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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

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

628 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.12B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 190

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.18B → $9.12B (+$941M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 60

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 633628 (-5)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $289M

Holders
628
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.79%
% of All Funds
13.59%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
63
Increased
254
Reduced
190
Closed
60
Calls
$122M
Puts
$289M
Net Calls
-$167M
Net Calls Change
-$12.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.12B +$18.7M +651,740 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$780M +$6.2M +215,824 +0.8%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$503M +$59.9M +2,085,542 +13%
AQR Capital Management
4
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$294M +$88.3M +3,076,039 +40%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$251M +$5.96M +207,518 +2%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$217M -$26.7M -929,677 -11%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$169M +$16.6M +579,523 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$161M +$10.1M +352,702 +7%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$159M +$7.8M +271,721 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$144M -$524K -18,239 -0.4%
PP
11
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$139M +$18.4M +640,800 +15%
LSV Asset Management
12
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$136M +$8.69M +302,715 +7%
CCM
13
Causeway Capital Management
California
$134M -$30.5M -1,062,268 -18%
OP
14
Oldfield Partners
United Kingdom
$131M -$235K -8,200 -0.2%
Wellington Management Group
15
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$123M -$54.2M -1,887,604 -30%
Capital Research Global Investors
16
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$112M -$379M -13,192,244 -77%
AI
17
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$107M +$3.17M +110,605 +3%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$101M -$18.3M -636,422 -15%
TSW
19
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$100M +$30M +1,046,796 +41%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$98.4M +$55.7M +1,940,028 +124%
CIM
21
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$90.8M +$6.12M +213,030 +7%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$82.5M
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$81.6M -$4.2M -146,308 -5%
PAM
24
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$81M -$47.3M -1,647,399 -36%
Fidelity Investments
25
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$80.8M -$714K -24,876 -0.9%

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

628 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.12B — up 12% from $8.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VIAB positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 254 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $88.3M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $379M.

  • 628 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q1 2019, down from 633 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.12B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q1 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q1 2019 and 60 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q1 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $88.3M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q1 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $379M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.