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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.6M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $715K | Put options by funds: $347K

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $63.6M (+$10.6M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 81 (-9)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
81
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
23
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$715K
Puts
$347K
Net Calls
+$368K
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NTC
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.16M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.12M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$321K
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$224K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$197K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T
Tahithromos
New York
-$4.89M
2
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$1.22M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$588K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$551K
5
ARTA
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
-$323K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
76
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$959 +$7.61K +711 +1%
WAM
77
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$588K -57,670 Closed
ARTA
78
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$323K -31,742 Closed
CC
79
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
– -$322K -31,600 Closed
VKH
80
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$293K -28,756 Closed
Citadel Advisors
81
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$62.2K -5,814 Closed
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
82
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
– -$56.2K -5,250 -100%
PP
83
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$27K -2,622 Closed
Squarepoint
84
Squarepoint
New York
– -$25K -2,450 Closed
Simplex Trading
85
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$19.9K -1,861 Closed
CG
86
Cutler Group
California
– -$17K -1,680 Closed
TRCT
87
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$16K -1,625 Closed
IWMPD
88
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
– -$10K -1,000 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
89
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$2K -171 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
90
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– +$11 +1 +3%
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

81 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $63.6M — up 20% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was North Tide Capital, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Tahithromos, cutting an estimated $4.89M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2016, down from 90 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $63.6M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2016 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2016 was Tahithromos, an estimated $4.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.