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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.98M invested in Vivus Inc in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

31% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 44 (-20)

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.4M → $7.98M (-$5.38M)

77% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
44
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
26
Calls
$1.61M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1.61M
Net Calls Change
+$1.41M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
+$205K
2
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
+$188K
3
VCM
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
+$25.1K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$15.5K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$9.63K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$218K
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$119K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$106K
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$80K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$73K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
1
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.65M +$6.22K +993 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.5M -$11K -1,747 -0.5%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$904K +$1.68K +268 +0.1%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$590K -$35.9K -5,728 -4%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$265K +$13 +2 +0%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
6
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$201K +$205K +32,744 +257%
WVP
7
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
$132K +$188K +30,000 New
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$123K +$38 +6 +0%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$120K +$6 +1 +0%
Acadian Asset Management
10
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$98K -$218K -34,745 -61%
OAM
11
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$86K -$106K -16,840 -47%
California Public Employees Retirement System
12
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$49K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$45K +$13 +2 +0%
PAM
14
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$40K -$3.77K -602 -6%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$27K -$44.3K -7,060 -54%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K – – –
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$25K – – –
VCM
18
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$18K +$25.1K +4,000 New
NFG
19
Next Financial Group
Texas
$15K – – –
Group One Trading
20
Group One Trading
Illinois
$13K -$3.64K -581 -16%
TRCT
21
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K +$15.5K +2,476 New
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10K +$9.63K +1,537 +250%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6K +$3.67K +585 +102%
FDCDDQ
25
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$4.39K – – –
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

44 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $7.98M — down 40% from $13.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of VVUS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, adding an estimated $205K. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $218K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q3 2018, down from 64 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $7.98M of Vivus Inc stock for Q3 2018, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q3 2018 was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, an estimated $205K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q3 2018 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $218K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.