Visium Asset Management, LP
Follow13F filer, CIK 1377452, New York, NY
Visium Asset Management, LP reported $7,321,226,000 across 877 holdings for the quarter ended 2015-09-30, in a 13F-HR filed 2015-11-16. Its ten largest share positions make up 29.22% of the portfolio.
Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0000950123-15-012263
- Period
- 2015-09-30
- Reported value
- $7.32B
- Holdings
- 877
- Top 10 weight
- 29.22%
- New
- 334
- Sold out
- 569
Largest buys vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| PRGOnew | +1,804,056 | $284M |
| ALLERGAN PLCnew | +997,201 | $271M |
| CIGNA CORPORATIONnew | +1,037,712 | $140M |
| ENDO INTL PLCadded | +1,493,276 | $103M |
| PCRXadded | +2,336,584 | $96M |
Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.
Largest sells vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| PERRIGO CO PLC Fexited | -2,091,441 | -$387M |
| ESPRexited | -791,157 | -$64.7M |
| BARD C R INCexited | -329,616 | -$56.3M |
| RECEPTOS, INC.exited | -260,090 | -$49.4M |
| SKXreduced | -345,501 | -$46.3M |
Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.
Back to all 798 share positions
Options
Puts and calls, as filed. The amount and value describe the underlying shares, not the option premium, so they stay out of % of portfolio (H5).
| Security | Type | Amount | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGISHARES TR IBOXX HI YD ETF | call | 800,000 | $66.6M | new |
| TSLATESLA INC COM | put | 150,000 | $37.3M | +148,500 |
| PENNEY J C INCPENNEY J C INC COM | put | 2,500,000 | $23.2M | +2,480,000 |
| THCTENET HEALTHCARE CORP Stock | put | 400,000 | $14.8M | new |
| ALTERA CORPALTERA CORP COM | put | 237,000 | $11.9M | new |
| YAHOO INCYAHOO INC COM | put | 399,000 | $11.5M | +394,918 |
| BZHBEAZER HOMES USA INC COMMON STOCK | put | 800,000 | $10.7M | +797,000 |
| BAKER HUGHES INCBAKER HUGHES INC COM | put | 200,000 | $10.4M | new |
| MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM | put | 690,500 | $10.3M | new |
| AMZNAMAZON COM INC COM | call | 20,000 | $10.2M | new |
| RIGTRANSOCEAN LTD Stock | put | 770,000 | $9.95M | +762,300 |
| FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC Stock | put | 1,000,000 | $9.69M | +994,500 |
| MCKMCKESSON CORP Stock | call | 50,000 | $9.25M | new |
| MGMMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM | put | 497,400 | $9.18M | +492,350 |
| HUMHUMANA INC Stock | put | 48,900 | $8.75M | +48,598 |
| UNITED STATES STL CORP NEWUNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM | put | 750,000 | $7.82M | +745,400 |
| AK STEEL HOLDING CORPAK STEEL HOLDING CORP COM | put | 3,000,000 | $7.23M | +2,970,000 |
| MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO CL A | call | 100,000 | $7.21M | new |
| ALLYALLY FINL INC Stock | put | 330,000 | $6.72M | +326,700 |
| VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM | put | 150,000 | $6.53M | +148,500 |
| SPRINT CORPSPRINT CORP COM SER 1 | put | 1,650,000 | $6.34M | +1,633,500 |
| CCITIGROUP INC COM | put | 125,000 | $6.2M | +123,750 |
| KBHKB HOME COM | put | 450,000 | $6.1M | +448,000 |
| RITEAID CORPRITEAID CORP COM | put | 1,000,000 | $6.07M | +990,000 |
| MYLAN NVMYLAN NV SHS EURO | put | 147,400 | $5.93M | new |
| SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHS | put | 30,000 | $5.75M | +27,950 |
| HOUSANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC Common Stock | put | 135,000 | $5.08M | +133,650 |
