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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.8M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

372% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $566K | Put options by funds: $120K

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 73 (-10)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.1M → $32.8M (-$13.3M)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
73
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-12.05%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
19
Reduced
24
Closed
12
Calls
$566K
Puts
$120K
Net Calls
+$446K
Net Calls Change
-$52K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.18M
2
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$261K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$243K
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$205K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$145K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NTC
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
-$6.1M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$237K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$208K
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$199K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$199K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
26
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$89K +$6.83K +647 +8%
ARTA
27
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$84K -$47.7K -4,521 -35%
FA
28
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$84K +$89.5K +8,483 New
First Trust Advisors
29
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$78K +$82.9K +7,857 New
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$70K -$13.8K -1,306 -16%
CCMH
31
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$66K – – –
PCM
32
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$63K +$6.12K +580 +10%
OSAM
33
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$63K +$66.7K +6,323 New
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$53K -$121K -11,419 -68%
T. Rowe Price Associates
35
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$50K – – –
SG Americas Securities
36
SG Americas Securities
New York
$47K -$24.5K -2,323 -33%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$43K -$115K -10,896 -71%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$37K +$34.8K +3,297 +826%
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$33K +$127 +12 +0.4%
Group One Trading
40
Group One Trading
Illinois
$27K -$6.26K -593 -18%
First Manhattan
41
First Manhattan
New York
$26K -$5.8K -550 -17%
CA
42
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$24K – – –
MCM
43
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$24K – – –
TI
44
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$20K – – –
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$20K +$10.4K +981 +92%
TSS
46
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$15K -$40.7K -3,852 -71%
Wolverine Trading
47
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$13K -$3.02K -286 -18%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
EP
49
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$11K – – –
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10K – – –
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

73 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $32.8M — down 29% from $46.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was North Tide Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.1M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2017, down from 83 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $32.8M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2017, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2017 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2017 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $6.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.