Vivus Inc
VVUS
VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.
97 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in Vivus Inc in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 27
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $167M → $162M (-$4.98M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 97 (-2)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 15
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.03M | Put options by funds: $3.01M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.62M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.22M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$723K |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$648K |
| 5 |
T
Tahithromos
New York
|
+$625K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.97M |
| 2 |
CC
CQS Cayman
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$1.07M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$647K |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$610K |
| 5 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$590K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$63K | -2,550 | Closed |
|
|
TI
102
Telemetry Investments
New York
| – | -$52K | -2,100 | Closed |
|
|
SPC
103
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$46K | -1,850 | Closed |
|
104
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$42.8K | -1,743 | Closed |
|
|
CSS
105
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$35K | -1,420 | Closed |
|
|
PRHC
106
P.R. Herzig & Co
Roslyn Heights,
New York
| – | -$27K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
|
SW
107
SVB Wealth
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$25K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
108
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$21K | -855 | Closed |
|
109
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$16K | -649 | Closed |
|
110
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$8.32K | -339 | -91% |
|
111
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$2K | -70 | Closed |
|
VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
97 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $162M — down 3% from $167M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VVUS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $3.62M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $2.97M.
- 97 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2015, down from 99 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $162M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2015, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.62M added.
- The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $2.97M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.