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Vivus Inc
VVUS

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

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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.2M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $742K | Put options by funds: $326K

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 84 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63.6M → $43.2M (-$20.4M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
84
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
12
Reduced
30
Closed
21
Calls
$742K
Puts
$326K
Net Calls
+$416K
Net Calls Change
+$48K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$536K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$478K
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$396K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$373K
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$296K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$3.35M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.31M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.35M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.28M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$579K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$15.2M +$2.98K +216 +0%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.58M +$396K +28,661 +8%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.64M +$478K +34,610 +12%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.49M -$290K -21,017 -6%
SCM
5
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.88M – – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.14M -$1.35M -98,028 -34%
MG
7
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$1.79M -$318K -23,000 -13%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.23M -$281K -20,356 -16%
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$762K -$579K -41,922 -38%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$710K +$373K +27,045 +74%
BCM
11
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$675K +$78.4K +5,680 +10%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$651K -$143K -10,381 -15%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$444K +$87.5K +6,336 +19%
PP
14
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$435K +$536K +38,822 New
TCIM
15
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$369K -$316K -22,904 -41%
MC
16
Menta Capital
California
$360K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$302K – – –
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$295K -$3.35M -242,353 -90%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$265K -$1.28M -92,912 -80%
LCM
20
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$240K +$296K +21,440 New
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$216K +$61.5K +4,454 +30%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$210K -$4.71K -341 -2%
AGM
23
Alpine Global Management
New York
$158K +$194K +14,080 New
LP
24
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$154K +$190K +13,755 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$147K -$5.66K -410 -3%
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

84 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $43.2M — down 32% from $63.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VVUS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Paloma Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $536K. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.35M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2016, up from 81 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.2M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2016, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2016 was Paloma Partners, an estimated $536K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.