Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
627 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.7B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 257 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 646 → 627 (-19)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.2B → $24.7B (-$4.58B)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 70
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 257
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $113M | Put options by funds: $245M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
+$90.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$722M |
| 2 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$420M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$233M |
| 4 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$180M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$99.4M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
627 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $24.7B — down 16% from $29.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of VIAB and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 257 trimmed existing stakes and 207 added.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $722M.
- 627 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2014, down from 646 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $24.7B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2014, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 70 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $722M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.