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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA

Delisted

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

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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
94
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.05%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
21
Reduced
28
Closed
13
Calls
$551K
Puts
$975K
Net Calls
-$424K
Net Calls Change
+$4.59M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$474K
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$473K
3
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$442K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$438K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$352K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$5.97M
2
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$3.71M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$1.1M
4
PHAM
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
-$862K
5
LFM
Lumina Fund Management
New York
-$746K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$106M -$3.71M -111,861 -4%
GF
2
Gabelli Funds
New York
$65.3M +$442K +13,326 +0.7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$38.4M +$12.5K +377 +0%
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$35.3M -$5.97M -180,240 -15%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$18M -$648K -19,541 -4%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.7M -$255K -7,689 -2%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$8.01M +$473K +14,274 +7%
LFM
8
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$5.81M -$746K -22,500 -11%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.74M -$704K -21,241 -17%
PHAM
10
Pacific Heights Asset Management
California
$3.73M -$862K -26,000 -20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.68M +$218K +6,587 +9%
SMC
12
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$2.44M – – –
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$167K +5,026 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.83M +$106K +3,203 +7%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.38M -$260K -7,842 -17%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$205K -6,174 -14%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06M +$352K +10,610 +53%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.01M -$59.8K -1,803 -6%
Prudential Financial
19
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$866K +$23.2K +700 +3%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$853K -$2.35K -71 -0.3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
21
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$779K – – –
FDCDDQ
22
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$721K -$4.24K -128 -1%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$658K +$112K +3,371 +22%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$641K +$60.9K +1,837 +11%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
25
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$589K +$5.54K +167 +1%
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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.