Meta Platforms, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US30303M1027

SecurityMETA / Meta Platforms, Inc.
InstitutionUbs Ag
Latest Disclosed Ownership3,114,203 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 246,147,000
Ubs Ag ownership in META / Meta Platforms, Inc.

On November 12, 2014 - Ubs Ag filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 3,114,203 shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (US:META) valued at $246,146,605 USD as of September 30, 2014. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on August 14, 2014 disclosing 4,517,240 shares of Meta Platforms, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of -31.06% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $1,940,086,185 USD.

Ubs Ag has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (META) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 3,113,500 of underlying shares valued at $246,091,000 USD and put options representing 2,387,400 of underlying shares valued at $188,700,000 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

META / Meta Platforms, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2014-11-12 2014-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 3,114,203 -1,403,037 -31.06 246,147 -19.02 0.1815
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 4,517,240 1,980,881 78.10 303,965 98.94 0.2379
2014-05-16 2014-03-31 13F/A-1 FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 2,536,359 -1,453,479 -36.43 152,791 -29.93 0.1358
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 2,536,359 152,791
2014-05-21 2013-12-31 13F/A-1 FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 3,989,838 -1,658,152 -29.36 218,040 -23.14 0.2039
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 3,989,838 218,040
2013-11-13 2013-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 5,647,990 3,802,559 206.05 283,699 517.87 0.2903
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A 30303M102 1,845,431 1,845,431 45,916 0.0544
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2014-11-12 2014-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 3,113,500 14.97 246,091 35.05 n/a n/a n/a
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 2,708,050 -16.15 182,225 -6.34 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-16 2014-03-31 13F/A FACEBOOK CL A Call 3,229,700 24.37 194,557 37.10 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 3,229,700 194,557 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-21 2013-12-31 13F/A FACEBOOK CL A Call 2,596,746 5.49 141,910 14.77 n/a n/a n/a
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 2,596,746 141,910 n/a n/a n/a
2013-11-13 2013-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 2,461,600 199.01 123,646 503.68 n/a n/a n/a
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Call 823,243 20,482 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2014-11-12 2014-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 2,387,400 57.99 188,700 85.58 n/a n/a n/a
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 1,511,100 -29.97 101,682 -21.77 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-16 2014-03-31 13F/A FACEBOOK CL A Put 2,157,800 25.30 129,986 38.12 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 2,157,800 129,986 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-21 2013-12-31 13F/A FACEBOOK CL A Put 1,722,100 18.10 94,111 28.49 n/a n/a n/a
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 1,722,100 94,111 n/a n/a n/a
2013-11-13 2013-09-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 1,458,200 171.22 73,245 447.59 n/a n/a n/a
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F FACEBOOK CL A Put 537,640 13,376 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.