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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 $44.4M invested in Vivus Inc in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $815K | Put options by funds: $294K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 17

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 84 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42M → $44.4M (+$2.44M)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
23
Reduced
17
Closed
–
Calls
$815K
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$521K
Net Calls Change
+$103K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$833K
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$487K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$398K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$346K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$303K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MG
Meditor Group
Bermuda
-$1.09M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$314K
3
MC
Menta Capital
California
-$25.7K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$18.9K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$9.95K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$15.6M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.03M +$833K +69,551 +19%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.43M +$55.7K +4,648 +1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.86M +$303K +25,306 +8%
SCM
5
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.96M – – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.2M – – –
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.22M +$46.2K +3,854 +4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
8
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$960K +$83.9K +7,008 +9%
MG
9
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$792K -$1.09M -91,150 -57%
BCM
10
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$693K – – –
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$670K +$1.22K +102 +0.2%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$538K +$166K +13,862 +42%
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$468K +$487K +40,627 New
OAM
14
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$383K +$398K +33,262 New
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$373K +$346K +28,846 +805%
MC
16
Menta Capital
California
$341K -$25.7K -2,147 -7%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$327K +$13.3K +1,110 +4%
Millennium Management
18
Millennium Management
New York
$320K -$314K -26,201 -48%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$312K +$1.8K +150 +0.6%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$271K +$8.17K +682 +3%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$213K +$54.4K +4,543 +32%
TC
22
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$205K +$200K +16,677 +1,445%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$164K +$122K +10,219 +251%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$147K -$120 -10 -0.1%
AIM
25
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$147K +$153K +12,768 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

84 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $44.4M — up 5.8% from $42M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VVUS positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $833K. The largest seller was Meditor Group, cutting an estimated $1.09M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2016, up from 72 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $44.4M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2016 and 0 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $833K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2016 was Meditor Group, an estimated $1.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.