Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)

Cash burn rate (est.)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	26.68 mm	26.68 mm	26.68 mm	26.68 mm	26.68 mm	26.68 mm
Cash burn (monthly)	7.89 mm	2.40 mm	15.41 mm	12.58 mm	10.39 mm	7.32 mm
Cash used (since last report)	16.41 mm	5.00 mm	32.06 mm	26.16 mm	21.62 mm	15.22 mm
Cash remaining	10.26 mm	21.68 mm	-5.39 mm	513.68 k	5.05 mm	11.46 mm
Runway (months of cash)	1.3	9.0	-0.3	0.0	0.5	1.6

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Institutional ownership, Q4 2024

VKTX institutional ownership history Ownership history

76.2% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	409	429	-4.7%
Opened positions	77	96	-19.8%
Closed positions	97	59	+64.4%
Increased positions	143	172	-16.9%
Reduced positions	124	99	+25.3%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	3.23 tn	5.06 tn	-36.2%
Total shares	85.53 mm	86.18 mm	-0.8%
Total puts	3.75 mm	3.39 mm	+10.7%
Total calls	5.77 mm	5.71 mm	+0.9%
Total put/call ratio	0.7	0.6	+9.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
FMR	16.72 mm	$672.63 bn	+0.6%
Vanguard	10.17 mm	$409.34 bn	+0.0%
BlackRock	5.87 mm	$236.33 bn	+9.2%
STT State Street	4.93 mm	$198.20 bn	+5.4%
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals	3.62 mm	$55.83 mm	0.0%
MS Morgan Stanley	2.59 mm	$104.37 bn	+38.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2.16 mm	$86.82 bn	+1.9%
Geode Capital Management	1.88 mm	$75.70 bn	+0.9%
Citadel Advisors	1.49 mm	$59.76 bn	+0.8%
Braidwell	1.48 mm	$59.54 bn	+27.9%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Norges Bank	1.28 mm	+1.28 mm	NEW
Perpetual	0.00	-1.27 mm	EXIT
Massachusetts Financial Services	1.36 mm	+1.11 mm	+446.7%
AMP Ameriprise Financial	1.48 mm	+1.03 mm	+228.5%
International Assets Investment Management	18.28 k	-985.76 k	-98.2%
Westfield Capital Management	0.00	-930.37 k	EXIT
Balyasny Asset Management	860.45 k	+860.45 k	NEW
Hood River Capital Management	43.53 k	-772.15 k	-94.7%
Viking Global Investors	0.00	-721.93 k	EXIT
MS Morgan Stanley	2.59 mm	+718.77 k	+38.3%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Recent insider trades

VKTX insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
6 Jan 25	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	43.3194	4,700	203.60 k	165,259
6 Jan 25	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	42.6888	45,609	1.95 mm	169,959
6 Jan 25	Lian Brian	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	43.3169	19,000	823.02 k	2,366,570
6 Jan 25	Lian Brian	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	42.6838	175,490	7.49 mm	2,385,570
6 Jan 25	Marianna Mancini	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	43.3165	5,100	220.91 k	374,134
6 Jan 25	Marianna Mancini	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	42.6893	49,115	2.10 mm	379,234
3 Jan 25	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	21,667	0.00	215,568
3 Jan 25	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	44,533	0.00	193,901
3 Jan 25	Greg Zante	Stock Option Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	42.89	37,200	1.60 mm	37,200
3 Jan 25	Lian Brian	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	163,333	0.00	2,561,060