Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
648 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 215
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $240M | Put options by funds: $197M
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 675 → 648 (-27)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.8B → $21.1B (-$2.69B)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$221M |
| 2 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$96.7M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$93.6M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$79.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$236M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$221M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$137M |
| 4 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$131M |
| 5 |
RL
Ruffer LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$128M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
648 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $21.1B — down 11% from $23.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of VIAB and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 215 trimmed existing stakes and 269 added.
The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $221M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $236M.
- 648 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2015, down from 675 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $21.1B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2015 and 76 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2015 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $221M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $236M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.