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Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.97M invested in Vivus Inc in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

939% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $592K | Put options by funds: $57K

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.89M → $6.97M (+$3.08M)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 6

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 43 (+1)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
$592K
Puts
$57K
Net Calls
+$535K
Net Calls Change
+$250K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$395K
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$227K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$193K
4
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$104K
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$88K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$975K
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$132K
3
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
-$111K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$29K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$1K -$227 -51 -19%
AG
27
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1K – – –
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
29
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
WT
30
Whittier Trust
California
$1K – – –
APA
31
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$210 – – –
GEA
32
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$42 – – –
GT
33
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1 – – –
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
34
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$132K -59,044 Closed
WVP
35
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
– -$111K -50,292 Closed
VF
36
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$29K -12,929 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
37
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$23K -10,243 Closed
Group One Trading
38
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$13.4K -3,001 Closed
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$10.4K -2,343 -97%
NFG
40
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$4 -1 -14%
NFH
41
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
– +$27 +6 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– +$62 +14 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

43 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.97M — up 79% from $3.89M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VVUS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgeway Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $395K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $975K.

  • 43 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2019, up from 42 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.97M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2019, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgeway Capital Management, an estimated $395K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $975K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.