Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
570 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.4B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $14.4B (+$3.81B)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 66
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 566 → 570 (+4)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 173 | Existing positions reduced: 209
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $166M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$878M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$827M |
| 3 |
PC
PointState Capital
New York
|
+$136M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$104M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$787M |
| 2 |
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$179M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$64.5M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$47.1M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$46.2M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
570 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $14.4B — up 36% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new VIAB positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 173 added to existing stakes and 209 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $878M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $787M.
- 570 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2017, up from 566 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $14.4B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 66 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $878M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $787M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.