Vivus Inc
VVUS
VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $417M invested in Vivus Inc in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 44
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 153 → 141 (-12)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.8M | Put options by funds: $37.4M
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 34
43% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $738M → $417M (-$320M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.5M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$15.4M |
| 3 |
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$9.96M |
| 4 |
T
Tahithromos
New York
|
+$9.42M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$7.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QF
QVT Financial
New York
|
-$32.5M |
| 2 |
PC
Passport Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$32M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$18.5M |
| 4 |
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$8.3M |
VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
141 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $417M — down 43% from $738M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of VVUS and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was QVT Financial, cutting an estimated $32.5M.
- 141 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2014, down from 153 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $417M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2014, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2014 and 34 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2014 was State Street, an estimated $18.5M added.
- The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2014 was QVT Financial, an estimated $32.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.