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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 $44.4M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $815K | Put options by funds: $294K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 17

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 84 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42M → $44.4M (+$2.44M)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
23
Reduced
17
Closed
–
Calls
$815K
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$521K
Net Calls Change
+$103K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$833K
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$487K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$398K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$346K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$303K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$1.09M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$314K
3
MC
Menta Capital
California
-$25.7K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$18.9K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$9.95K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$18K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
52
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$17K +$18.1K +1,510 New
RJA
53
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15K -$6.29K -525 -28%
TRCT
54
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K -$9.95K -831 -41%
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K +$12K +1,000 +377%
EP
56
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$13K -$4.19K -350 -24%
Bank of America
57
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13K -$2.32K -194 -15%
RHBC
58
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$12K – – –
SC
59
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$12K – – –
Simplex Trading
60
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$12K +$6.3K +526 +94%
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K – – –
Wells Fargo
62
Wells Fargo
California
$11K +$431 +36 +4%
FANJ
63
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$5K – – –
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K – – –
NFG
65
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
66
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K – – –
WT
68
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
GT
69
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
AG
70
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1K – – –
VWM
71
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$1K – – –
BFM
72
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$44 -$4.59K -383 -9%
JCM
73
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$240 -20 -45%
IA
74
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$24 -2 -17%
IWM
75
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– +$180 +15 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

84 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $44.4M — up 5.8% from $42M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VVUS positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $833K. The largest seller was Meditor Group, cutting an estimated $1.09M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2016, up from 72 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $44.4M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2016 and 0 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $833K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2016 was Meditor Group, an estimated $1.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.