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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA

Delisted

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

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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $322M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 94 (+7)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $353M → $322M (-$30.6M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 28

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $551K | Put options by funds: $975K

Holders
94
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.05%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
21
Reduced
28
Closed
13
Calls
$551K
Puts
$975K
Net Calls
-$424K
Net Calls Change
+$4.59M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$474K
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$473K
3
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$442K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$438K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$352K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$5.97M
2
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$3.71M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$1.1M
4
PHAM
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
-$862K
5
LFM
Lumina Fund Management
New York
-$746K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$531K +$123K +3,708 +32%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$526K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$518K -$34.8K -1,050 -7%
Balyasny Asset Management
29
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$499K +$474K +14,296 New
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$461K +$438K +13,209 New
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$442K -$344K -10,373 -45%
GCIA
32
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$363K -$26.5K -800 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$254K +$47.2K +1,425 +24%
Brown Advisory
34
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$250K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
35
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$248K -$2.82K -85 -1%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$248K +$87.6K +2,642 +58%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
37
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$245K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$234K -$121K -3,658 -35%
AG
39
Aperio Group
California
$223K -$45.8K -1,383 -18%
SRAM
40
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$210K +$199K +6,013 New
BAM
41
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$202K +$192K +5,800 New
PI
42
PineBridge Investments
New York
$190K +$181K +5,455 New
PAM
43
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$189K -$130K -3,911 -42%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$166K +$149K +4,505 +1,846%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
45
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$148K -$2.06K -62 -1%
Legal & General Group
46
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$119K – – –
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$93K -$203K -6,118 -70%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$65K – – –
BBHC
49
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$65K +$829 +25 +1%
WEC
50
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$52.4K – – –
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VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

94 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $322M — down 8.7% from $353M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VIA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $474K. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $5.97M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q4 2017, up from 87 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $322M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q4 2017, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q4 2017 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $474K added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q4 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $5.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.