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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A

Delisted

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

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $716M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $697M → $716M (+$18.7M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7270 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
70
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
2.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
6
Increased
21
Reduced
16
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$297M +$536K +6,297 +0.2%
GF
2
Gabelli Funds
New York
$168M +$936K +11,000 +0.6%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$96.6M -$800K -9,410 -0.8%
PHAM
4
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
$35.6M
ICM
5
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$25.3M +$3.9M +45,811 +19%
JIR
6
James Investment Research
Ohio
$16.1M -$89.7K -1,055 -0.6%
AIM
7
Act II Management
New York
$11.3M +$833K +9,794 +8%
CC
8
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$11M +$44.6K +524 +0.4%
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.24M +$595K +7,000 +7%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.39M -$63.6K -748 -0.9%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3M +$1.47M +17,318 +101%
First Manhattan
12
First Manhattan
New York
$2.73M +$6.38K +75 +0.2%
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$2.34M +$85.4K +1,004 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.2M +$126K +1,485 +6%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$2.15M -$10.4K -122 -0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.07M
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.97M +$90K +1,058 +5%
MIG
18
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.7M -$8.51K -100 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.66M +$377K +4,426 +30%
TAM
20
Tealwood Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.63M -$6.8K -80 -0.4%
GH
21
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.39M
BPGAM
22
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$1.31M +$1.28M +15,060 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.25M +$58.9K +692 +5%
AAM
24
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.2M +$518K +6,092 +78%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$1.05M -$197K -2,316 -16%

VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

70 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $716M — up 2.7% from $697M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VIA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Ionic Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.9M. The largest seller was Levin Capital Strategies, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.19M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q2 2014, down from 72 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $716M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q2 2014, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q2 2014 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $3.9M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q2 2014 was Levin Capital Strategies, an estimated $1.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.