |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.3m $17.7m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4m $15.5m | Added +2.6m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $14.9m | Added +577.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $13.9m | Added +2.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $12.0m | Added +1.3m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $11.7m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $11.7m | Added +144.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $10.5m | Added +1.7m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $10.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.9m $9.5m | Unchanged |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.9m $9.5m | Added +938.5k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 3.36% of their portfolio | 3.9m $9.5m | Unchanged |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.9m $9.4m | Added +900.0k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.5m $8.5m | Unchanged |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $8.0m | Reduced -257.1k |
| 140 Summer Partners LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 3.3m $7.9m | Reduced -388.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $6.9m | Added +1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $6.5m | Added +13.0k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.6m $6.4m | Added +437.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $6.1m | Added +2.0m |
| KING STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $6.0m | Unchanged |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.4m $5.9m | Added +36.7k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 2.0m $4.9m | Added +128.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $4.8m | Added +456.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $4.2m | Added +24.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $4.1m | Added +187.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $3.5m | Added +60.7k |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $3.2m | Added +375.0k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $3.2m | Added +67.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.9m | Added +303.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $2.7m | Added +637.3k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.4m | New |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Silver Rock Financial LP 4.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.4m | Unchanged |
| COMPASS ROSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.4m | Reduced -250.0k |
| FOURSIXTHREE CAPITAL LP 2.05% of their portfolio | 976.3k $2.4m | First filing |
| FIL Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 924.5k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 891.2k $2.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 870.7k $2.1m | Added +231.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 865.1k $2.1m | Reduced -112.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 865.0k $2.1m | Added +195.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 853.6k $2.1m | First filing |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 812.0k $2.0m | Reduced -41.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 770.4k $1.8m | Reduced -525.0k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 710.6k $1.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 703.2k $1.7m | Added +92.5k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 642.4k $1.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 636.7k $1.5m | Added +145.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 552.2k $1.3m | Added +514.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.7k $1.3m | Added +454.9k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 475.4k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.1k $1.1m | Added +461.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.7k $1.0m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 407.7k $982.6k | Added +8.0k |
| Soviero Asset Management, LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 400.0k $964.0k | Reduced -130.0k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 389.0k $938.0k | Added +325.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.5k $905.0k | Reduced -2.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.5k $878.4k | Reduced -1.5m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 359.9k $867.3k | Reduced -76.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.1k $720.9k | Reduced -500.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.4k $668.5k | New |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP 1.33% of their portfolio | 269.6k $649.8k | Reduced -460.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 269.4k $649.3k | Unchanged |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.6k $645.0k | Unchanged |
| Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 250.0k $602.5k | Reduced -250.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.8k $573.1k | Reduced -387.2k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.4k $524.0k | Added +127.8k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.3k $502.0k | Reduced -19.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.8k $467.0k | Reduced -35.4k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.3k $465.9k | Added +165.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.8k $430.8k | Reduced -1.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.8k $411.7k | Reduced -164.9k |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 167.8k $404.4k | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.3k $359.0k | Reduced -272.8k |
| AlTi Global, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.1k $367.3k | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.0k $310.8k | Added +123.5k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.3k $301.9k | Added +27.5k |
| Fiduciary Trust Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.8k $298.3k | Unchanged |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.5k $273.4k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.7k $271.7k | Reduced -13.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.4k $251.6k | Reduced -192.0k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.7k $245.0k | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.3k $228.7k | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.9k $214.2k | Unchanged |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $198.6k | Unchanged |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $180.3k | Added +63.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $161.0k | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.4k $155.2k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $145.0k | Added +605 |