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Viking Therapeutics
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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

235% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.13M | Put options by funds: $933K

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 140 (+6)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 37

2.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.3% → 46.27% (-2%)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $238M → $166M (-$71.4M)

Holders
140
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.48%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
32
Increased
38
Reduced
37
Closed
25
Calls
$3.13M
Puts
$933K
Net Calls
+$2.2M
Net Calls Change
-$5.22M

Top Buyers

1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.66M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.36M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$821K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$779K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$591K

Top Sellers

1
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
-$5.7M
2
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$5.23M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$1.83M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
-$1.41M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
126
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.08K +550 New
GWM
127
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2K – – –
IA
128
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K -$16.2K -2,888 -99%
CFGS
129
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1K – – –
SSB
130
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$1K – – –
CFA
131
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1K +$1.72K +307 +653%
TWC
132
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$323 +$392 +70 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
133
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$184 +$3.56K +636 +2%
Bank of Montreal
134
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$849K -126,642 Closed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
135
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
– -$559K -89,000 Closed
WG
136
Winton Group
United Kingdom
– -$244K -38,927 Closed
BCI
137
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$202K -33,649 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
138
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$195K -31,050 Closed
ED
139
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$189K -30,145 Closed
QP
140
Quilter Plc
United Kingdom
– -$188K -30,000 Closed
ECM
141
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
– -$153K -24,405 Closed
Stifel Financial
142
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$130K -20,766 Closed
Principal Financial Group
143
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
– -$92K -14,727 Closed
OAM
144
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
– -$92K -14,614 Closed
DADC
145
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$79K -12,500 Closed
IWM
146
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$75K -12,000 Closed
HighTower Advisors
147
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$72K -11,561 Closed
JF
148
Jump Financial
Illinois
– -$68K -10,800 Closed
Victory Capital Management
149
Victory Capital Management
Texas
– -$64K -10,204 Closed
US Bancorp
150
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$29K -4,662 Closed
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VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

140 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $166M — down 30% from $238M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new VKTX positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $1.66M. The largest seller was Fiera Capital (Canada), cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 140 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q4 2021, up from 134 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $166M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q4 2021, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q4 2021 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q4 2021 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $1.66M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q4 2021 was Fiera Capital (Canada), an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.