Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
VIA was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$474K |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$473K |
| 3 |
GF
Gabelli Funds
Rye,
New York
|
+$442K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$438K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$352K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$5.97M |
| 2 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.71M |
| 3 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$1.1M |
| 4 |
PHAM
Pacific Heights Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$862K |
| 5 |
LFM
Lumina Fund Management
New York
|
-$746K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$199 | +6 | New |
|
|
AOWM
102
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | +$265 | +8 | New |
|
|
O
103
OppenheimerFunds
New York
| – | +$265 | +8 | New |
|
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.