Vivus Inc
VVUS
VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.
72 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.2M invested in Vivus Inc in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
235% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $251K | Put options by funds: $75K
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 72 (-1)
60% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.8M → $13.2M (-$19.6M)
62% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$237K |
| 2 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$148K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$45.5K |
| 4 |
NFG
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
|
+$23.3K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$21.8K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.77M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$787K |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$302K |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$302K |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$191K |
VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
72 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $13.2M — down 60% from $32.8M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in VVUS was balanced in Q4 2017: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 10 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $237K. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.77M sold.
- 72 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2017, down from 73 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $13.2M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2017, down 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2017 was Creative Planning, an estimated $237K added.
- The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $3.77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.