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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
NERM
651
New England Research & Management
Illinois
– -$663K -10,250 Closed
Victory Capital Management
652
Victory Capital Management
Texas
– -$607K -9,390 Closed
DWT
653
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
– -$604K -9,350 Closed
LCM
654
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$599K -9,273 Closed
CAM
655
Carret Asset Management
New York
– -$584K -9,032 Closed
PLFAM
656
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
– -$565K -8,735 Closed
AGM
657
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$545K -8,434 Closed
CK
658
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado
– -$543K -8,405 Closed
SBH
659
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
– -$533K -8,240 Closed
HAM
660
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$529K -8,186 Closed
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
661
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
– -$517K -8,000 Closed
WCA
662
Westover Capital Advisors
Delaware
– -$516K -7,977 Closed
FL
663
Fort LP
Maryland
– -$515K -7,965 Closed
BTS
664
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$510K -7,893 Closed
GCM
665
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$485K -7,500 Closed
VAM
666
Visium Asset Management
New York
– -$478K -7,400 Closed
BF
667
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$428K -6,620 Closed
TI
668
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$426K -6,600 Closed
BCMO
669
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
– -$417K -6,414 Closed
CPIM
670
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
– -$406K -6,295 Closed
IB
671
Intrust Bank
Kansas
– -$405K -6,267 Closed
MRCM
672
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$389K -6,017 Closed
HFS
673
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$385K -5,958 Closed
TAM
674
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$364K -5,637 Closed
Baird Financial Group
675
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$341K -5,278 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.