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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA

Delisted

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

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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $697M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $739M → $697M (-$41.8M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 72 (-6)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
72
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
6
Increased
18
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$18.3M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$1.24M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$895K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$662K
5
AG
Aperio Group
California
+$590K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PHAM
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
-$17.1M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.5M
3
CIP
Centerline Investment Partners
New York
-$8.69M
4
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$4.03M
5
AIM
Act II Management
New York
-$2.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$292M -$4.03M -47,313 -1%
GF
2
Gabelli Funds
New York
$164M +$171K +2,000 +0.1%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$95.8M -$457K -5,360 -0.5%
PHAM
4
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
$35M -$17.1M -200,000 -33%
ICM
5
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$20.9M +$18.3M +214,354 +690%
JIR
6
James Investment Research
Ohio
$15.9M -$40.9K -480 -0.3%
CC
7
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$10.8M +$203K +2,386 +2%
AIM
8
Act II Management
New York
$10.3M -$2.29M -26,897 -18%
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.49M +$895K +10,500 +12%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.33M +$7.33M +85,923 New
First Manhattan
11
First Manhattan
New York
$2.67M – – –
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$2.21M +$1.24M +14,530 +127%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$2.13M -$2.64K -31 -0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.03M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.03M +$145K +1,698 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.85M +$115K +1,345 +7%
MIG
17
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.68M -$8.53K -100 -0.5%
TAM
18
Tealwood Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.6M -$5.54K -65 -0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.47M +$354K +4,156 +32%
SIM
20
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.46M -$443K -5,200 -23%
GH
21
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.36M – – –
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25M -$99.4K -1,165 -7%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$1.23M -$230K -2,693 -16%
LCS
24
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$1.19M +$173K +2,031 +17%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.17M +$60.8K +713 +5%
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VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

72 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $697M — down 5.7% from $739M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of VIA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Ionic Capital Management, adding an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was Pacific Heights Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.1M.

  • 72 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q1 2014, down from 78 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $697M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q1 2014, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q1 2014 was Pacific Heights Asset Management, an estimated $17.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.