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Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.3M invested in Vivus Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 29

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 90 (-7)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63M | Put options by funds: $3.82M

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $97.3M (-$65.1M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
27
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$2.63M
Puts
$3.82M
Net Calls
-$1.19M
Net Calls Change
-$215K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$4.08M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.23M
3
T
Tahithromos
New York
+$1.17M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.04M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.02M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
-$12.5M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$4.79M
3
ECP
Empyrean Capital Partners
California
-$4.72M
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$3.54M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$20.5M – – –
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9M -$401K -25,350 -4%
T
3
Tahithromos
New York
$7.72M +$1.17M +73,645 +19%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$6.94M -$4.79M -302,793 -42%
Deutsche Bank
5
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.93M +$4.08M +257,503 +156%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.71M -$2.02M -127,710 -27%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$5.11M -$403K -25,458 -8%
MG
8
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$4.86M – – –
SCM
9
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.22M – – –
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.69M -$28.6K -1,808 -1%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.54M +$2.23M +140,925 +1,017%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.44M +$1.04M +65,895 +79%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.87M +$233K +14,725 +15%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.5M +$954K +60,288 +193%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$40.2K +2,537 +4%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.11M +$1.02M +64,367 +2,045%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$1.01M +$411K +25,967 +73%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$945K -$95 -6 -0%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$862K -$108K -6,838 -12%
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$763K +$116K +7,338 +19%
BCM
21
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$645K +$364K +23,000 +141%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$605K -$9.96K -629 -2%
AIC
23
AWM Investment Company
New York
$574K +$554K +35,000 New
CC
24
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$518K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$504K -$300K -18,927 -38%
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

90 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $97.3M — down 40% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VVUS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was First Manhattan, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $97.3M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $4.08M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2015 was First Manhattan, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.