Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
594 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 216 increasing their positions, 178 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 216 | Existing positions reduced: 178
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.71B → $10.9B (+$1.16B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 569 → 594 (+25)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $72M | Put options by funds: $138M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$92M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$57.3M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$56.2M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$43.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$37.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$476M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$77.3M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.8M |
| 4 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$30.4M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$30M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
594 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.9B — up 12% from $9.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new VIAB positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 216 added to existing stakes and 178 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Panagora Asset Management, adding an estimated $92M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $476M.
- 594 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2018, up from 569 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $10.9B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2018 was Panagora Asset Management, an estimated $92M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $476M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.