Veru
VERU
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in Veru in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 75 (-2)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $106M → $101M (-$5.71M)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50K | Put options by funds: $75K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.88M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.1M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$660K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$640K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$462K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EA
Emerald Advisers
Leola,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.31M |
| 2 |
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Leola,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.04M |
| 3 |
ZIM
ZPR Investment Management
Orange City,
Florida
|
-$2.75M |
| 4 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$421K |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$297K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EA
76
Emerald Advisers
Leola,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$6.31M | -63,998 | Closed |
|
|
EMFAT
77
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Leola,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4.04M | -40,937 | Closed |
|
|
ZIM
78
ZPR Investment Management
Orange City,
Florida
| – | -$2.75M | -27,893 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
79
Ashford Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$175K | -1,770 | Closed |
|
|
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$173K | -1,756 | Closed |
|
81
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$124K | -1,257 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
82
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$18K | -180 | Closed |
|
|
OA
83
OFI Advisors
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$9K | -93 | Closed |
|
|
HMS
84
Hanseatic Management Services
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
| – | -$9K | -87 | Closed |
|
VERU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
75 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Veru (VERU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $101M — down 5.4% from $106M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VERU and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.
The largest buyer was TCW Group, adding an estimated $3.88M. The largest seller was Emerald Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.31M sold.
- 75 institutional investors held Veru (VERU) as of Q3 2013, down from 77 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $101M of Veru stock for Q3 2013, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Veru positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Veru buyer in Q3 2013 was TCW Group, an estimated $3.88M added.
- The largest Veru seller in Q3 2013 was Emerald Advisers, an estimated $6.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.