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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

288% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $586K | Put options by funds: $151K

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 78 (-6)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.4M → $40.9M (-$3.44M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
$586K
Puts
$151K
Net Calls
+$435K
Net Calls Change
-$86K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.53M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.04M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$758K
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$638K
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$289K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NTC
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
-$5.18M
2
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$792K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$244K
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$205K
5
AIM
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
-$108K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Street
26
State Street
Massachusetts
$117K – – –
NCCM
27
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$113K +$114K +10,050 New
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$97K +$47K +4,150 +93%
Russell Investments Group
29
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$90K +$91K +8,040 New
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$83K +$2.86K +253 +4%
CCMH
31
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$78K -$38.4K -3,390 -33%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$71K -$244K -21,555 -77%
PCM
33
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$58K +$6.45K +570 +12%
T. Rowe Price Associates
34
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$57K – – –
TSS
35
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$44K +$25.8K +2,279 +137%
BFM
36
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$42K – – –
First Manhattan
37
First Manhattan
New York
$40K – – –
Group One Trading
38
Group One Trading
Illinois
$37K -$26.1K -2,309 -41%
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$37K +$14.6K +1,290 +63%
AIM
40
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$36K -$108K -9,545 -75%
Wolverine Trading
41
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$31K +$328 +29 +1%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28K +$4.4K +389 +18%
CA
43
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$27K – – –
MCM
44
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$27K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$23K -$107K -9,473 -82%
Commonwealth Equity Services
46
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$19K +$1.7K +150 +10%
Two Sigma Advisers
47
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$17K -$226 -20 -1%
FDCDDQ
48
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$15.1K +$15.2K +1,345 New
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
EP
50
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$13K – – –
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

78 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $40.9M — down 7.8% from $44.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VVUS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.53M. The largest seller was North Tide Capital, cutting an estimated $5.18M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2017, down from 84 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $40.9M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2017, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.53M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2017 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.