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Viking Therapeutics
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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $230M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.28M | Put options by funds: $2.76M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 140 (+2)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.42% → 54.37% (-1%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $230M (-$60M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
140
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.45%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
34
Reduced
49
Closed
14
Calls
$8.28M
Puts
$2.76M
Net Calls
+$5.52M
Net Calls Change
-$4.34M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$5.38M
2
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
+$2.4M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$1.74M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.61M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$3.27M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.74M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.52M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.07M
5
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$1.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$1.43M -$67.9K -9,865 -4%
WG
27
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$1.39M -$821K -119,239 -33%
DMK
28
David M. Knott
$1.27M – – –
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.26M +$201K +29,123 +15%
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.23M -$8.59K -1,247 -0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
31
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.16M +$51.3K +7,452 +4%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$905K -$42.2K -6,131 -4%
Rafferty Asset Management
33
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$888K +$690K +100,155 +191%
Swiss National Bank
34
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$856K – – –
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$839K -$60.3K -8,758 -6%
Invesco
36
Invesco
Georgia
$834K +$6.47K +940 +0.7%
Group One Trading
37
Group One Trading
Illinois
$809K +$72.6K +10,543 +8%
ERSOT
38
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$808K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$792K +$23.4K +3,400 +3%
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$763K +$278K +40,426 +45%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$739K -$108K -15,743 -11%
CC
42
Cornerstone Capital
California
$730K +$74.7K +10,852 +9%
LSA
43
L & S Advisors
California
$669K -$629K -91,323 -44%
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$660K -$67.5K -9,798 -8%
William Blair & Company
45
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$637K +$250K +36,335 +50%
Victory Capital Management
46
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$628K -$289K -42,029 -28%
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$621K -$97K -14,089 -12%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
48
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$583K -$1.92M -278,780 -74%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
49
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$580K – – –
Squarepoint
50
Squarepoint
New York
$580K +$686K +99,684 New
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VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

140 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $230M — down 21% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VKTX positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $5.38M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $3.27M.

  • 140 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q3 2020, up from 138 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $230M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q3 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q3 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q3 2020 was State Street, an estimated $5.38M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q3 2020 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $3.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.