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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $42M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $761K | Put options by funds: $343K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.2M → $42M (-$1.22M)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8472 (-12)

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
72
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
15
Calls
$761K
Puts
$343K
Net Calls
+$418K
Net Calls Change
+$2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$15.5M
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.34M -$316K -28,851 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.2M +$477K +43,499 +13%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.54M -$13.1K -1,194 -0.4%
SCM
5
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.93M
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.18M
MG
7
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$1.82M
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.16M -$88.1K -8,041 -7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$872K +$92.9K +8,474 +12%
BCM
10
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$687K
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$663K +$274 +25 +0%
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$616K -$103K -9,355 -15%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$375K -$73.6K -6,713 -17%
MC
14
Menta Capital
California
$363K -$3.83K -350 -1%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$311K +$10.7K +973 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$308K
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$261K -$9.58K -874 -4%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$160K -$51.4K -4,693 -25%
SGAM
19
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$141K +$2.7K +246 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
20
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$140K -$9.31K -850 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$128K -$88.9K -8,110 -42%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$126K -$18.4K -1,676 -13%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$125K
CCMH
24
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$105K +$68K +6,210 +204%
State Street
25
State Street
Massachusetts
$98K

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

72 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $42M — down 2.8% from $43.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VVUS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $477K. The largest seller was Paloma Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $435K sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2016, down from 84 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $42M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2016, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $477K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2016 was Paloma Partners, an estimated $435K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.