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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.2M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $742K | Put options by funds: $326K

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 84 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63.6M → $43.2M (-$20.4M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
84
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
12
Reduced
30
Closed
21
Calls
$742K
Puts
$326K
Net Calls
+$416K
Net Calls Change
+$48K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$536K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$478K
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$396K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$373K
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$296K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$3.35M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.31M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.35M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.28M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$579K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BA
51
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$20K -$42.8K -3,098 -64%
TRCT
52
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$20K +$23.7K +1,716 New
PAM
53
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$18K – – –
Wolverine Trading
54
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$18K +$21.7K +1,572 New
EP
55
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$17K -$7.18K -520 -26%
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17K -$1.86K -135 -8%
RJA
57
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17K +$21.2K +1,532 New
SC
58
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$12K – – –
SBIA
59
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$12K – – –
RHBC
60
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$11K +$13.8K +1,000 New
Wells Fargo
61
Wells Fargo
California
$9K -$80.2K -5,807 -88%
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$9K +$138 +10 +1%
LTFS
63
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K -$552 -40 -8%
Walleye Trading
64
Walleye Trading
New York
$5K +$1.93K +140 +53%
FANJ
65
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$4K +$5.52K +400 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
66
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$104K -7,508 -96%
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K – – –
WT
68
Whittier Trust
California
$3K +$3.45K +250 New
GT
69
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
AIM
70
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$2K +$2.76K +200 New
NFG
71
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K – – –
VWM
72
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$1K +$690 +50 New
CA
73
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$31 – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
74
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
– -$313K -22,378 Closed
TA
75
Teachers Advisors
New York
– -$223K -15,946 Closed
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

84 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $43.2M — down 32% from $63.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VVUS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Paloma Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $536K. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.35M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2016, up from 81 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.2M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2016, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2016 was Paloma Partners, an estimated $536K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.