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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.4M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $815K | Put options by funds: $294K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 17

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 84 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42M → $44.4M (+$2.44M)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
23
Reduced
17
Closed
–
Calls
$815K
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$521K
Net Calls Change
+$103K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$833K
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$487K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$398K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$346K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$303K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$1.09M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$314K
3
MC
Menta Capital
California
-$25.7K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$18.9K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$9.95K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SGAM
26
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$137K -$4.59K -383 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$134K -$7.07K -590 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
28
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$132K +$3.57K +298 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$119K -$8.95K -747 -7%
CCMH
30
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$119K +$13.4K +1,120 +12%
State Street
31
State Street
Massachusetts
$118K +$20.1K +1,680 +19%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
32
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$115K +$120K +9,990 New
SG Americas Securities
33
SG Americas Securities
New York
$82K -$8.71K -727 -9%
Group One Trading
34
Group One Trading
Illinois
$65K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
35
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$59K – – –
PCM
36
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$53K +$4.43K +370 +9%
Walleye Trading
37
Walleye Trading
New York
$51K +$48.8K +4,070 +1,005%
Two Sigma Investments
38
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$51K +$53.6K +4,472 New
First Manhattan
39
First Manhattan
New York
$41K -$1.2K -100 -3%
Wolverine Trading
40
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$33K +$14K +1,170 +70%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$32K +$33.4K +2,791 New
CA
42
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$28K – – –
MCM
43
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$28K – – –
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25K -$18.9K -1,574 -42%
GC
45
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$24K – – –
PWAG
46
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$24K +$24.6K +2,050 New
ARTA
47
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$24K +$25.5K +2,130 New
BIM
48
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$21K – – –
BA
49
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$20K – – –
TSS
50
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$19K +$20K +1,669 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

84 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $44.4M — up 5.8% from $42M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VVUS positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $833K. The largest seller was Meditor Group, cutting an estimated $1.09M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2016, up from 72 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $44.4M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2016 and 0 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $833K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2016 was Meditor Group, an estimated $1.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.