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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.2M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $742K | Put options by funds: $326K

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 84 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63.6M → $43.2M (-$20.4M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
84
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
12
Reduced
30
Closed
21
Calls
$742K
Puts
$326K
Net Calls
+$416K
Net Calls Change
+$48K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$536K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$478K
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$396K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$373K
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$296K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$3.35M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.31M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.35M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.28M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$579K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
76
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$200K -14,317 Closed
T
77
Tahithromos
New York
– -$190K -13,554 Closed
RhumbLine Advisers
78
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
– -$174K -12,437 Closed
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
79
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
– -$147K -10,533 Closed
Citigroup
80
Citigroup
New York
– -$144K -10,413 -100%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
81
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
– -$133K -9,500 Closed
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
82
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$123K -8,770 Closed
NFA
83
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$94K -6,694 Closed
Stifel Financial
84
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$89K -6,412 Closed
AIG
85
American International Group
New York
– -$89K -6,374 Closed
VOYA Investment Management
86
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
– -$57K -4,103 Closed
TSS
87
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$33K -2,352 Closed
Principal Financial Group
88
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
– -$27K -1,928 Closed
Invesco
89
Invesco
Georgia
– -$25K -1,756 Closed
ProShare Advisors
90
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$18K -1,271 Closed
Legal & General Group
91
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
– -$17K -1,268 Closed
AB
92
Amalgamated Bank
New York
– -$15K -1,095 Closed
BlackRock
93
BlackRock
New York
– -$10K -727 Closed
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
94
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$4K -250 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
95
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$1.81K -129 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
96
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$14 -1 -3%
SEI Investments
97
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– +$207 +15 New
IA
98
IFP Advisors
Florida
– +$608 +44 New
JCM
99
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– +$608 +44 New
AG
100
Advisor Group
Arizona
– +$1.05K +76 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

84 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $43.2M — down 32% from $63.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VVUS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Paloma Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $536K. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.35M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2016, up from 81 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.2M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2016, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2016 was Paloma Partners, an estimated $536K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.