Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
591 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.25B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 189 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 189
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 621 → 591 (-30)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.31B → $7.25B (-$2.07B)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 98
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 6 (-6)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.8M | Put options by funds: $113M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$79.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$75.8M |
| 3 |
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$66.5M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$61.6M |
| 5 |
PCM
Pentwater Capital Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$55.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$125M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$76.9M |
| 4 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
-$76M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$72.7M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
591 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $7.25B — down 22% from $9.31B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of VIAB and 73 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 189 trimmed existing stakes and 212 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $79.6M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $213M.
- 591 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2019, down from 621 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $7.25B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2019, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2019 and 98 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2019 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $79.6M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.