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VMEM

VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM

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VMEM was delisted on the 27th of October, 2016.

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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $134M invested in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 13

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $291K | Put options by funds: $244K

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 87 (+12)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 19

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $134M (+$13.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
27
Increased
22
Reduced
19
Closed
13
Calls
$291K
Puts
$244K
Net Calls
+$47K
Net Calls Change
-$266K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$8.01M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$6.48M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.52M
4
JIC
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
+$1.19M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCO
MAK Capital One
New York
-$3.81M
2
EGM
Espalier Global Management
New York
-$3.65M
3
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$2.85M
4
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$2.6M
5
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
-$2.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BIM
26
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.1M -$20.5K -1,078 -2%
HIM
27
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$956K – – –
ARTA
28
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$921K +$913K +48,075 New
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$911K +$903K +47,555 New
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$843K +$539K +28,395 +182%
D.E. Shaw & Co
31
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$834K +$826K +43,509 New
SCM
32
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$750K +$743K +39,145 New
AIG
33
American International Group
New York
$716K +$16.8K +887 +2%
NG
34
Northstar Group
New York
$713K +$706K +37,192 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
35
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$712K +$3K +158 +0.4%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$564K – – –
TA
37
Teachers Advisors
New York
$538K – – –
PTC
38
Peak Ten Capital
New York
$465K +$460K +24,252 New
Swiss National Bank
39
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$427K +$423K +22,300 New
SIM
40
Spark Investment Management
New York
$383K +$380K +20,000 New
PCM
41
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$311K +$47.5K +2,500 +18%
MLICM
42
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$308K – – –
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$302K +$67.7K +3,565 +29%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$294K +$9.25K +487 +3%
CD
45
Carl Domino
Florida
$292K -$61.7K -3,250 -18%
NFA
46
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$292K -$2.56K -135 -0.9%
CSS
47
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$289K +$287K +15,099 New
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$286K -$704K -37,105 -71%
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$242K -$182K -9,598 -43%
VOYA Investment Management
50
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$241K – – –
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VMEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

87 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $134M — up 11% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VMEM positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.01M. The largest seller was MAK Capital One, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.81M sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) as of Q4 2014, up from 75 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $134M of VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. buyer in Q4 2014 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $8.01M added.
  • The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. seller in Q4 2014 was MAK Capital One, an estimated $3.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.