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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

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608 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 184 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 9 (+4)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 66

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 583 → 608 (+25)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.9B → $12.9B (-$1.01B)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 229

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $183M | Put options by funds: $229M

Holders
608
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+4.29%
% of All Funds
15.95%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
98
Increased
184
Reduced
229
Closed
66
Calls
$183M
Puts
$229M
Net Calls
-$46.6M
Net Calls Change
-$184M

Top Buyers

1
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$314M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$228M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$126M
4
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
+$103M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$66.3M

Top Sellers

1
LP
Longview Partners
Guernsey
-$350M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$176M
3
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
-$149M
4
IC
Institutional Capital
Illinois
-$135M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EGM
626
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$746K -17,280 Closed
PC
627
Palo Capital
California
– -$685K -15,885 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
628
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$741K -15,800 Closed
CP
629
Cinque Partners
California
– -$672K -15,566 Closed
LCS
630
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
– -$465K -10,780 Closed
AIA
631
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
– -$454K -10,523 Closed
Wellington Management Group
632
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$432K -10,000 Closed
H
633
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
– -$415K -9,612 Closed
SGH
634
Schonfeld Group Holdings
New York
– -$410K -9,500 Closed
CC
635
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$406K -9,412 Closed
RL
636
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
– -$385K -8,920 Closed
QI
637
Quotient Investors
New York
– -$367K -8,500 Closed
ECM
638
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
– -$357K -8,271 Closed
MNA
639
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
– -$348K -8,070 Closed
CA
640
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$343K -7,950 Closed
RHBC
641
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
– -$302K -7,000 Closed
N
642
Natixis
France
– -$298K -6,911 Closed
PP
643
Palladium Partners
Virginia
– -$275K -6,361 Closed
MYAM
644
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
– -$249K -5,768 Closed
MIC
645
MU Investments Company
Japan
– -$240K -5,600 Closed
PNC
646
Park National Corp
Ohio
– -$230K -5,320 Closed
MCM
647
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
– -$224K -5,199 Closed
TCM
648
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$221K -5,130 Closed
SIG
649
Schooner Investment Group
Pennsylvania
– -$214K -5,000 Closed
FBFS
650
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
– -$212K -4,908 Closed
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VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

608 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $12.9B — down 7.3% from $13.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new VIAB positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 184 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American International Group, adding an estimated $314M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, cutting an estimated $350M.

  • 608 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q4 2015, up from 583 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.9B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q4 2015, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q4 2015 and 66 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q4 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $314M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q4 2015 was Longview Partners, an estimated $350M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.