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Vivus Inc
VVUS

Delisted

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

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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.97M invested in Vivus Inc in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

939% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $592K | Put options by funds: $57K

79% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.89M → $6.97M (+$3.08M)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 6

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 43 (+1)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
$592K
Puts
$57K
Net Calls
+$535K
Net Calls Change
+$250K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$395K
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$227K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$193K
4
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$104K
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$88K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$975K
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$132K
3
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
-$111K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$29K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.81M +$193K +43,393 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.79M -$975K -218,680 -34%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$870K +$4.15K +931 +0.5%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$561K – – –
BCM
5
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$373K +$395K +88,700 New
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$335K +$88K +19,741 +33%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$312K +$227K +50,945 +217%
OAM
8
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$301K +$58.3K +13,080 +22%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$117K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$114K – – –
SIM
11
Spark Investment Management
New York
$98K +$104K +23,400 New
AIM
12
Alambic Investment Management
California
$51K +$54.4K +12,200 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
13
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$47K – – –
SIAP
14
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$42K +$44.6K +10,000 New
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25K -$401 -90 -1%
First Manhattan
16
First Manhattan
New York
$23K – – –
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K -$13.9K -3,122 -42%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18K +$18.8K +4,220 +3,431%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17K +$4.56K +1,024 +33%
Simplex Trading
20
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$17K +$17.1K +3,848 +925%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8K +$4.29K +962 +91%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
FDCDDQ
23
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.76K – – –
FANJ
24
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2K – – –
QT
25
Quantamental Technologies
New York
$2K +$2.23K +500 New
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VVUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

43 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivus Inc (VVUS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.97M — up 79% from $3.89M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VVUS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgeway Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $395K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $975K.

  • 43 institutional investors held Vivus Inc (VVUS) as of Q1 2019, up from 42 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.97M of Vivus Inc stock for Q1 2019, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Vivus Inc positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vivus Inc buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgeway Capital Management, an estimated $395K added.
  • The largest Vivus Inc seller in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $975K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.