Vivus Inc
VVUS
VVUS was delisted on the 16th of July, 2020.
64 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4M invested in Vivus Inc in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
549% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $240K | Put options by funds: $37K
68% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.97M → $13.4M (+$5.4M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 64 (-7)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$255K |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$61.6K |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.4K |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$25.7K |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$18.8K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$646K |
| 2 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$453K |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$294K |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$172K |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$149K |
VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
64 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $13.4M — up 68% from $7.97M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of VVUS and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $255K. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $646K.
- 64 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q2 2018, down from 71 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $13.4M of Vivus Inc stock for Q2 2018, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q2 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $255K added.
- The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q2 2018 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $646K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.