| PRGOPERRIGO CO PLC Stock | put | 32,200 | $5.06M | new |
| OFFICE DEPOT INCOFFICE DEPOT INC COM | put | 776,800 | $4.99M | +776,450 |
| BARD C R INCBARD C R INC COM | call | 25,000 | $4.66M | new |
| GMGENERAL MTRS CO Stock | call | 150,000 | $4.5M | new |
| TIME WARNER CABLE INCTIME WARNER CABLE INC COM | call | 25,000 | $4.48M | +24,000 |
| DISH NETWORK CORPORATIONDISH NETWORK CORPORATION CL A | put | 74,200 | $4.33M | new |
| FDXFEDEX CORP Stock | call | 30,000 | $4.32M | new |
| EWEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP Stock | call | 25,000 | $3.55M | new |
| BIT MINING LIMITEDBIT MINING LIMITED SPON ADR REP A | put | 202,800 | $3.29M | +200,000 |
| ATMEL CORPATMEL CORP COM | put | 391,400 | $3.16M | new |
| KINDRED HEALTHCARE INCKINDRED HEALTHCARE INC COM | put | 200,000 | $3.15M | new |
| POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWANPOTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COMMON STOCK-FO | call | 150,000 | $3.08M | +149,000 |
| FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC Stock | call | 300,000 | $2.91M | new |
| VIVINT SOLAR INC.VIVINT SOLAR INC. Common Stock | put | 220,000 | $2.31M | new |
| SPRSPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC COM CL A | call | 40,000 | $1.93M | new |
| AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM | put | 1,000,000 | $1.72M | new |
| YELPYELP INC Stock | put | 74,500 | $1.61M | +73,738 |
| TECKTECK RESOURCES LTD Stock | put | 300,000 | $1.44M | new |
| OUTERWALL INCOUTERWALL INC COM | put | 25,000 | $1.42M | +24,000 |
| LIFEPOINT HEALTH INCLIFEPOINT HEALTH INC COM | call | 20,000 | $1.42M | new |
| GMEGAMESTOP CORP CL A | call | 31,500 | $1.3M | new |
| ACHACCENDRA HEALTH INC COM | call | 40,000 | $1.28M | new |
| CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCESCLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK | put | 400,000 | $976K | +395,000 |
| SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHS | call | 5,000 | $958K | +4,101 |
| FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES NFIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N SHS | call | 82,200 | $954K | new |
| BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INCBERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC COM | call | 25,000 | $752K | new |
| CUMULUS MEDIA INCCUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A | put | 1,053,700 | $742K | +1,042,926 |
| STAPLES INCSTAPLES INC COM | call | 55,000 | $645K | +54,750 |
| TSLATESLA INC COM | call | 2,500 | $621K | +2,490 |
| Broadcom IncBroadcom Inc Common | put | 4,000 | $500K | +3,980 |
| WWAYFAIR INC CL A | call | 10,000 | $351K | new |
| Broadcom IncBroadcom Inc Common | call | 2,500 | $313K | new |
| YAHOO INCYAHOO INC COM | call | 10,000 | $289K | new |
| ALLERGAN PLCALLERGAN PLC SHS | call | 1,000 | $272K | new |
| MOBILEYE NV XXXMAN…MOBILEYE NV XXXMANDATORY… FOREIGN ORDINARIES | call | 5,000 | $227K | new |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTDMARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD ORD | call | 10,000 | $91K | +8,000 |
| OFFICE DEPOT INCOFFICE DEPOT INC COM | call | 10,000 | $64K | new |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEWCOMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW RIGHT 99/99/9999 | call | 45,544 | $2K | -231,052 |
Principal amounts
Notes and convertibles filed as a face amount (PRN). A face amount is never added to a share count (H6).
