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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.

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162 hedge funds and large institutions have $736M invested in Vivus Inc in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 46

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 24

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 162 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.1M | Put options by funds: $97.7M

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $736M (-$276M)

Holders
162
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
31
Increased
62
Reduced
46
Closed
24
Calls
$73.1M
Puts
$97.7M
Net Calls
-$24.6M
Net Calls Change
-$49.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPM
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
+$20.3M
2
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
+$15.5M
3
GCM
Grandmaster Capital Management
California
+$6.82M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$6.8M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$6.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PC
Passport Capital
California
-$38.5M
2
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
-$21.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$17.9M
4
QF
QVT Financial
New York
-$12.7M
5
CII
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
-$8.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.2M +$3.41M +27,305 +69%
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.99M -$131K -1,047 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$5.31M +$234K +1,873 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.22M +$308K +2,463 +5%
GCM
30
Grandmaster Capital Management
California
$5.08M +$6.82M +54,623 New
OAM
31
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$4.74M +$6.35M +50,857 New
RA
32
Royce & Associates
New York
$4.66M – – –
KCM
33
Knoll Capital Management
Florida
$4.65M +$6.24M +50,000 New
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.41M +$377K +3,019 +7%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$3.55M +$4.76M +38,126 New
BPGAM
36
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$3.54M +$639K +5,114 +16%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.05M +$1.81M +14,515 +79%
TS
38
Twin Securities
New York
$3.05M +$2.61M +20,932 +176%
PCM
39
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$2.79M +$749K +6,000 +25%
U
40
UBS
Switzerland
$2.78M +$1.03M +8,227 +38%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.64M +$214K +1,716 +6%
Citadel Advisors
42
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.59M -$17.9M -143,241 -84%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
43
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.5M -$3.19M -25,557 -49%
CI
44
Cowen Inc
New York
$2.47M -$1.54M -12,363 -32%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$2.39M +$221K +1,773 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.2M +$2.35M +18,830 +390%
GXMC
47
Global X Management Company
New York
$2M +$1.66M +13,331 +164%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.98M -$241K -1,934 -8%
BL
49
Bolton LP
Connecticut
$1.96M +$2.63M +21,030 New
TA
50
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.91M +$47.3K +379 +2%
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

162 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $736M — down 27% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VVUS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Chesapeake Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.3M. The largest seller was Passport Capital, cutting an estimated $38.5M.

  • 162 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2013, up from 159 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $736M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2013, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2013 was Chesapeake Partners Management, an estimated $20.3M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2013 was Passport Capital, an estimated $38.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.