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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

589 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 239 increasing their positions, 191 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

135% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $84.6M

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 239 | Existing positions reduced: 191

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $12.4B (-$557M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 608589 (-19)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 77

Holders
589
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
15.69%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
64
Increased
239
Reduced
191
Closed
77
Calls
$199M
Puts
$84.6M
Net Calls
+$114M
Net Calls Change
+$161M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAM
601
PineView Asset Management
Connecticut
-$5.85M -142,229 Closed
TI
602
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$5.14M -124,900 Closed
HHC
603
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$4.75M -115,400 Closed
CAM
604
Centre Asset Management
New York
-$4.57M -111,040 Closed
AGC
605
Alden Global Capital
Florida
-$4.41M -107,200 Closed
SFM
606
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$4.12M -100,000 Closed
GCP
607
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$3.85M -93,487 Closed
ARTA
608
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
-$3.46M -84,151 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
609
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
-$3.04M -73,791 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
610
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$2.6M -63,083 Closed
CIM
611
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
-$2.5M -60,773 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
612
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.39M -60,157 Closed
UOC
613
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$2.06M -50,000 Closed
PCM
614
Prelude Capital Management
New York
-$1.98M -48,044 Closed
Handelsbanken Fonder
615
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
-$1.67M -40,450 Closed
GAMA
616
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
-$1.64M -39,807 Closed
JIR
617
James Investment Research
Ohio
-$1.58M -38,460 Closed
QAM
618
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
-$1.54M -37,500 Closed
CEP
619
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
-$1.48M -35,910 Closed
PP
620
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$1.25M -31,565 Closed
BCM
621
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$1.29M -31,244 Closed
WCA
622
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
-$1.2M -29,060 Closed
SS
623
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$1.13M -27,351 Closed
HI
624
HBK Investments
Texas
-$1.01M -24,450 Closed
HWP
625
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
-$726K -17,656 Closed

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

589 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.4B — down 4.3% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 77 funds closed out of VIAB and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 191 trimmed existing stakes and 239 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $144M.

  • 589 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2016, down from 608 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.4B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2016, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2016 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $144M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.