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VIA

Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA

Delisted

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

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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in Viacom Inc. Class A in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 9

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $255M (+$37.3M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 97 (+6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $97K | Put options by funds: $259K

Holders
97
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.59%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
9
Calls
$97K
Puts
$259K
Net Calls
-$162K
Net Calls Change
-$162K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.55M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$791K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$704K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$477K
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$469K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$996K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$671K
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$663K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$609K
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$543K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
1
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$81.8M -$996K -29,882 -1%
GF
2
Gabelli Funds
New York
$61M -$30K -900 -0%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$40.9M +$299K +8,969 +0.7%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$14M -$525K -15,754 -4%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.3M -$282K -8,472 -2%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$10.5M +$791K +23,726 +8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.85M -$22.4K -673 -0.8%
Arrowstreet Capital
8
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.31M +$1.55M +46,504 +189%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$469K +14,082 +27%
MSL
10
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.05M -$173K -5,176 -8%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.84M +$47.7K +1,431 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.82M +$477K +14,298 +34%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$1.52M +$704K +21,132 +82%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.4M -$609K -18,278 -30%
TCIM
15
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.37M +$293K +8,800 +26%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.37M +$149K +4,474 +12%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.33M -$671K -20,128 -33%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.25M +$216K +6,474 +20%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$1.2M +$283K +8,502 +30%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$90.1K +2,704 +8%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$890K +$10.1K +303 +1%
KIG
22
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$763K -$15.3K -459 -2%
SMC
23
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$634K – – –
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$564K -$6.53K -196 -1%
LFM
25
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$561K – – –
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VIA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

97 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $255M — up 17% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new VIA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $1.55M. The largest seller was GAMCO Investors, cutting an estimated $996K.

  • 97 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class A (VIA) as of Q1 2019, up from 91 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $255M of Viacom Inc. Class A stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class A positions in Q1 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A buyer in Q1 2019 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $1.55M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class A seller in Q1 2019 was GAMCO Investors, an estimated $996K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.