VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
VMEM was delisted on the 27th of October, 2016.
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8M invested in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
88% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $327K | Put options by funds: $174K
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.6M → $12.8M (-$1.78M)
29% less funds holding
Funds holding: 68 → 48 (-20)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 33
62% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$270K |
| 2 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$219K |
| 3 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
+$135K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$86.5K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$76.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.08M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.17M |
| 3 |
ARM
Adirondack Research & Management
Guilderland,
New York
|
-$917K |
| 4 |
CG
Clinton Group
New York
|
-$685K |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$612K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$5K | -2,531 | Closed |
|
77
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$3K | -1,501 | Closed |
|
78
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$2K | -830 | Closed |
|
79
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$10 | +5 | New |
|
|
IA
80
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | +$257 | +125 | New |
|
VMEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
48 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $12.8M — down 12% from $14.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VMEM and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $270K. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.08M sold.
- 48 institutional investors held VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. (VMEM) as of Q2 2016, down from 68 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $12.8M of VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. stock for Q2 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. positions in Q2 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. buyer in Q2 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $270K added.
- The largest VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. seller in Q2 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $2.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.