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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

597 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.6B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 203 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

204% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $349M | Put options by funds: $115M

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 65

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 589597 (+8)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.4B → $12.6B (+$274M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 203 | Existing positions reduced: 215

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

Holders
597
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.36%
% of All Funds
15.93%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
80
Increased
203
Reduced
215
Closed
65
Calls
$349M
Puts
$115M
Net Calls
+$234M
Net Calls Change
+$120M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.76B +$46.3M +1,118,815 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$890M +$41.6M +1,007,008 +5%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$694M +$112M +2,710,443 +19%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$601M -$6.74M -163,127 -1%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$403M -$54.2M -1,310,249 -12%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$373M +$19.3M +466,491 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$349M +$10.8M +261,769 +3%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$330M +$22.3M +538,690 +7%
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
$322M +$15.2M +368,092 +5%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$307M -$27.7M -670,157 -8%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$263M -$9.34M -225,826 -3%
Capital International Investors
12
Capital International Investors
California
$263M +$11.1M +268,300 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
13
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$240M +$35.8M +865,540 +18%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$222M +$66.4M +1,604,976 +43%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$189M +$1.36M +32,776 +0.7%
YAM
16
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$181M -$3.56M -86,028 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
17
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$167M +$143M +3,464,370 +619%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$153M -$77.4M -1,870,903 -34%
TCIM
19
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$141M -$47.9M -1,157,900 -25%
PP
20
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$139M +$1.35M +32,600 +1%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$134M -$9.44M -228,243 -7%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$130M -$26.9M -651,081 -17%
AI
23
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$127M +$32.5M +786,197 +35%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$121M +$562K +13,587 +0.5%
NIMC
25
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$118M +$1.68M +40,644 +1%

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

597 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $12.6B — up 2.2% from $12.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VIAB positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 203 added to existing stakes and 215 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $139M.

  • 597 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q2 2016, up from 589 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $12.6B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q2 2016, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q2 2016 and 65 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q2 2016 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $139M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.