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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
FNBOMD
676
First National Bank of Mount Dora
Florida
– -$332K -5,127 Closed
DTL
677
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$321K -4,978 Closed
OMC
678
Overbrook Management Corp
New York
– -$318K -4,915 Closed
QAM
679
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
– -$317K -4,900 Closed
KSA
680
Ken Stern & Associates
California
– -$316K -4,888 Closed
HHGA
681
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
– -$307K -4,748 Closed
ICAS
682
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
– -$304K -4,710 Closed
WB
683
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
– -$303K -4,684 Closed
SC
684
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$298K -4,623 Closed
BA
685
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$298K -4,611 Closed
CNBT
686
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
New York
– -$296K -4,572 Closed
NPF
687
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
– -$291K -4,500 Closed
FWCM
688
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
– -$284K -4,401 Closed
CC
689
Courier Capital
New York
– -$281K -4,342 Closed
SAM
690
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
– -$273K -4,230 Closed
NSAM
691
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
– -$259K -4,012 Closed
Jones Financial Companies
692
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
– -$251K -3,885 Closed
TC
693
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
– -$249K -3,850 Closed
AP
694
Advisor Partners
California
– -$261K -3,847 Closed
WJA
695
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
– -$246K -3,806 Closed
CT
696
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
– -$246K -3,800 Closed
1SB
697
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
– -$244K -3,776 Closed
William Blair & Company
698
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$241K -3,739 Closed
BAM
699
Burnham Asset Management
New York
– -$230K -3,558 Closed
NG
700
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
– -$227K -3,513 Closed
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VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

583 of the 3,582 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.