Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
VIA was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
104 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 23
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 104 (+5)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $316M → $289M (-$26.9M)
82% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $219K | Put options by funds: $1.22M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.15M |
| 2 |
KIG
Kessler Investment Group
Columbus,
Indiana
|
+$874K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$788K |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$664K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$646K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$26.9M |
| 2 |
LFM
Lumina Fund Management
New York
|
-$6.5M |
| 3 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$4.84M |
| 4 |
JIR
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
|
-$1.97M |
| 5 |
GF
Gabelli Funds
Rye,
New York
|
-$1.12M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JIR
101
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
| – | -$1.97M | -55,505 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
102
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$1.11M | -31,390 | Closed |
|
103
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$444K | -12,530 | Closed |
|
|
CIM
104
Contravisory Investment Management
Norwell,
Massachusetts
| – | -$317K | -8,952 | Closed |
|
105
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$216K | -6,096 | Closed |
|
|
BCG
106
Barington Capital Group
New York
| – | -$39K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
|
CG
107
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$16.2K | -469 | Closed |
|
108
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$5K | -150 | Closed |
|
|
WT
109
Washington Trust
Westerly,
Rhode Island
| – | -$2K | -50 | Closed |
|
110
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -32 | Closed |
|
|
ML
111
McAdam LLC
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$965 | -28 | -85% |
|
VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
104 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $289M — down 8.5% from $316M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new VIA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.15M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.9M sold.
- 104 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q3 2018, up from 99 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $289M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q3 2018, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q3 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.15M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q3 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $26.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.