VERU INC
COM · CUSIP 92536C103
109
institutional holders
+14 vs Q1 2024
60.8m
shares reported held*
$51.2mreported value*
28 new
34 added
15 reduced
16 sold out
net bought ≈ $5.2m (+6.2m shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $0.84. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($696.8k notional), 5 hold puts ($434.2k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 142 |
| Q4 2022 | 131 |
| Q1 2023 | 109 |
| Q2 2023 | 85 |
| Q3 2023 | 64 |
| Q4 2023 | 91 |
| Q1 2024 | 95 |
| Q2 2024 | 109 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Bought or addedCut or sold out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 65 | 67 |
| Q1 2023 | 45 | 68 |
| Q2 2023 | 28 | 74 |
| Q3 2023 | 17 | 44 |
| Q4 2023 | 46 | 21 |
| Q1 2024 | 44 | 38 |
| Q2 2024 | 62 | 31 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $857.1k | $456.2k | 0.53 |
| Q4 2023 | $760.0k | $261.4k | 0.34 |
| Q1 2024 | $423.2k | $276.0k | 0.65 |
| Q2 2024 | $696.8k | $434.2k | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +6.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +3.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | Added | +523.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Added | +465.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +419.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.4m |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP | Sold out | -3.8m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Rosalind Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.7m |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC | Reduced | -643.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -623.9k |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -336.1k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | Sold out | -88.5k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $251.0k298.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $166.6k198.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $108.8k129.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $79.0k94.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $57.0k68.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $19.7k23.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $14.6k17.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $177.1k210.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $109.0k130.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $104.2k123.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $43.9k52.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9m $6.6m | Reduced -3.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7m $6.4m | Added +6.3m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.1m $5.9m | Added +1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.1m $5.1m | Added +1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5m $4.6m | Added +4.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $3.1m | Added +3.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.4m | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.4m | Reduced -5.4m |
| Rosalind Advisors, Inc. 1.79% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.3m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Altium Capital Management LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.9m | Added +165.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.7m | Added +1.8m |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 946.4k $796.2k | Unchanged |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 776.3k $653.1k | Reduced -643.7k |
| PVG ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.88% of their portfolio | 563.2k $473.8k | First filing |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 535.3k $450.4k | Added +523.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 491.5k $413.0k | Added +465.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 443.8k $373.4k | Added +419.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.0k $294.5k | Added +20.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.2k $285.4k | Reduced -623.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.0k $285.2k | Reduced -27.8k |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.1k $291.8k | Added +240.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.2k $261.0k | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.1k $258.3k | Added +43.2k |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.2k $251.6k | Unchanged |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.1k $222.2k | Unchanged |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.5k $186.3k | New |
| 180 WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 199.1k $185.4k | Added +28.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.5k $161.1k | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.7k $160.4k | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.6k $150.2k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.4k $148.3k | Added +63.1k |
| Atria Investments, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.7k $123.4k | New |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.0k $113.6k | Reduced -1.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.0k $105.2k | New |
| LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.1k $104.4k | Reduced -400 |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $101.0k | Added +91.0k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.5k $100.6k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.6k $95.6k | Added +110.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.8k $94.9k | Added +112.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.1k $90.0k | Added +42.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.8k $75.6k | Reduced -1.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.4k $70.0k | Added +80.2k |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.5k $69.4k | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $69.3k | Reduced -11.2k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $59.9k | Added +48.3k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.1k $60.5k | First filing |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.7k $55.3k | Added +2.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $54.8k | Added +58.1k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.4k $54.2k | Added +13.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.7k $53.0k | Reduced -6.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.7k $52.8k | New |
| Segment Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $50.5k | Unchanged |
| Mendel Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.8k $50.3k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $48.1k | Added +47.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $38.9k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $38.0k | New |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $35.7k | Added +10.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $35.6k | Added +39.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $35.2k | Added +35.6k |
| Weaver Consulting Group 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5k $31.5k | Added +15.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $30.2k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $22.7k | New |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $22.6k | New |
| KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $20.9k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $20.0k | Reduced -4.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $19.0k | Added +1.6k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $18.8k | New |
| Keystone Financial Group 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $18.5k | Added +12.0k |
| Aveo Capital Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $17.9k | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $16.8k | New |
| Trivium Point Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $16.8k | Unchanged |
| Wealth Quarterback LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.0k $16.8k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $16.7k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $15.0k | Added +13.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $13.9k | New |
| Trek Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $13.9k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $13.7k | New |
| Northeast Financial Consultants Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $13.7k | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $13.7k | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $12.8k | Added +250 |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $12.6k | Unchanged |
| Acorn Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.0k $12.6k | Unchanged |
| Unique Wealth Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $10.5k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7k $11.8k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $10.9k | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $10.9k | Reduced -132 |
| Pegasus Partners Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $10.2k | Unchanged |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $8.0k | Unchanged |
| Coyle Financial Counsel LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $7.0k | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6k $8.1k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $5.0k | Unchanged |
| Hartford Financial Management Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $4.2k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $4.2k | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $4.0k | New |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $3.1k | Unchanged |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $2.6k | Unchanged |
| Quent Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $2.0k | Unchanged |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $1.7k | Reduced -36.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $1.5k | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $1.1k | Unchanged |