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Viking Therapeutics
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14 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1

57% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08M → $1.7M (+$618K)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 13 → 14 (+1)

Holders
14
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
1
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SCM
Sio Capital Management
New York
+$391K
2
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
+$43.7K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$31.2K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$28.2K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$19.5K

Top Sellers

1
ARTA
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
-$25K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$21K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$4K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$265
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Sio Capital Management
New York
$1.19M +$391K +295,523 +53%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$313K +$19.5K +14,721 +7%
SKK
3
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$46K +$43.7K +33,000 New
Geode Capital Management
4
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$44K – – –
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$33K +$31.2K +23,578 New
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$30K +$28.2K +21,300 New
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24K – – –
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$9K – – –
AIM
9
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$5K +$1.85K +1,400 +61%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$265 -200 -27%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1K +$22 +17 +3%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1K +$75 +57 +9%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1K +$662 +500 New
ARTA
15
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$25K -20,300 Closed
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$21K -16,624 Closed
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$4K -3,252 Closed

VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

14 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.7M — up 57% from $1.08M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new VKTX positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sio Capital Management, adding an estimated $391K. The largest seller was A.R.T. Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $25K sold.

  • 14 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q3 2016, up from 13 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.7M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q3 2016, up 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q3 2016 was Sio Capital Management, an estimated $391K added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q3 2016 was A.R.T. Advisors, an estimated $25K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.