Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.
622 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.35B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 215 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 67
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.13B → $9.35B (+$217M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 628 → 622 (-6)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 215 | Existing positions reduced: 234
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $92.4M | Put options by funds: $158M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$132M |
| 2 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$50.6M |
| 4 |
HAM
Honeycomb Asset Management
New York
|
+$43.8M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$26.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$112M |
| 2 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$83.3M |
| 3 |
KP
Kiltearn Partners
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$59.6M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$59.6M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$59.5M |
VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
622 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $9.35B — up 2.4% from $9.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new VIAB positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 215 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $132M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $112M sold.
- 622 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q2 2019, down from 628 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $9.35B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q2 2019, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q2 2019 and 67 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q2 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $132M added.
- The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q2 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $112M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.