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Viking Therapeutics

391 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.02B invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $231M | Put options by funds: $97.6M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 59

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 109

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $2.02B (+$140M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 372391 (+19)

1.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.28%67.83% (-1.4%)

Holders
391
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+5.11%
% of All Funds
5.15%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
82
Increased
149
Reduced
109
Closed
59
Calls
$231M
Puts
$97.6M
Net Calls
+$134M
Net Calls Change
+$7.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
51
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6.13M -$5.65M -214,495 -48%
TI
52
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$5.58M +$5.54M +210,428 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
53
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$5.45M -$3.18M -120,821 -37%
Swiss National Bank
54
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$5.4M +$247K +9,400 +5%
DP
55
Diadema Partners
New Jersey
$5.23M +$2.46M +93,347 +90%
N
56
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.09M -$5.07M -192,489 -50%
5VM
57
5AM Venture Management
California
$5.02M
Wells Fargo
58
Wells Fargo
California
$4.69M +$2.15M +81,596 +85%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
59
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.45M -$8.86M -336,693 -67%
ACM
60
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$4.34M +$2.24M +85,268 +109%
OC
61
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$4.19M +$360K +13,685 +9%
Cetera Investment Advisers
62
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.18M +$350K +13,289 +9%
Rafferty Asset Management
63
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$4.17M -$692K -26,270 -14%
Goldman Sachs
64
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.07M +$370K +14,063 +10%
Group One Trading
65
Group One Trading
Illinois
$3.95M +$699K +26,543 +22%
LPL Financial
66
LPL Financial
California
$3.67M +$520K +19,758 +17%
California Public Employees Retirement System
67
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.59M +$299K +11,349 +9%
KC
68
Kintayl Capital
New York
$3.43M +$780K +29,634 +30%
BAMCO Inc
69
BAMCO Inc
New York
$3.36M -$7.25M -275,470 -68%
Legal & General Group
70
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$3.27M +$162K +6,172 +5%
WAM
71
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.23M +$3.21M +121,776 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
72
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.15M
PIM
73
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$3.1M -$24.1K -917 -0.8%
ACA
74
Apis Capital Advisors
New York
$3.09M +$119K +4,506 +4%
RhumbLine Advisers
75
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.04M -$386K -14,662 -11%

VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

391 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.02B — up 7.5% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new VKTX positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $43.4M sold.

  • 391 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q2 2025, up from 372 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.02B of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q2 2025, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q2 2025 and 59 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q2 2025 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $33.2M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q2 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $43.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.