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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 22 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $162M (-$4.98M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9997 (-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

Holders
97
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.02%
% of All Funds
2.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
30
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
$2.03M
Puts
$3.01M
Net Calls
-$976K
Net Calls Change
-$549K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$29.5M
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$18.8M -$85K -3,463 -0.4%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$17.1M +$3.62M +147,480 +25%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$13.6M +$519K +21,156 +4%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$11.2M -$2.97M -121,176 -20%
T
6
Tahithromos
New York
$9.37M +$625K +25,457 +7%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.95M +$225K +9,181 +3%
MG
8
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$7M
SCM
9
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.08M
ECP
10
Empyrean Capital Partners
California
$4.72M
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.92M +$125K +5,079 +3%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.9M +$723K +29,452 +22%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
13
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$3.54M
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.34M -$91.6K -3,733 -4%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.96M -$647K -26,361 -24%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.55M +$148K +6,048 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.4M +$243K +9,909 +20%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.36M -$58.7K -2,391 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.17M +$1.22M +49,650 New
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$925K +$302K +12,290 +46%
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$886K +$270K +11,015 +42%
JCM
22
JS Capital Management
New York
$850K -$49.1K -2,000 -5%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$837K -$610K -24,865 -41%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$750K -$105K -4,259 -12%
CC
25
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$746K -$1.07M -43,400 -58%

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

97 of the 3,711 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.