Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
VIA was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
94 hedge funds and large institutions have $348M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 28
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $364M → $348M (-$15.4M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 94 (-2)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $2.57M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$33.3M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.7M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.69M |
| 4 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$4.8M |
| 5 |
LFM
Lumina Fund Management
New York
|
+$925K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.5M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$478K |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$447K |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$314K |
| 5 |
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$292K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SF
101
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$49K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
CCM
102
Cohen Capital Management
Corte Madera,
California
| – | -$46K | -950 | Closed |
|
103
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$25.5K | -619 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
104
Acrospire Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$26K | -539 | Closed |
|
|
WP
105
WealthPLAN Partners
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$16.6K | -345 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
106
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$1K | -25 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
107
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$206 | +5 | New |
|
|
HR
108
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| – | +$329 | +8 | New |
|
VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $348M — down 4.2% from $364M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of VIA and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.3M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.5M sold.
- 94 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q2 2017, down from 96 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $348M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q2 2017, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q2 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q2 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $33.3M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q2 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $2.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.