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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

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638 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.6B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 200 increasing their positions, 271 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 49

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 643 → 638 (-5)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30B → $28.6B (-$1.36B)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $183M

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 18 (-3)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 200 | Existing positions reduced: 271

Holders
638
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.78%
% of All Funds
18.43%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
56
Increased
200
Reduced
271
Closed
49
Calls
$170M
Puts
$183M
Net Calls
-$13.8M
Net Calls Change
+$47.7M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$230M
2
CM
Corvex Management
New York
+$106M
3
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
+$74.9M
4
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$61.4M
5
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$59.4M

Top Sellers

1
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
-$130M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$102M
3
RL
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
-$88.8M
4
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$73.6M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$73.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71B +$3.54M +41,617 +0.2%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$1.6B -$34.2M -401,850 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.37B -$102M -1,196,270 -7%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.01B -$31M -364,298 -3%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$943M +$230M +2,700,969 +32%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$930M +$4.87M +57,245 +0.5%
Lazard Asset Management
7
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$872M -$5.52M -64,881 -0.6%
YAM
8
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$798M -$3.61M -42,367 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$708M -$34.9M -410,352 -5%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$701M – – –
LP
11
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$697M -$4.96M -58,300 -0.7%
IC
12
Institutional Capital
Illinois
$667M -$8.07M -94,757 -1%
Berkshire Hathaway
13
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$647M – – –
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$597M -$28.4M -334,144 -5%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$472M +$57M +669,326 +14%
Edgewood Management
16
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$463M +$61.4M +721,565 +15%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$461M -$1.81M -21,298 -0.4%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$457M -$24.5M -287,250 -5%
JHIU
19
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$435M +$45M +528,261 +12%
Capital World Investors
20
Capital World Investors
California
$423M +$2.47M +29,000 +0.6%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$420M -$22.2M -260,334 -5%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$411M +$2.98M +34,976 +0.7%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$352M +$59.2M +695,602 +20%
MNA
24
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$340M -$73.6M -864,170 -18%
BFA
25
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$328M -$208K -2,447 -0.1%
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VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

638 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $28.6B — down 4.5% from $30B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new VIAB positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 200 added to existing stakes and 271 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $230M. The largest seller was Fred Alger Management, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 638 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2014, down from 643 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $28.6B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2014, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2014 and 49 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $230M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2014 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.