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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4M invested in Vivus Inc in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

549% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $240K | Put options by funds: $37K

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.97M → $13.4M (+$5.4M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 64 (-7)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
64
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-9.86%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
8
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
$240K
Puts
$37K
Net Calls
+$203K
Net Calls Change
+$136K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$255K
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$61.6K
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$27.4K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$25.7K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$18.8K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$646K
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$453K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$294K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$172K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$149K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
51
Wells Fargo
California
$1K -$62.6K -10,389 -98%
Citigroup
52
Citigroup
New York
$1K – – –
LTFS
53
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
QCIG
55
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1K +$904 +150 New
APA
56
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$353 – – –
BCM
57
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
– -$172K -48,220 Closed
Russell Investments Group
58
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
– -$96K -27,090 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
59
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$59K -16,607 Closed
GC
60
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$10K -2,796 Closed
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$9K -2,635 Closed
CAN
62
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$4K -1,000 Closed
PWAG
63
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
– -$2K -474 Closed
CCA
64
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
– -$1K -300 Closed
RCAG
65
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$1K -286 Closed
IWM
66
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$1K -282 Closed
FA
67
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -150 Closed
SEI Investments
68
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$241 -40 -73%
Simplex Trading
69
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$60 -10 Closed
FHA
70
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– +$108 +18 New
SPIA
71
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– +$253 +42 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

64 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $13.4M — up 68% from $7.97M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of VVUS and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $255K. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $646K.

  • 64 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2018, down from 71 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $13.4M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2018, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $255K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2018 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $646K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.