Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
590 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 240 increasing their positions, 191 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
135% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $84.6M
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 240 | Existing positions reduced: 191
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13B → $12.5B (-$434M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 608 → 590 (-18)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$151M |
| 2 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$62M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$52.4M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$38.1M |
| 5 |
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$35.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$144M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$129M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$90M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$85M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
590 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.5B — down 3.3% from $13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of VIAB and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 191 trimmed existing stakes and 240 added.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $144M.
- 590 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2016, down from 608 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $12.5B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2016, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2016 and 76 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $151M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2016 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $144M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.