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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.6M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $715K | Put options by funds: $347K

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $63.6M (+$10.6M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9081 (-9)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
81
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
23
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$715K
Puts
$347K
Net Calls
+$368K
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CA
51
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$38K
MCM
52
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$34K
TSS
53
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$33K +$1.25K +117 +5%
GC
54
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$32K -$12.7K -1,184 -34%
EP
55
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$28K
UBS Group
56
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27K -$169K -15,824 -89%
Principal Financial Group
57
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$27K +$1.83K +171 +10%
Invesco
58
Invesco
Georgia
$25K -$1.28K -120 -6%
PAM
59
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$23K
Commonwealth Equity Services
60
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$23K +$17.8K +1,668 New
ProShare Advisors
61
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$18K -$2.57K -240 -16%
Legal & General Group
62
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$17K
SC
63
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$15K
SBIA
64
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$15K
AB
65
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$15K +$11.7K +1,095 New
Creative Planning
66
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K -$7.47K -698 -46%
BlackRock
67
BlackRock
New York
$10K +$5.29K +494 +212%
LTFS
68
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K +$428 +40 +9%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
69
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$4K
Walleye Trading
70
Walleye Trading
New York
$4K +$2.78K +260 +5,200%
GT
71
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$3K
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
73
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.81K -$27.5K -2,574 -95%
NFG
74
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K
WA
75
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

81 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $63.6M — up 20% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was North Tide Capital, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Tahithromos, cutting an estimated $4.89M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2016, down from 90 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $63.6M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2016 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2016 was Tahithromos, an estimated $4.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.