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 ($5.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 116.1m as of 2026-04-15, 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 ≈ $33.14. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($240.5m notional), 15 hold puts ($71.0m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 415 |
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 209 | 189 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $231.2m | $98.9m | 0.43 |
| Q3 2025 | $243.0m | $114.8m | 0.47 |
| Q4 2025 | $370.9m | $139.0m | 0.37 |
| Q1 2026 | $240.5m | $71.0m | 0.29 |
Biggest buyers
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.8m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.2m |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | New | +914.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +412.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +339.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +268.4k |
| Eversept Partners, LP | New | +239.1k |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | Added | +201.2k |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | Added | +188.3k |
Biggest sellers
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -2.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -752.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -718.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -652.6k |
| Artia Global Partners LP | Reduced | -538.6k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -533.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -470.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -452.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -446.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -313.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $102.8m3.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $30.1m924.6k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | Reduced | $21.5m659.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $13.4m411.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $11.8m363.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $9.9m305.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.7m298.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.0m275.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m252.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $4.6m140.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $31.1m956.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.9m428.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m191.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.7m144.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.4m104.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $3.3m100.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $2.6m78.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.6m50.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m38.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $897.6k30.0k 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 2026
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $149.9k | 4 | $12.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Aubuchon Neil William Chief Commercial Officer | Bought | $149.9k4.5k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Lian Brian President & CEO, director | Sold | $7.7m233.4k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Mancini Marianna Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $1.9m57.7k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | ZANTE GREG Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.9m57.7k shares |
| 2026-01-02 | FOEHR MATTHEW W Director | Sold | $561.8k16.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9m $223.9m | Added +268.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $196.0m | Reduced -533.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0m $163.1m | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $145.3m | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.4m $144.2m | Added +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $143.0m | Reduced -49.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $98.1m | Reduced -62.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $67.8m | Added +87.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $67.6m | Added +1.8m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $113.5m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $54.6m | Added +339.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $54.6m | Reduced -41.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $43.8m | Added +412.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.1m | Reduced -470.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 960.6k $31.3m | Added +127.9k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP 0.83% of their portfolio | 914.1k $29.7m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 748.9k $24.4m | Reduced -752.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 736.5k $24.0m | Added +36.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 710.4k $23.1m | First filing |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 705.8k $23.0m | Reduced -718.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 696.3k $22.7m | Reduced -56.4k |
| BlackBarn Capital Partners LP 6.08% of their portfolio | 621.5k $20.2m | Added +71.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 573.3k $18.7m | Added +32.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 542.5k $17.7m | Added +82.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 540.5k $17.6m | Reduced -452.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 525.5k $17.1m | Added +11.8k |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP 7.06% of their portfolio | 525.2k $17.1m | Added +188.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 516.1k $16.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 500.0k $16.3m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 485.7k $14.5m | Reduced -61.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 454.1k $14.8m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.8k $14.5m | Reduced -59 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 398.0k $13.0m | Reduced -57.5k |
| First Washington CORP 3.55% of their portfolio | 385.4k $12.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 371.1k $12.1m | Reduced -52.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 358.7k $11.7m | Added +166.3k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 347.8k $11.3m | Added +66.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.5k $11.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 338.2k $11.0m | Added +22.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 332.2k $10.8m | Added +96.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.7k $10.8m | Reduced -15.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.1k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 313.2k $10.2m | Added +147.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 302.8k $9.9m | Added +719 |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 263.1k $8.6m | Added +74.2k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 260.8k $8.5m | Added +21.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.9k $8.3m | Added +15.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.5k $8.2m | Added +164.7k |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 250.0k $8.1m | Added +150.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.3k $7.8m | Reduced -21.0k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 239.1k $7.8m | New |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 227.7k $7.4m | Added +201.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.5k $6.9m | Added +1.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 211.8k $6.9m | Added +68.2k |
| ACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.35% of their portfolio | 209.3k $6.8m | Added +3.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.0k $6.5m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.0k $6.2m | Reduced -608 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.8k $5.5m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Artia Global Partners LP 1.33% of their portfolio | 180.7k $5.9m | Reduced -538.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.3k $5.7m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.64% of their portfolio | 160.0k $5.2m | Added +77.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.1k $4.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| RFG Advisory, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 142.3k $4.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd 1.68% of their portfolio | 133.1k $4.3m | Added +42.6k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 130.0k $4.2m | Reduced -52.0k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.1k $4.1m | Reduced -28.9k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.5k $4.1m | Reduced -341 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.5k $4.0m | Added +22.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.3k $3.9m | Reduced -159.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.1k $3.9m | Added +439 |
| Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust 1.79% of their portfolio | 112.5k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.3k $3.7m | Added +5.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $3.6m | Added +40.6k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 108.7k $3.5m | Added +790 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $3.4m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.5k $3.4m | Added +14.3k |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 105.1k $3.4m | Reduced -200 |
| CHANNEL WEALTH LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 98.0k $3.2m | Added +22.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.5k $3.1m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 96.0k $3.1m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $3.1m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.1k $3.1m | Added +1.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $2.9m | New |
| Cornerstone Capital, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 86.9k $2.8m | Added +64.3k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.6k $2.7m | Added +28.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.5k $2.7m | Added +12.9k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.17% of their portfolio | 82.3k $2.7m | New |
| Qsemble Capital Management, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 80.3k $2.6m | Added +44.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $2.5m | Added +17.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.2k $2.3m | Reduced -32.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $2.3m | Added +22.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.3k $2.3m | Reduced -446.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.6k $2.3m | Reduced -652.6k |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 67.9k $2.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 67.8k $2.2m | Added +56.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.1k $2.2m | Reduced -887 |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 66.8k $2.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MH & ASSOCIATES SECURITIES MANAGEMENT CORP /ADV 1.86% of their portfolio | 65.4k $2.1m | Added +21.8k |
| Lewis Asset Management, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 64.1k $2.1m | Added +2.2k |