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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

288% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $586K | Put options by funds: $151K

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8478 (-6)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.4M → $40.9M (-$3.44M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
$586K
Puts
$151K
Net Calls
+$435K
Net Calls Change
-$86K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NTC
1
North Tide Capital
Massachusetts
$10.1M -$5.18M -457,816 -34%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.92M +$2.04M +180,510 +41%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.26M -$54.5K -4,817 -1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.97M +$209K +18,448 +5%
SCM
5
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.88M
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$2.51M +$2.53M +223,797 New
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.81M +$638K +56,332 +53%
Acadian Asset Management
8
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.21M +$758K +66,916 +165%
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$920K -$14.6K -1,291 -2%
BCM
10
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$742K +$67.5K +5,960 +10%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$675K +$22.6K +1,993 +3%
OAM
12
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$658K +$289K +25,492 +77%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$552K +$28.2K +2,488 +5%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$374K +$10.2K +897 +3%
MC
15
Menta Capital
California
$329K -$3.28K -290 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$304K -$79 -7 -0%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$264K +$713 +63 +0.3%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
18
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$199K +$88.2K +7,790 +78%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$197K -$9.44K -834 -4%
ARTA
20
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$141K +$119K +10,490 +492%
SGAM
21
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$134K
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$131K -$29.1K -2,572 -18%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$125K -$5.55K -490 -4%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$123K
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$120K +$4.18K +369 +4%

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

78 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $40.9M — down 7.8% from $44.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VVUS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.53M. The largest seller was North Tide Capital, cutting an estimated $5.18M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2017, down from 84 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $40.9M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2017, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.53M added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2017 was North Tide Capital, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.