Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
643 hedge funds and large institutions have $30B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 265 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
144% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 39
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 591 → 643 (+52)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.7B → $30B (+$294M)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $364M | Put options by funds: $425M
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 21 (-5)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 265
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$82M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$78.3M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$67.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$212M |
| 2 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$141M |
| 3 |
IC
Institutional Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$118M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$100M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$86.4M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
643 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $30B — up 0.99% from $29.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new VIAB positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 192 added to existing stakes and 265 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $212M.
- 643 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q4 2013, up from 591 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $30B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q4 2013, up 0.99% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q4 2013 and 39 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q4 2013 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q4 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $212M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.