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VMEM

VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM

Delisted

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

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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
75
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
17
Closed
14
Calls
$554K
Puts
$241K
Net Calls
+$313K
Net Calls Change
+$230K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
+$7.73M
2
GEM
Global Endowment Management
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
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$2.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$1.56M
2
KA
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
-$1.4M
3
CG
Clinton Group
New York
-$959K
4
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
-$831K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GEM
1
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$11.3M +$3.4M +204,375 +55%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$9.31M -$256K -15,422 -3%
GGHC
3
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$9.06M +$7.73M +465,005 New
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.51M +$1.75M +105,362 +32%
HRCM
5
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$7.75M +$2M +120,223 +43%
GE
6
General Electric
Ohio
$6.19M – – –
TCA
7
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$5.11M -$831K -50,000 -16%
SFM
8
Soros Fund Management
New York
$4.95M – – –
ARM
9
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$4.74M – – –
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.56M +$180K +10,843 +5%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.21M +$2.48M +149,010 +222%
MCO
12
MAK Capital One
New York
$3.81M +$3.25M +195,303 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
13
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$3.77M -$479K -28,793 -13%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.73M -$583K -35,041 -15%
EGM
15
Espalier Global Management
New York
$3.65M +$3.12M +187,500 New
PP
16
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$2.6M -$1.56M -93,552 -41%
HCS
17
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
$2.44M – – –
GCM
18
Glynn Capital Management
California
$2.38M – – –
HMPV
19
Highland Management Partners VII
Massachusetts
$2.3M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.8M +$323K +19,437 +27%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.65M +$944K +56,790 +205%
SST
22
S Squared Technology
New York
$1.63M +$450K +27,085 +48%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.42M -$15.3K -922 -1%
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.14M +$20.2K +1,214 +2%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.01M +$721K +43,351 +500%
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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.