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Viking Therapeutics

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.4M invested in Viking Therapeutics in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $871K | Put options by funds: $404K

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.26%34.71% (+0.44%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.5M → $72.4M (-$4.06M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 114107 (-7)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 23

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
107
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-6.14%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
22
Reduced
38
Closed
23
Calls
$871K
Puts
$404K
Net Calls
+$467K
Net Calls Change
-$712K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.06M
Millennium Management
2
Millennium Management
New York
$8.44M +$5.86M +1,788,275 +136%
Balyasny Asset Management
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$7.27M +$100K +30,613 +1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$3.99M +$128K +39,035 +3%
Marshall Wace
5
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$3.64M +$4.38M +1,337,380 New
LCM
6
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$3.53M -$81.3K -24,809 -2%
Walleye Capital
7
Walleye Capital
New York
$2.99M +$2.63M +802,330 +271%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.85M +$590K +180,200 +21%
Two Sigma Investments
9
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.68M -$182K -55,679 -5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.49M -$1.21M -369,962 -29%
Two Sigma Advisers
11
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.47M -$702K -214,400 -19%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.78M -$107K -32,712 -5%
DCM
13
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$1.5M +$295K +90,000 +19%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
14
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.32M +$1.6M +487,313 New
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.29M +$1.07M +326,442 +221%
IC
16
Ikarian Capital
Texas
$1.26M -$1.22M -372,119 -45%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.09M -$858K -261,927 -40%
Macquarie Group
18
Macquarie Group
Australia
$898K
DMKJ
19
David M. Knott Jr
$821K +$115K +35,000 +13%
CSS
20
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$790K -$135K -41,264 -12%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
21
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$707K +$121K +37,025 +17%
AAA
22
Affinity Asset Advisors
New York
$680K +$819K +250,000 New
UOC
23
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$672K +$809K +247,000 New
State Street
24
State Street
Massachusetts
$671K -$46.5K -14,200 -5%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$655K

VKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

107 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $72.4M — down 5.3% from $76.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of VKTX and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $5.86M. The largest seller was Park West Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.13M sold.

  • 107 institutional investors held Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) as of Q3 2022, down from 114 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $72.4M of Viking Therapeutics stock for Q3 2022, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Viking Therapeutics positions in Q3 2022 and 23 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics buyer in Q3 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $5.86M added.
  • The largest Viking Therapeutics seller in Q3 2022 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $7.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.