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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.3M invested in Vivus Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 29

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9790 (-7)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63M | Put options by funds: $3.82M

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $97.3M (-$65.1M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
27
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$2.63M
Puts
$3.82M
Net Calls
-$1.19M
Net Calls Change
-$215K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
76
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$12K +$11.9K +752 +2,350%
Canada Life
77
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$6K
BlackRock
78
BlackRock
New York
$5K
US Bancorp
79
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4K -$317 -20 -8%
GT
80
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$4K
PNC Financial Services Group
81
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K
LTFS
82
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K +$1.58K +100 +56%
Walleye Trading
83
Walleye Trading
New York
$3K +$3.25K +205 New
AA
84
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$2.67K +$94.4K +5,966 +58%
NFG
85
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K
WA
86
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
87
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$122 +$2.72K +172 +2%
ECP
88
Empyrean Capital Partners
California
-$4.72M -200,000 Closed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
89
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$3.54M -150,000 Closed
Group One Trading
90
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$294K -18,559 Closed
CHAM
91
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
-$236K -10,000 Closed
CI
92
Cowen Inc
New York
-$156K -6,618 Closed
VKH
93
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$154K -6,533 Closed
PC
94
Passport Capital
California
-$99K -4,184 Closed
MLICM
95
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
-$79K -3,364 Closed
AL
96
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
-$34K -1,421 Closed
GC
97
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$34K -1,416 Closed
ST
98
Spot Trading
Illinois
-$32K -1,368 Closed
CCMH
99
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$31K -1,320 Closed
NI
100
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$30K -1,290 Closed

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

90 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $97.3M — down 40% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VVUS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was First Manhattan, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $97.3M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $4.08M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2015 was First Manhattan, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.