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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.97M invested in Vivus Inc in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 71 (-1)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 16

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2M → $7.97M (-$5.26M)

Holders
71
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.39%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
13
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
$67K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$67K
Net Calls Change
-$109K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
+$57.7K
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$53.6K
3
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$48.2K
4
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
+$37.2K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$21.3K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$789K
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$481K
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$215K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$176K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$90.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Manhattan
26
First Manhattan
New York
$20K – – –
OSAM
27
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$18K -$6.49K -1,403 -22%
NFG
28
Next Financial Group
Texas
$12K -$2.4K -519 -14%
Group One Trading
29
Group One Trading
Illinois
$12K +$8K +1,730 +101%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11K -$18.1K -3,920 -55%
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$11K +$2.1K +454 +18%
HSA
32
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$11K +$13.9K +3,000 New
GC
33
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$10K -$878 -190 -6%
CG
34
Caprock Group
Idaho
$10K – – –
CA
35
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$9K – – –
MCM
36
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$9K – – –
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$9.12K +1,972 +297%
USAA
38
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$6K +$8.1K +1,751 New
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4K -$9.98K -2,159 -64%
CAN
40
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4K – – –
EP
41
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$4K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K +$1.92K +415 +61%
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$4K +$4.62K +1,000 New
FDCDDQ
45
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.54K – – –
SC
46
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$3K – – –
PWAG
47
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$2K +$2.19K +474 New
Morgan Stanley
48
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1K -$74.9K -16,190 -98%
FANJ
49
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K – – –
FA
50
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

71 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $7.97M — down 40% from $13.2M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VVUS was balanced in Q1 2018: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 13 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, adding an estimated $57.7K. The largest seller was AJO LP, exiting entirely with an estimated $789K sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2018, down from 72 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $7.97M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2018, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2018 was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, an estimated $57.7K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2018 was AJO LP, an estimated $789K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.