| Security | Type | Amount | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESLA MOTORS INC 1.500TESLA MOTORS INC 1.500 NOTE 1.500% 6/0 | principal | 5,000,000 | $10.2M | 0 |
| STANDARD BIOTOOLS INCSTANDARD BIOTOOLS INC NOTE 2.750% 2/0 | principal | 9,000,000 | $6.48M | 0 |
| ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INCANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 3.00012/0 | principal | 6,500,000 | $6.07M | 0 |
| ACCURAY INCACCURAY INC CNV | principal | 5,150,000 | $5.2M | 0 |
| TESLA INCTESLA INC NOTE 1.250% 3/0 | principal | 5,000,000 | $4.73M | 0 |
| WRIGHT MED GROUP INCWRIGHT MED GROUP INC NOTE 2.000% 8/1 | principal | 4,000,000 | $4.26M | 0 |
| SQNM 5 1/1/18SQNM 5 1/1/18 Bond 30/360P2 U | principal | 4,500,000 | $3.82M | 0 |
| BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVINGBROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING NOTE | principal | 3,000,000 | $3.21M | 0 |
| AMRI 2.25 11/18AMRI 2.25 11/18 Bond 30/360P2 U | principal | 2,500,000 | $3.08M | new |
| PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCPACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 3.250 2/0 | principal | 1,500,000 | $2.61M | 0 |
| AK STL CORPAK STL CORP NOTE 5.000%11/1 | principal | 3,500,000 | $2.58M | new |
| AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS INCAEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 2.000 8/1 | principal | 2,750,000 | $2.07M | new |
| TELEFLEX INCTELEFLEX INC NOTE 3.875% 8/0 | principal | 1,000,000 | $2.02M | -2,000,000 |
| HEARTWARE INTERNATIONALHEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL NOTE | principal | 1,140,000 | $1.07M | 0 |
Sold out in Q3 2015
Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.
| Security | Shares before | Value before | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENEFICIAL BANCORP INCBENEFICIAL BANCORP INC | 10,100 | $126K | shares |
| CZRCZR | 19,499 | $119K | shares |
| NQ MOBILE INCNQ MOBILE INC | 22,272 | $118K | shares |
| SMFGSUMITOMO MITSUI FIN GRP INC | 12,900 | $115K | shares |
| CIT GROUP INC COM NEWCIT GROUP INC COM NEW | 1,300 | $115K | put |
| GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 500 | $114K | put |
| JMP GROUP INCJMP GROUP INC | 14,600 | $114K | shares |
| GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INCGLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC | 13,729 | $106K | shares |
| CRMSALESFORCE INC | 503 | $103K | put |
| TBBKBANCORP INC DEL | 10,747 | $100K | shares |
| OM GROUP INCOM GROUP INC | 250 | $99K | call |
| PENN VIRGINIA CORPPENN VIRGINIA CORP | 3,020 | $98K | call |
| PMC-SIERRA INCPMC-SIERRA INC | 10,611 | $91K | shares |
| APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPAPPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP | 12,800 | $86K | shares |
| TWITTER INCTWITTER INC | 2,000 | $85K | call |
| OMNICARE INCOMNICARE INC | 2,113 | $85K | put |
| FAIRWAY GROUP HLDGS CORPFAIRWAY GROUP HLDGS CORP | 22,914 | $82K | shares |
| EARTHLINK HLDGS CORPEARTHLINK HLDGS CORP | 10,900 | $82K | shares |
| NFLXNETFLIX INC. | 200 | $79K | call |
| NGDNEW GOLD INC | 28,581 | $77K | shares |
| GORDMANS STORES INCGORDMANS STORES INC | 12,600 | $77K | shares |
| NFLXNETFLIX INC. | 250 | $75K | put |
| TWITTER INCTWITTER INC | 1,000 | $75K | put |
