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)	50.35 mm	50.35 mm	50.35 mm	50.35 mm	50.35 mm	50.35 mm
Cash burn (monthly)	(no burn)	(no burn)	12.19 mm	11.16 mm	7.32 mm	6.19 mm
Cash used (since last report)	n/a	n/a	34.10 mm	31.25 mm	20.49 mm	17.32 mm
Cash remaining	n/a	n/a	16.24 mm	19.10 mm	29.86 mm	33.03 mm
Runway (months of cash)	n/a	n/a	1.3	1.7	4.1	5.3

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Institutional ownership, Q2 2024

VKTX institutional ownership history Ownership history

83.9% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	393	9	+4266.7%
Opened positions	385	7	+5400.0%
Closed positions	1	40	-97.5%
Increased positions	0	0
Reduced positions	0	0

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	4.17 tn	55.83 mm	+7476129.0%
Total shares	83.95 mm	3.64 mm	+2205.1%
Total puts	2.97 mm	0.00	NEW
Total calls	6.23 mm	1.82 mm	+242.9%
Total put/call ratio	0.5	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
FMR	16.54 mm	$876.80 bn	NEW
Vanguard	10.10 mm	$535.26 bn	NEW
BLK BlackRock	6.03 mm	$319.45 bn	NEW
STT State Street	5.12 mm	$271.54 bn	NEW
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals	3.62 mm	$55.83 mm	0.0%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2.25 mm	$119.36 bn	NEW
Geode Capital Management	1.86 mm	$98.58 bn	NEW
Susquehanna International	1.40 mm	$74.46 bn	NEW
Pictet Asset Management Holding	1.38 mm	$73.23 bn	NEW
Viking Global Investors	1.35 mm	$71.80 bn	NEW

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
FMR	16.54 mm	+16.54 mm	NEW
Vanguard	10.10 mm	+10.10 mm	NEW
BLK BlackRock	6.03 mm	+6.03 mm	NEW
STT State Street	5.12 mm	+5.12 mm	NEW
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2.25 mm	+2.25 mm	NEW
Geode Capital Management	1.86 mm	+1.86 mm	NEW
Susquehanna International	1.40 mm	+1.40 mm	NEW
Pictet Asset Management Holding	1.38 mm	+1.38 mm	NEW
Viking Global Investors	1.35 mm	+1.35 mm	NEW
Alliancebernstein	1.24 mm	+1.24 mm	NEW

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
8 Nov 24	Lawson Macartney	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	68.6667	2,000	137.33 k	47,965
8 Nov 24	Lawson Macartney	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	5.8	2,000	11.60 k	49,965
8 Nov 24	Lawson Macartney	Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	5.8	2,000	11.60 k	20,000
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	81.4447	1,206	98.22 k	149,366
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	80.6508	7,967	642.54 k	150,572
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	79.7793	6,050	482.66 k	158,539
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	78.6907	15,825	1.25 mm	164,589
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	77.6804	23,082	1.79 mm	180,414
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	76.935	9,265	712.80 k	203,496
28 Oct 24	Greg Zante	Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	75.786	18,620	1.41 mm	212,761