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Viking Therapeutics
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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $280M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.3M | Put options by funds: $7.82M

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 42

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

6.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.59% → 56.37% (-6.2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 144 (-12)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $374M → $280M (-$94.2M)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
144
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
46
Reduced
42
Closed
25
Calls
$17.3M
Puts
$7.82M
Net Calls
+$9.51M
Net Calls Change
+$2.31M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
+$9.51M
2
AG
Artal Group
Luxembourg
+$1.86M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.67M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.26M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$1.14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$22.8M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.17M
3
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
-$4.02M
4
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
-$3.95M
5
OM
Opaleye Management
Massachusetts
-$3.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
26
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$1.77M -$1.68M -226,052 -47%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$1.76M +$71.5K +9,630 +4%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.73M +$1.67M +224,456 +849%
HVC
29
Healthcare Value Capital
New Jersey
$1.72M – – –
CC
30
Cornerstone Capital
California
$1.71M -$7.43K -1,000 -0.4%
DMK
31
David M. Knott
$1.5M – – –
LSA
32
L & S Advisors
California
$1.47M +$113K +15,275 +8%
DCM
33
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$1.44M – – –
RPAM
34
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$1.38M -$680K -91,499 -31%
SC
35
Sculptor Capital
New York
$1.19M -$1.95M -262,100 -60%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$1.16M +$1.26M +169,070 New
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.14M -$23K -3,098 -2%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.12M +$104K +14,021 +9%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$1.09M +$209K +28,081 +21%
Victory Capital Management
40
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.09M +$1.14M +153,057 +2,722%
William Blair & Company
41
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.03M -$60.5K -8,150 -5%
AA
42
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$991K -$50.4K -6,791 -5%
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$987K +$138K +18,596 +15%
ERSOT
44
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$955K +$407K +54,826 +65%
Group One Trading
45
Group One Trading
Illinois
$835K +$660K +88,820 +272%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$823K – – –
Verition Fund Management
47
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$751K -$477K -64,183 -37%
VRS
48
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$707K -$9.65K -1,300 -1%
NAM
49
Nexpoint Asset Management
Texas
$705K +$761K +102,492 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$696K +$8.96K +1,207 +1%
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VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

144 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $280M — down 25% from $374M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of VKTX and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, adding an estimated $9.51M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $22.8M.

  • 144 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q3 2019, down from 156 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $280M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q3 2019, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q3 2019 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $9.51M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q3 2019 was State Street, an estimated $22.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.