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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A

Delisted

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

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $337M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.36M | Put options by funds: $4.74M

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9397 (+4)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 28

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $348M → $337M (-$11M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.3%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
30
Reduced
28
Closed
11
Calls
$5.36M
Puts
$4.74M
Net Calls
+$622K
Net Calls Change
+$4.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$135M -$1.06M -21,750 -0.7%
GF
2
Gabelli Funds
New York
$82.7M -$97.5K -2,000 -0.1%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$30.2M -$1.99M -40,895 -6%
GCM
4
Gruss Capital Management
New York
$13.2M +$6.34M +129,973 +76%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$11.4M
PHAM
6
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
$7.04M -$4.88M -100,000 -38%
TAM
7
Tealwood Asset Management
Minnesota
$6.3M -$686K -14,075 -10%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.5M +$1.28M +26,304 +49%
SMC
9
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$3.19M -$4.39M -90,076 -55%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.11M -$69.5K -1,426 -2%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.51M -$1.27M -26,068 -31%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.25M +$326K +6,688 +15%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.13M -$2.12M -43,554 -47%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.72M +$432K +8,849 +29%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.66M +$91.2K +1,870 +5%
First Manhattan
16
First Manhattan
New York
$1.55M -$73.1K -1,500 -4%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$1.45M +$1.61M +32,943 New
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.38M -$32.8K -673 -2%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
19
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.32M
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.29M
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.29M +$883K +18,107 +161%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.28M +$39.2K +803 +3%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.17M +$1.21M +24,757 +1,300%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.09M +$155K +3,172 +15%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.03M +$173K +3,542 +18%

VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

97 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $337M — down 3.2% from $348M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VIA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gruss Capital Management, adding an estimated $6.34M. The largest seller was Pacific Heights Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.88M.

  • 97 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q4 2015, up from 93 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $337M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q4 2015, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Gruss Capital Management, an estimated $6.34M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q4 2015 was Pacific Heights Asset Management, an estimated $4.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.