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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.6M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $715K | Put options by funds: $347K

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $63.6M (+$10.6M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9081 (-9)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
81
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
23
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$715K
Puts
$347K
Net Calls
+$368K
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$19M +$1.16M +108,530 +9%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.33M -$49.4K -4,620 -1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.66M -$41.3K -3,857 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.06M +$1.12M +104,513 +56%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.05M -$193K -18,041 -6%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.76M -$163K -15,268 -5%
SCM
7
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.6M
MG
8
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$2.56M -$1.22M -113,562 -38%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$191K +17,857 +11%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.82M +$321K +29,953 +30%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.63M +$8.66K +809 +0.7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
12
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.54M -$114K -10,680 -9%
TCIM
13
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$782K +$224K +20,893 +60%
BCM
14
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$765K
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$567K +$15.6K +1,461 +4%
BIM
16
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$529K +$5.97K +558 +1%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$509K -$20.2K -1,889 -5%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$466K -$551K -51,522 -61%
MC
19
Menta Capital
California
$450K -$116K -10,822 -25%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$379K -$7.9K -738 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
21
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$313K +$33.6K +3,139 +16%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$300K
TA
23
Teachers Advisors
New York
$223K
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$208K +$46.6K +4,359 +41%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$200K -$14.7K -1,370 -9%

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

81 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $63.6M — up 20% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was North Tide Capital, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Tahithromos, cutting an estimated $4.89M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2016, down from 90 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $63.6M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2016 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2016 was Tahithromos, an estimated $4.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.