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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in Vivus Inc in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 110 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 35

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $270M → $207M (-$62.8M)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.96M | Put options by funds: $17.3M

Holders
110
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
33
Reduced
35
Closed
18
Calls
$6.96M
Puts
$17.3M
Net Calls
-$10.3M
Net Calls Change
+$373K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$7.14M
2
NTC
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
+$4.25M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.84M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.5M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T
Tahithromos
New York
-$4.66M
2
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
-$3.99M
3
CM
Corvex Management
New York
-$3.51M
4
PCM
Pennant Capital Management
New Jersey
-$2.39M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Schroder Investment Management Group
101
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
SFWA
102
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$2K +$2.05K +63 New
MSFP
103
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$1K – – –
WA
104
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K – – –
EFSCE
105
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K +$814 +25 New
ASN
106
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$1.63K +50 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
107
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$180 +$3.55K +109 +2%
CM
108
Corvex Management
New York
– -$3.51M -90,997 Closed
PCM
109
Pennant Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$2.39M -62,000 Closed
BPGAM
110
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
– -$1.54M -40,000 Closed
CCA
111
Canyon Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$1.43M -37,030 Closed
JCP
112
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
– -$1.31M -33,921 Closed
APG Asset Management
113
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
– -$991K -25,672 Closed
HCM
114
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$929K -24,060 Closed
GC
115
Gruss & Co
Florida
– -$540K -14,000 Closed
PP
116
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$315K -8,178 Closed
IA
117
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$156K -4,051 Closed
V
118
Veritable
Delaware
– -$75K -1,941 Closed
N
119
Natixis
France
– -$56K -1,449 Closed
AL
120
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$47K -1,223 Closed
LPL Financial
121
LPL Financial
California
– -$40K -1,070 Closed
PCM
122
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$29K -760 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
123
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$20.6K -534 Closed
HCM
124
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$7.72K -200 Closed
Ameriprise
125
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$6K -134 Closed
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

110 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $207M — down 23% from $270M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VVUS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $7.14M. The largest seller was Tahithromos, cutting an estimated $4.66M.

  • 110 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $207M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2014, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $7.14M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2014 was Tahithromos, an estimated $4.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.