VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
VMEM was delisted on the 27th of October, 2016.
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
130% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $554K | Put options by funds: $241K
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 17
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.7M → $121M (+$32.1M)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 75 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
+$7.73M |
| 2 |
GEM
Global Endowment Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.4M |
| 3 |
MCO
MAK Capital One
New York
|
+$3.25M |
| 4 |
EGM
Espalier Global Management
New York
|
+$3.12M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.56M |
| 2 |
KA
Kerrisdale Advisers
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.4M |
| 3 |
CG
Clinton Group
New York
|
-$959K |
| 4 |
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
|
-$831K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$583K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CG
76
Clinton Group
New York
| – | -$959K | -54,114 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
77
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$491K | -27,715 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
78
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$232K | -13,118 | Closed |
|
79
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$189K | -10,634 | Closed |
|
80
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$145K | -8,727 | Closed |
|
|
AP
81
Atwood & Palmer
Kansas City,
Missouri
| – | -$123K | -6,928 | Closed |
|
82
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$91K | -5,115 | Closed |
|
|
RC
83
RBF Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$67K | -3,762 | Closed |
|
84
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$58K | -3,250 | Closed |
|
|
GC
85
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$53K | -3,031 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
86
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$30K | -1,710 | Closed |
|
87
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2K | -115 | Closed |
|
88
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$50 | -3 | -17% |
|
VMEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
75 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $121M — up 36% from $88.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of VMEM and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.
The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.73M. The largest seller was Paloma Partners, cutting an estimated $1.56M.
- 75 institutional investors held VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) as of Q3 2014, down from 77 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $121M of VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. stock for Q3 2014, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. buyer in Q3 2014 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $7.73M added.
- The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. seller in Q3 2014 was Paloma Partners, an estimated $1.56M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.