| MERGE HEALTHCARE INCMERGE HEALTHCARE INC | 15,700 | $75K | shares |
| RUBY TUESDAY INCRUBY TUESDAY INC | 11,800 | $74K | shares |
| QLT INCQLT INC | 17,900 | $74K | shares |
| Dow Chemical CompanyDow Chemical Company | 500 | $74K | call |
| AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 29,847 | $72K | shares |
| DALDELTA AIR LINES INC | 500 | $70K | put |
| CIGCIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERA | 18,100 | $69K | shares |
| CURIS INCCURIS INC | 20,799 | $69K | shares |
| NOVATEL WIRELESS INCNOVATEL WIRELESS INC | 21,013 | $68K | shares |
| JIVE SOFTWARE INCJIVE SOFTWARE INC | 12,600 | $66K | shares |
| BAZAARVOICE INCBAZAARVOICE INC | 10,849 | $64K | shares |
| CDECOEUR MNG INC | 10,982 | $63K | shares |
| CYAN INCCYAN INC | 12,000 | $63K | shares |
| CITRIX SYSTEMS INCCITRIX SYSTEMS INC | 2,000 | $61K | call |
| KGCKINROSS GOLD CORP | 25,532 | $59K | shares |
| PACBPACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN | 10,300 | $59K | shares |
| ELDORADO GOLD CORP NEWELDORADO GOLD CORP NEW | 14,320 | $59K | shares |
| AMATAPPLIED MATLS INC | 3,187 | $57K | call |
| HMYHARMONY GOLD MNG LTD | 41,380 | $55K | shares |
| YAMANA GOLD INCYAMANA GOLD INC | 18,462 | $55K | shares |
| PRIMERO MNG CORPPRIMERO MNG CORP | 13,944 | $54K | shares |
| Knight Capital Group, Inc.Knight Capital Group, Inc. | 1,000 | $48K | put |
| CELJFCELLCOM ISRAEL LTD ORD SHS (IS | 12,400 | $47K | shares |
| AALAMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC | 1,000 | $46K | call |
| GLOBAL X FTSE GREECE 20 ETFGLOBAL X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF | 1,500 | $45K | call |
| PACIFIC DRILLING SA LUXEMBOUPACIFIC DRILLING SA LUXEMBOU | 13,800 | $39K | shares |
| CIVEO CORPCIVEO CORP | 12,700 | $39K | shares |
| ZTSZOETIS INC | 500 | $38K | call |
| ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTDENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD | 12,132 | $32K | shares |
| MCEWEN MNG INCMCEWEN MNG INC | 31,211 | $30K | shares |
| MEI PHARMA INCMEI PHARMA INC | 15,511 | $27K | shares |
| HALHALLIBURTON CO | 1,067 | $22K | put |
| CATAMARAN CORPCATAMARAN CORP | 3,321 | $17K | call |
| SPECTRANETICS CORPSPECTRANETICS CORP | 500 | $16K | call |
| IMAXIMAX CORP | 1,000 | $14K | call |
| CELLADON CORPCELLADON CORP | 10,177 | $13K | shares |
| PTCTPTC THERAPEUTICS INC | 252 | $12K | put |
| TIME WARNER CABLE INCTIME WARNER CABLE INC | 643 | $12K | put |
| TAT&T INC | 163 | $11K | put |
| ABBVABBVIE INC | 429 | $8K | put |
| ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC | 250 | $8K | call |
| CCJCAMECO CORP | 2,875 | $8K | call |
| HEIDELBERG MATLS AG FSPONSO…HEIDELBERG MATLS AG FSPONSORED AD… | 30,566 | $7K | shares |
| DRESSER-RAND GROUP INCDRESSER-RAND GROUP INC | 864 | $5K | put |
| DGXQUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC | 200 | $3K | call |
| CAHCARDINAL HEALTH INC | 300 | $1K | call |
How Q3 2015 was built
Available 13F filings of this filer for the quarter and their roles: the base report is the latest original or restatement, NEW HOLDINGS amendments filed after it are added (method).
| Filing | Role | Amendment | Filed | Accepted | Ingested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13F-HR 0000950123-15-012263 | base | 2015-11-16 | acceptance time not in the bulk data set |