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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

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583 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 146 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $151M

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 229

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 678 → 583 (-95)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.5B → $13.9B (-$6.52B)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 5 (-5)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 146

Holders
583
Holders Change
-95
Holders Change %
-14.01%
% of All Funds
16.28%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
55
Increased
202
Reduced
229
Closed
146
Calls
$289M
Puts
$151M
Net Calls
+$138M
Net Calls Change
+$40.7M

Top Buyers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$1.62B
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$427M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$213M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$136M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$92M

Top Sellers

1
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$596M
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
-$365M
3
IC
Institutional Capital
Illinois
-$244M
4
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$172M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$143M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
626
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$1.98M -39,967 Closed
DCM
627
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$2.56M -39,624 Closed
AFA
628
Abacus FCF Advisors
Florida
– -$2.41M -37,350 Closed
HHC
629
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$2.4M -37,200 Closed
O
630
OppenheimerFunds
New York
– -$2.27M -35,078 Closed
ACM
631
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
– -$2.04M -31,601 Closed
SCA
632
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.96M -30,256 Closed
AHC
633
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
– -$1.9M -29,335 Closed
ARC
634
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
– -$1.81M -28,017 Closed
WIC
635
Water Island Capital
New York
– -$1.8M -27,892 Closed
MM
636
Midas Management
New York
– -$1.68M -26,000 Closed
SFP
637
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.44M -22,245 Closed
GKFF
638
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
– -$1.35M -20,823 Closed
Twin Tree Management
639
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$926K -18,683 Closed
DWM
640
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$1.2M -18,553 Closed
CAL
641
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$1.11M -17,239 Closed
SIM
642
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
– -$1.1M -17,055 Closed
MTIM
643
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.08M -16,750 Closed
LW
644
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
– -$1.01M -15,625 Closed
DWA
645
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
– -$981K -14,357 Closed
SAM
646
Symphony Asset Management
California
– -$840K -12,986 Closed
SLI
647
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
– -$839K -12,985 Closed
Verition Fund Management
648
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$816K -12,626 Closed
LOAMS
649
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
– -$722K -11,166 Closed
PTC
650
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$670K -10,368 Closed
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VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

583 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $13.9B — down 32% from $20.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 146 funds closed out of VIAB and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 91 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 202 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.62B. The largest seller was Manning & Napier Advisors, cutting an estimated $596M.

  • 583 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2015, down from 678 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.9B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2015, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 146 closed out, a net change of -91 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.62B added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $596M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.