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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

678 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.5B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 232 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 39

66% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $147M

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 648678 (+30)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.1B → $20.5B (-$602M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 250

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1210 (-2)

Holders
678
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+4.63%
% of All Funds
18.27%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
74
Increased
232
Reduced
250
Closed
39
Calls
$244M
Puts
$147M
Net Calls
+$96.9M
Net Calls Change
+$53.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.24B -$62M -914,758 -5%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$968M -$88.8M -1,311,150 -8%
MNA
3
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$802M +$363M +5,361,573 +80%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$763M +$23M +338,976 +3%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$756M -$74.4M -1,098,702 -9%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$738M -$10.7M -157,411 -1%
YAM
7
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$599M -$4.89M -72,242 -0.8%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$597M +$40.6M +600,000 +7%
LP
9
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$560M -$18M -265,053 -3%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$537M +$26.3M +388,032 +5%
IC
11
Institutional Capital
Illinois
$520M -$11.6M -170,814 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
12
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$507M -$4.22M -62,365 -0.8%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$502M +$71.8M +1,059,842 +16%
T. Rowe Price Associates
14
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$482M -$46.6M -688,704 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$474M +$31.9M +471,168 +7%
Berkshire Hathaway
16
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$365M -$177M -2,618,358 -32%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$316M +$2.45M +36,186 +0.7%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$299M -$49.8M -734,921 -14%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$264M -$4.27M -63,067 -2%
BFA
20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$261M -$18.9M -278,841 -6%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$241M -$15M -222,023 -6%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$235M -$10.4M -153,238 -4%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$234M +$80.3M +1,185,609 +49%
LSV Asset Management
24
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$230M +$23.1M +341,100 +11%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$198M +$37.5M +552,927 +22%

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

678 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $20.5B — down 2.9% from $21.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new VIAB positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 232 added to existing stakes and 250 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manning & Napier Advisors, adding an estimated $363M. The largest seller was Berkshire Hathaway, cutting an estimated $177M.

  • 678 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q2 2015, up from 648 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.5B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q2 2015, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q2 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q2 2015 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $363M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q2 2015 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.