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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A

Delisted

VIA was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $337M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.36M | Put options by funds: $4.74M

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9397 (+4)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 28

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $348M → $337M (-$11M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.3%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
30
Reduced
28
Closed
11
Calls
$5.36M
Puts
$4.74M
Net Calls
+$622K
Net Calls Change
+$4.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
APCM
26
Arbiter Partners Capital Management
New York
$1.02M
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$924K -$1.38M -28,400 -57%
CIP
28
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$884K -$1.89M -38,672 -66%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
29
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$881K +$65.6K +1,345 +7%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
30
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$843K +$14.6K +300 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$775K +$257K +5,262 +43%
Vanguard Group
32
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$745K +$325K +6,669 +65%
NI
33
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$735K +$439K +9,000 +117%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$653K +$26.3K +540 +4%
BG
35
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$636K -$26.8K -549 -4%
FQ
36
First Quadrant
California
$585K +$649K +13,300 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$563K -$731K -15,000 -54%
GH
38
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$528K
EMG
39
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$517K +$573K +11,749 New
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$486K +$547K +11,218 New
Allianz Asset Management
41
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$481K -$19.3K -395 -3%
GCIA
42
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$453K +$29.3K +600 +6%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$435K +$38.9K +798 +9%
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$429K +$118K +2,417 +33%
LCS
45
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$410K -$146K -3,000 -24%
WIA
46
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$408K -$99.7K -2,045 -18%
BFM
47
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$371K -$17.8K -365 -4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
48
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$327K -$13.7K -280 -4%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$324K -$13.7K -280 -4%
YL
50
YCG LLC
Texas
$308K

VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

97 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $337M — down 3.2% from $348M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VIA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gruss Capital Management, adding an estimated $6.34M. The largest seller was Pacific Heights Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.88M.

  • 97 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q4 2015, up from 93 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $337M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q4 2015, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Gruss Capital Management, an estimated $6.34M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q4 2015 was Pacific Heights Asset Management, an estimated $4.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.