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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.3M invested in Vivus Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 29

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9790 (-7)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63M | Put options by funds: $3.82M

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $97.3M (-$65.1M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
27
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$2.63M
Puts
$3.82M
Net Calls
-$1.19M
Net Calls Change
-$215K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$450K -$68.9K -4,353 -14%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$445K
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$412K +$397K +25,109 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
29
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$310K -$950 -60 -0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$300K -$1.47K -93 -0.5%
AllianceBernstein
31
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$289K -$317 -20 -0.1%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$246K
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$236K -$7.75K -490 -3%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$220K
BG
35
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$219K +$4.53K +286 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
36
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$216K +$23.7K +1,500 +13%
Swiss National Bank
37
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$195K
PP
38
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$192K +$185K +11,691 New
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$187K +$132K +8,312 +81%
Tudor Investment Corp
40
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$174K +$168K +10,590 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
41
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$173K
RhumbLine Advisers
42
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$173K +$5.33K +337 +3%
OAM
43
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$173K +$167K +10,541 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
44
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$156K -$13.2K -835 -8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
45
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$148K -$275K -17,357 -66%
ProShare Advisors
46
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$146K -$10.8K -681 -7%
NFA
47
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$110K
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
$105K -$237 -15 -0.2%
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$104K
BA
50
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$98K -$17.7K -1,120 -16%

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

90 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $97.3M — down 40% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VVUS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was First Manhattan, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $97.3M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $4.08M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2015 was First Manhattan, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.