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VVUS

Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.89M invested in Vivus Inc in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

864% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $318K | Put options by funds: $33K

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4442 (-2)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

51% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.98M → $3.89M (-$4.1M)

Holders
42
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.94%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
9
Closed
8
Calls
$318K
Puts
$33K
Net Calls
+$285K
Net Calls Change
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
1
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.44M -$634K -183,898 -22%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$865K +$164K +47,696 +14%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$460K +$3.99K +1,158 +0.6%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$298K
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$134K
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
6
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$132K +$46.8K +13,575 +30%
OAM
7
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$130K +$135K +39,132 +202%
WVP
8
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
$111K +$69.9K +20,292 +68%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$62K -$689 -200 -0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$61K
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$52K +$80.7K +23,423 New
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$29K +$44.5K +12,929 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
13
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$25K
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23K
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16K +$16.9K +4,909 +198%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13K +$310 +90 +2%
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$12K
Group One Trading
18
Group One Trading
Illinois
$7K -$17 -5 -0.2%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6K +$3.14K +910 +42%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5K -$12.7K -3,700 -60%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3K
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2K
FDCDDQ
23
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$2K -$345 -100 -10%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K -$400 -116 -26%
FANJ
25
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K

VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

42 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.89M — down 51% from $7.98M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VVUS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $164K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $634K.

  • 42 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q4 2018, down from 44 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.89M of Vivus Inc stock for Q4 2018, down 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q4 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $164K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $634K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.