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Viking Therapeutics
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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $260M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

291% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.57M | Put options by funds: $2.19M

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $212M → $260M (+$47.5M)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 43

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 20

4.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.73% → 56.03% (+4.3%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 144 (+1)

Holders
144
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.7%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
50
Reduced
43
Closed
20
Calls
$8.57M
Puts
$2.19M
Net Calls
+$6.38M
Net Calls Change
+$4.46M

Top Buyers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$12M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$5.86M
3
IC
Ikarian Capital
Texas
+$5.1M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$3.96M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$2.92M

Top Sellers

1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$6.04M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$2.46M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$1.82M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.35M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACH
1
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$48.4M -$6.04M -858,938 -10%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$42.9M +$12M +1,711,888 +34%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$33.7M +$75.8K +10,773 +0.2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$20.5M -$973K -138,325 -4%
PWAM
5
Park West Asset Management
California
$10.1M +$752K +106,922 +7%
Two Sigma Investments
6
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$7.1M +$5.86M +832,611 +287%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
7
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$7.05M +$60.2K +8,556 +0.8%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.73M +$640K +90,936 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
9
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$6.49M +$3.96M +562,700 +121%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.33M -$2.46M -349,322 -26%
IC
11
Ikarian Capital
Texas
$4.58M +$5.1M +724,754 New
SCM
12
Sio Capital Management
New York
$3.6M -$281K -40,000 -7%
DCM
13
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$2.83M -$59.8K -8,500 -2%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$2.73M +$2.92M +415,276 +2,409%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.54M +$762K +108,349 +37%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.46M +$974K +138,468 +55%
BBA
17
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
$2.3M – – –
Rafferty Asset Management
18
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$2.2M +$2.05M +291,934 +521%
Macquarie Group
19
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.1M -$4.2K -597 -0.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.98M +$802K +114,045 +57%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.93M +$1.55M +220,695 +260%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
22
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.91M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.89M -$3.49K -496 -0.2%
N
24
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.88M -$93.3K -13,262 -4%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.8M +$431K +61,194 +27%
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VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

144 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $260M — up 22% from $212M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VKTX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $6.04M.

  • 144 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q1 2021, up from 143 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $260M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q1 2021, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q1 2021 and 20 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q1 2021 was State Street, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q1 2021 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $6.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.