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 ($6.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 115.6m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $35.23. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($370.9m notional), 16 hold puts ($139.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 393 |
| Q3 2025 | 371 |
| Q4 2025 | 427 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 273 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | 253 | 172 |
| Q3 2024 | 267 | 158 |
| Q4 2024 | 208 | 213 |
| Q1 2025 | 222 | 197 |
| Q2 2025 | 227 | 168 |
| Q3 2025 | 191 | 174 |
| Q4 2025 | 201 | 178 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $222.1m | $96.0m | 0.43 |
| Q2 2025 | $231.2m | $98.9m | 0.43 |
| Q3 2025 | $243.0m | $114.8m | 0.47 |
| Q4 2025 | $370.9m | $139.0m | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +836.4k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +767.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +707.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +574.1k |
| Artia Global Partners LP | Added | +573.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +564.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +518.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +385.9k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -4.6m |
| BRAIDWELL LP | Sold out | -759.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -753.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -675.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -652.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -443.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -407.4k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | Sold out | -403.4k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -370.0k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Sold out | -366.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $104.8m3.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $50.5m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $47.2m1.3m shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | Added | $24.2m688.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.7m646.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $22.4m636.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $13.7m389.8k shares |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | $11.5m326.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $11.5m326.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $8.9m252.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $54.8m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $32.9m935.6k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | New | $11.1m316.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.7m246.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.8m222.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.8m192.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.4m125.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $3.2m89.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.9m83.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.8m80.1k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $984.4k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | Lian Brian President & CEO, director | Sold | $1.4m39.0k shares |
| 2025-10-28 | ZANTE GREG Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $216.5k6.2k shares |
| 2025-10-28 | Mancini Marianna Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $216.5k6.2k shares |
| 2025-10-27 | Rowland Charles A Jr Director | Sold | $2.1m60.0k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0m $351.3m | Reduced -14.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.6m $232.6m | Added +1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $230.7m | Added +767.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $156.4m | Reduced -68.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $108.2m | Reduced -652.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $85.7m | Added +350.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $74.9m | Added +574.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $70.2m | Added +385.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.9m | Reduced -165.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.5m | Added +1.6m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.8m | Added +707.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.1m | Reduced -675.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.1m | Reduced -753.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 992.7k $34.9m | Added +836.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 934.9k $32.9m | Reduced -407.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 922.0k $32.4m | Reduced -32.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 832.7k $29.3m | Added +564.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 752.7k $26.5m | Reduced -443.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 722.2k $25.4m | Added +518.0k |
| Artia Global Partners LP 4.07% of their portfolio | 719.4k $25.3m | Added +573.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 700.3k $24.6m | Added +2.6k |
| BlackBarn Capital Partners LP 6.94% of their portfolio | 550.0k $19.3m | Added +50.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 546.8k $19.2m | Reduced -4.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 541.1k $19.0m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 518.8k $18.3m | Reduced -25.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.7k $18.2m | Added +55.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.7k $18.1m | Reduced -271 |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 500.0k $17.6m | Reduced -370.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 474.6k $16.7m | Reduced -25.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 459.6k $16.2m | Reduced -11.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.4k $16.0m | Reduced -192.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.8k $15.6m | Added +630 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 424.0k $14.9m | Added +68.0k |
| First Washington CORP 3.53% of their portfolio | 387.5k $13.6m | Added +120.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.6k $12.2m | Reduced -231.6k |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP 7.06% of their portfolio | 336.8k $11.9m | Added +143.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 336.8k $11.8m | Reduced -13.5k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.1k $11.6m | First filing |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 316.3k $11.1m | Added +8.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 313.5k $11.0m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.4k $10.7m | Added +9.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 302.0k $10.6m | Added +38 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.3k $9.9m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 281.1k $9.9m | Added +264.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.3k $9.2m | Added +250.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 239.2k $8.4m | Added +69.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.2k $8.4m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 235.6k $8.3m | Added +46.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.5k $7.6m | Added +68.0k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 211.9k $7.5m | Added +49.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.7k $7.4m | Added +3.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.4k $7.4m | Added +15.2k |
| ACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.86% of their portfolio | 206.1k $7.3m | First filing |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.4k $6.8m | Added +150.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.6k $6.7m | Added +1.2k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 189.0k $6.6m | Added +5.4k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 182.0k $6.4m | Reduced -58.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.9k $6.3m | Reduced -16.7k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.4k $5.8m | Added +36.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 156.7k $5.5m | Reduced -27.7k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.0k $5.5m | Reduced -44.4k |
| FIDEURAM - INTESA SANPAOLO PRIVATE BANKING S.P.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 144.6k $5.1m | First filing |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 143.6k $5.1m | Added +107.8k |
| RFG Advisory, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 143.6k $5.1m | Added +23.3k |
| Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac 0.42% of their portfolio | 134.5k $5.3m | First filing |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.8k $4.4m | Reduced -910 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.7k $4.2m | Added +5.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.7k $4.0m | Added +99.0k |
| Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust 3.39% of their portfolio | 112.5k $4.0m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.5k $3.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.40% of their portfolio | 107.9k $3.8m | Added +4.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.2k $3.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 105.3k $3.7m | Added +319 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.7k $3.6m | Reduced -19.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $3.6m | Added +1.4k |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.5m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $3.3m | Added +770 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 94.3k $3.3m | New |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.6k $3.3m | Added +37.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.2k $3.2m | Added +5.7k |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd 1.53% of their portfolio | 90.5k $3.2m | Added +45.9k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.2m | New |
| Kintayl Capital LP 1.85% of their portfolio | 87.1k $3.1m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.4k $3.0m | Added +30.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.8k $3.0m | Reduced -341.9k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 83.0k $2.9m | Reduced -133.3k |
| CHANNEL WEALTH LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 75.5k $2.7m | New |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 70.0k $2.5m | New |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 69.9k $1.9m | Added +21.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.7k $2.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.6k $2.4m | Reduced -26.2k |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 69.0k $2.4m | Reduced -25.1k |
| Bellevue Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.4m | Reduced -345.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.0k $2.4m | Added +5.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.6k $2.4m | Reduced -176.8k |
| Lewis Asset Management, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 61.9k $2.2m | Added +6.0k |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.7k $2.2m | Added +1.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.8k $2.1m | Reduced -18.8k |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 59.5k $2.1m | Reduced -5.0k |