Vivus Inc
VVUS
VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.1M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
361% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $636K | Put options by funds: $138K
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.9M → $46.1M (+$5.19M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 78 → 83 (+5)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 27
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.77M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.05M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$837K |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
+$452K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NTC
North Tide Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.4M |
| 2 |
SCM
Sarissa Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.88M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$308K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$198K |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$180K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$17K | -1,490 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
77
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$4.25K | -387 | -97% |
|
78
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$3 | -225 | Closed |
|
|
TIM
79
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| – | +$121 | +11 | New |
|
80
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | +$132 | +12 | New |
|
|
PMFA
81
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | +$209 | +19 | New |
|
VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
83 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $46.1M — up 13% from $40.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new VVUS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, opening a new position worth an estimated $3M. The largest seller was North Tide Capital, cutting an estimated $4.4M.
- 83 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2017, up from 78 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $46.1M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2017 was AJO LP, an estimated $3M added.
- The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2017 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $4.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.