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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
Simplex Trading
251
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.02M +$859K +18,313 +60%
Natixis Advisors
252
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2M -$1.38M -29,467 -38%
PCM
253
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$1.98M +$2.25M +48,044 New
LPL Financial
254
LPL Financial
California
$1.95M +$1.3M +27,678 +135%
TRSOTSOK
255
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.91M -$169K -3,600 -7%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
256
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.9M -$218K -4,640 -9%
B
257
Barings
North Carolina
$1.87M – – –
MSA
258
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.87M +$18.7K +398 +0.9%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
259
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$1.86M +$47K +1,003 +2%
Nomura Asset Management
260
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.85M -$66K -1,407 -3%
Janus Henderson Group
261
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.83M -$338K -7,215 -14%
AMM
262
American Money Management
California
$1.82M +$448K +9,554 +28%
PAM
263
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$1.81M +$2.07M +44,038 New
YCM
264
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.77M +$2.02M +43,009 New
EIM
265
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.75M – – –
TG
266
TCW Group
California
$1.74M +$533K +11,363 +37%
DILH
267
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$1.74M -$82.5K -1,760 -4%
WAM
268
World Asset Management
Michigan
$1.72M +$19.1K +408 +1%
SAM
269
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.71M -$1.44M -30,633 -42%
FM
270
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$1.69M +$461K +9,829 +31%
ETM
271
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$1.68M +$1.92M +40,837 New
Handelsbanken Fonder
272
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$1.67M +$1.9M +40,450 New
GAMA
273
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
$1.64M +$1.87M +39,807 New
LS
274
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$1.63M – – –
EA
275
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$1.62M +$1.01M +21,598 +121%
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11
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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.