Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
567 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 227 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 79
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 583 → 567 (-16)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $10.6B (-$961M)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 227
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $201M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$364M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$74.3M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$59.7M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$54.1M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$44.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$289M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$185M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$111M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$109M |
| 5 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$105M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
567 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10.6B — down 8.3% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of VIAB and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 227 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $364M. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $289M.
- 567 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q4 2016, down from 583 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $10.6B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q4 2016, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q4 2016 and 79 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q4 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $364M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q4 2016 was American International Group, an estimated $289M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.