Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
533 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.94B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 173
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 548 → 533 (-15)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 71
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.8B → $8.94B (-$1.83B)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $85M | Put options by funds: $164M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$193M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$152M |
| 3 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$118M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$46.2M |
| 5 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$46.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$200M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$158M |
| 3 |
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
|
-$118M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$81.8M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$71.2M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
533 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $8.94B — down 17% from $10.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of VIAB and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 173 trimmed existing stakes and 197 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $200M.
- 533 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2017, down from 548 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $8.94B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $193M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $200M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.