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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

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608 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 184 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 9 (+4)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 66

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 583 → 608 (+25)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.9B → $12.9B (-$1.01B)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 229

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $183M | Put options by funds: $229M

Holders
608
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+4.29%
% of All Funds
15.95%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
98
Increased
184
Reduced
229
Closed
66
Calls
$183M
Puts
$229M
Net Calls
-$46.6M
Net Calls Change
-$184M

Top Buyers

1
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$314M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$228M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$126M
4
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
+$103M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$66.3M

Top Sellers

1
LP
Longview Partners
Guernsey
-$350M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$176M
3
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
-$149M
4
IC
Institutional Capital
Illinois
-$135M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
226
Cohen Capital Management
California
$2.79M -$1.29M -27,475 -29%
Asset Management One
227
Asset Management One
Japan
$2.69M +$92.2K +1,965 +3%
MME
228
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$2.62M +$2.99M +63,838 New
Tudor Investment Corp
229
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.6M +$2.96M +63,083 New
URS
230
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.56M – – –
ZIM
231
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.52M -$1.27M -26,986 -31%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
232
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$2.52M +$2.87M +61,171 New
CIM
233
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$2.5M -$4.76M -101,432 -63%
D.E. Shaw & Co
234
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.48M -$2.59M -55,243 -48%
CSS
235
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.47M +$2.44M +51,951 +645%
HNB
236
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$2.46M -$1.9M -40,415 -40%
HCM
237
Horan Capital Management
Maryland
$2.41M -$2.4M -51,231 -47%
SEI Investments
238
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.4M +$588K +12,530 +27%
CIBC Asset Management
239
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.31M -$572K -12,202 -18%
MHC
240
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$2.29M – – –
CC
241
Cipher Capital
New York
$2.24M +$2.55M +54,367 New
GH
242
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.18M -$32.1K -684 -1%
OIM
243
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$2.14M -$20.1K -429 -0.8%
MOACM
244
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.13M -$8.35K -178 -0.3%
QT
245
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$2.13M +$2.43M +51,711 New
NI
246
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$2.08M +$9.38K +200 +0.4%
AMI
247
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$2.06M – – –
UOC
248
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$2.06M -$3.52M -75,000 -60%
JHIU
249
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$2.04M -$117K -2,500 -5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
250
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.02M -$12.6M -269,414 -85%
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VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

608 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $12.9B — down 7.3% from $13.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new VIAB positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 184 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American International Group, adding an estimated $314M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, cutting an estimated $350M.

  • 608 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q4 2015, up from 583 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.9B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q4 2015, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q4 2015 and 66 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q4 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $314M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q4 2015 was Longview Partners, an estimated $350M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.