VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC VKTX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92686J106 · ISIN US92686J1060
Company in San Diego, United States
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded2012
- Websitevikingtherapeutics.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($937.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 112.3m as of 2025-04-15, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $24.16. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($222.1m notional), 16 hold puts ($96.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 107 |
| Q4 2022 | 129 |
| Q1 2023 | 186 |
| Q2 2023 | 194 |
| Q3 2023 | 180 |
| Q4 2023 | 199 |
| Q1 2024 | 375 |
| Q2 2024 | 389 |
| Q3 2024 | 423 |
| Q4 2024 | 408 |
| Q1 2025 | 374 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 94 |
| Q3 2023 | 93 | 91 |
| Q4 2023 | 105 | 83 |
| Q1 2024 | 273 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | 253 | 172 |
| Q3 2024 | 267 | 158 |
| Q4 2024 | 208 | 213 |
| Q1 2025 | 222 | 197 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $430.8m | $184.5m | 0.43 |
| Q3 2024 | $487.2m | $252.0m | 0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | $296.2m | $164.5m | 0.56 |
| Q1 2025 | $222.1m | $96.0m | 0.43 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +969.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +788.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +684.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +643.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +527.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +353.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +342.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +327.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +319.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +317.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -870.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -787.9k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -486.9k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -421.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -392.1k |
| Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. | Sold out | -267.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | Reduced | -239.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -221.0k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $71.0m2.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $36.0m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $31.9m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.5m723.2k shares |
| ORACLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | New | $8.1m336.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.2m296.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $7.1m292.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.9m286.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.0m205.0k shares |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC | New | $4.8m200.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.9m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $20.3m842.5k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $7.7m3.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $4.4m183.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.9m160.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m152.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m136.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $3.0m124.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.5m104.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $1.2m50.0k 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.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution -3.6 pts · filed 2025-11-05 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $11.7m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.2m | $12.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $27.1m | $27.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $34.7m | $26.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.4m | $12.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $29.9k | 3 | $12.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Rouan Sarah Kathryn Director | Bought | $29.9k1.2k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Lian Brian President & CEO, director | Sold | $8.3m194.5k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Mancini Marianna Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $2.3m54.2k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | ZANTE GREG Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $2.2m50.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.2m $271.7m | Reduced -5.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2m $245.5m | Reduced -8.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0m $144.3m | Added +103.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $97.9m | Reduced -870.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $75.5m | Added +969.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $75.4m | Added +527.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $47.9m | Added +103.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $46.4m | Added +684.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $40.5m | Added +643.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $39.9m | Added +166.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $39.8m | Added +788.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $37.3m | Added +266.6k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.7m | Reduced -43.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.2m | Reduced -61.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.1m | Reduced -75.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 732.8k $17.7m | Added +342.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 711.9k $17.2m | Reduced -16.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 647.4k $15.6m | Added +28.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 632.0k $15.3m | Reduced -8.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.1k $14.4m | Reduced -30.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 597.5k $14.4m | Added +222.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 596.7k $14.4m | Reduced -21.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 538.6k $13.0m | Added +2.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 518.3k $12.5m | Added +55.3k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 509.0k $12.3m | Reduced -486.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 504.7k $12.2m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 470.0k $11.4m | Added +6.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 445.7k $10.8m | Added +353.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 438.9k $10.6m | Added +171.6k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 417.8k $10.1m | Reduced -179.9k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 402.2k $9.7m | Added +16.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.4k $9.3m | First filing |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 368.0k $8.9m | Added +62.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 361.7k $8.7m | Added +159 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.4k $8.5m | Added +174.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 349.8k $8.4m | Added +114.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.7k $8.4m | Added +39.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.1k $8.0m | Reduced -187.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.7k $7.9m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.3k $7.9m | Added +224.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.5k $7.7m | Added +317.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 319.2k $7.7m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 308.6k $7.5m | Added +36.7k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 305.0k $7.4m | Added +25.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 301.1k $7.3m | Added +207.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 297.7k $7.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.0k $6.7m | Added +6.4k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 270.0k $6.5m | Reduced -50.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 262.2k $6.3m | New |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.4k $6.2m | Added +76.5k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 255.4k $6.2m | Reduced -187.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.6k $6.1m | Added +149.9k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 243.8k $5.9m | Added +159.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.8k $5.8m | Added +62.2k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 238.0k $5.7m | Added +13.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.5k $5.5m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.9k $5.0m | Added +187.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.3k $4.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| 5AM Venture Management, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 189.6k $4.6m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.6k $4.5m | Reduced -221.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.8k $4.5m | Reduced -148.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.2k $4.5m | Added +158.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.8k $4.4m | Reduced -87.4k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 178.2k $4.3m | Added +13.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.9k $4.2m | Reduced -239.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 172.1k $4.2m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.8k $4.3m | Added +108.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.1k $3.4m | Reduced -392.1k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 144.5k $3.5m | Added +23.5k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.3k $3.5m | Added +58.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.4k $3.4m | Added +37.7k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 138.7k $3.4m | Added +10.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.2k $3.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.0k $3.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 122.8k $3.0m | Added +90.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 122.7k $3.0m | Reduced -144.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.9k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.6k $2.9m | Added +21.9k |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 117.8k $2.8m | Added +44.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.2k $2.8m | Added +9.8k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 115.2k $2.8m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 112.0k $2.7m | Added +16.0k |
| First Washington CORP 0.90% of their portfolio | 106.5k $2.6m | Added +47.4k |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP 2.01% of their portfolio | 104.1k $2.5m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.7k $2.5m | Added +21.7k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.4m | Added +10.0k |
| Kintayl Capital LP 1.74% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.4m | Added +49.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.0k $2.4m | Reduced -164.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.4k $2.3m | Reduced -36.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $2.3m | Reduced -166.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.3k $2.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 90.3k $2.2m | Added +9.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.3k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Artia Global Partners LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 90.3k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 86.5k $2.1m | Added +600 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.0k $2.1m | Reduced -787.9k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.50% of their portfolio | 83.3k $2.0m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 83.3k $2.0m | Reduced -185.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.1k $1.9m | Added +24.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.8k $1.9m | Added +52.5k |