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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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162 hedge funds and large institutions have $736M invested in Vivus Inc in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 46

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 24

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 162 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.1M | Put options by funds: $97.7M

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.01B → $736M (-$276M)

Holders
162
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
31
Increased
62
Reduced
46
Closed
24
Calls
$73.1M
Puts
$97.7M
Net Calls
-$24.6M
Net Calls Change
-$49.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPM
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
+$20.3M
2
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
+$15.5M
3
GCM
Grandmaster Capital Management
California
+$6.82M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$6.8M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$6.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PC
Passport Capital
California
-$38.5M
2
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
-$21.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$17.9M
4
QF
QVT Financial
New York
-$12.7M
5
CII
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
-$8.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MLICM
76
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$771K – – –
WMSA
77
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$744K -$62.4K -500 -6%
AIG
78
American International Group
New York
$741K +$109K +876 +12%
GC
79
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$682K -$20.2K -162 -2%
KIA
80
Kopp Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$678K -$1.36M -10,902 -60%
Goldman Sachs
81
Goldman Sachs
New York
$624K -$347K -2,781 -29%
HT
82
HAP Trading
New York
$598K +$3.25K +26 +0.4%
BA
83
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$565K +$7.87K +63 +1%
BG
84
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$565K +$28.5K +228 +4%
TSW
85
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$564K +$363K +2,910 +92%
N
86
Natixis
France
$558K +$452K +3,619 +153%
TMC
87
Trellus Management Company
Florida
$538K +$722K +5,780 New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
88
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$523K +$702K +5,620 New
TAM
89
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$497K -$355K -2,840 -35%
BAM
90
Burnham Asset Management
New York
$433K +$308K +2,470 +113%
HCM
91
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$407K +$546K +4,374 New
Daiwa Securities Group
92
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$403K -$4.12K -33 -1%
MIU
93
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$388K +$520K +4,161 New
Axa
94
Axa
France
$383K +$104K +830 +25%
JGC
95
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$372K +$499K +4,000 New
AQR Capital Management
96
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$353K – – –
SAM
97
Symphony Asset Management
California
$345K -$744K -5,957 -62%
UBS AM
98
UBS AM
Illinois
$335K – – –
PRHC
99
P.R. Herzig & Co
New York
$325K +$437K +3,500 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
100
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$309K – – –
2 3
4
5 6

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

162 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $736M — down 27% from $1.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VVUS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Chesapeake Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.3M. The largest seller was Passport Capital, cutting an estimated $38.5M.

  • 162 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2013, up from 159 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $736M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2013, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2013 was Chesapeake Partners Management, an estimated $20.3M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2013 was Passport Capital, an estimated $38.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.