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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
64
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-9.86%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
8
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
$240K
Puts
$37K
Net Calls
+$203K
Net Calls Change
+$136K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$255K
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$61.6K
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$27.4K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$25.7K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$18.8K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$646K
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$453K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$294K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$172K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$149K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
1
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.83M +$255K +42,310 +5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.41M -$14.8K -2,454 -0.7%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.44M -$149K -24,700 -11%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$983K -$54.1K -8,978 -6%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$424K +$27.4K +4,544 +8%
Acadian Asset Management
6
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$401K -$646K -107,134 -65%
OAM
7
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$255K -$294K -48,759 -57%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$197K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$191K – – –
Creative Planning
10
Creative Planning
Kansas
$119K -$862 -143 -0.8%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$93K +$61.6K +10,220 +346%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
12
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$90K -$453K -75,218 -86%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$80K +$10.4K +1,731 +18%
California Public Employees Retirement System
14
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$79K – – –
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$73K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$72K -$31.5K -5,229 -34%
PAM
17
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$69K -$3.92K -650 -6%
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$57K – – –
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$42K -$30.1K -5,000 -45%
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$41K -$59.4K -9,851 -63%
First Manhattan
21
First Manhattan
New York
$40K – – –
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$30K +$25.7K +4,266 New
HSA
23
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$28K +$6.03K +1,000 +33%
Group One Trading
24
Group One Trading
Illinois
$25K +$904 +150 +4%
NFG
25
Next Financial Group
Texas
$23K – – –
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

64 of the 4,368 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.