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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.8M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

372% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $566K | Put options by funds: $120K

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8373 (-10)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.1M → $32.8M (-$13.3M)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
73
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-12.05%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
19
Reduced
24
Closed
12
Calls
$566K
Puts
$120K
Net Calls
+$446K
Net Calls Change
-$52K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
51
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$10K
SC
52
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$10K
FDCDDQ
53
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$9.85K -$3.69K -350 -26%
UBS Group
54
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K -$11.7K -1,106 -60%
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$6K
Simplex Trading
56
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$6K +$5.33K +505 +459%
FANJ
57
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$4K
LTFS
58
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K +$1.05K +100 +29%
NFG
59
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K +$3.17K +300 +240%
IWM
60
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3K +$1.78K +169 +150%
JP Morgan Chase
61
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K -$43.9K -4,159 -94%
GT
62
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K
WT
63
Whittier Trust
California
$2K
AG
64
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2K +$1.05K +100 +132%
US Bancorp
65
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K -$791 -75 -33%
NTC
66
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
-$6.1M -500,000 Closed
TC
67
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$502K -41,182 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
68
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$176K -14,429 Closed
SIM
69
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$100K -8,200 Closed
SGAM
70
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
-$99K -8,154 Closed
AIM
71
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
-$28K -2,310 Closed
RHBC
72
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
-$12K -1,000 Closed
Bessemer Group
73
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$4K -300 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
74
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$3K -256 Closed

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

73 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $32.8M — down 29% from $46.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was North Tide Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.1M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2017, down from 83 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $32.8M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2017, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2017 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2017 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $6.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.