Does D. E. Shaw own VKTX stock?

Yes. As of its Q2 2026 13F, D. E. Shaw holds 1,605,994 shares of VKTX (Viking Therapeutics), worth $62.6M.

How many shares of VKTX does D. E. Shaw own?

As of its Q2 2026 13F, D. E. Shaw holds 1,605,994 shares of VKTX (Viking Therapeutics).

As of its Q2 2026 13F, D. E. Shaw's VKTX position is worth $62.6M.

In Q2 2026, D. E. Shaw reduced its VKTX position by 70,719 shares (-4.2%).

D. E. Shaw first reported VKTX in its Q4 2019 13F and has listed it in 25 quarterly 13F filings.

Position history for DED. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.'s holdings in VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC

Current Value

$62.6M

Current Shares

1.6M

Total Value Change

+$62.5M

Total Shares Change

+1.6M

Quarter-by-Quarter History

Quarter	Action	Shares	Change	Value	Weight	Price	Conviction
2026-Q2 Latest	Decreased	1.6M	-4.2%	$62.6M	0.0%	$39.01	0
2026-Q1	Decreased	1.7M	-2.4%	$54.6M	0.0%	$32.54	0
2025-Q4	Increased	1.7M	+965.0%	$60.5M	0.0%	$35.18	48
2025-Q3	Decreased	161,357	-21.5%	$4.2M	0.0%	$26.28	0
2025-Q2	Decreased	205,473	-37.0%	$5.4M	0.0%	$26.50	0
2025-Q1	Increased	326,294	+219.1%	$7.9M	0.0%	$24.15	44
2024-Q4	Decreased	102,243	-77.6%	$4.1M	0.0%	$40.24	0
2024-Q3	Decreased	456,460	-13.1%	$28.9M	0.0%	$63.31	0
2024-Q2	Increased	525,502	+593.8%	$27.9M	0.0%	$53.01	46
2024-Q1	Decreased	75,742	-34.5%	$6.2M	0.0%	$82.00	0
2023-Q4	Increased	115,635	+34.5%	$2.2M	0.0%	$18.61	34
2023-Q3	Decreased	85,980	-74.0%	$951,799	0.0%	$11.07	0
2023-Q2	Decreased	330,922	-61.1%	$5.4M	0.0%	$16.21	0
2023-Q1	Decreased	850,055	-10.6%	$14.2M	0.0%	$16.65	0
2022-Q4	Increased	951,240	+6760.2%	$8.9M	0.0%	$9.40	44
2022-Q3	Decreased	13,866	-19.9%	$38,000	0.0%	$2.72	0
2022-Q2	Decreased	17,300	-90.2%	$50,000	0.0%	$2.89	0
2022-Q1	New	176,278	-	$529,000	0.0%	$3.00	33
2021-Q3	Exited	0	-100.0%	$0	0.0%	$6.28	0
2021-Q2	Decreased	16,273	-15.4%	$97,000	0.0%	$5.99	0
2021-Q1	Decreased	19,239	-22.3%	$122,000	0.0%	$6.33	0
2020-Q4	Decreased	24,765	-58.2%	$139,000	0.0%	$5.63	0
2020-Q3	Decreased	59,257	-20.5%	$345,000	0.0%	$5.82	0
2020-Q2	Increased	74,517	+5.3%	$537,000	0.0%	$7.21	26
2020-Q1	Increased	70,798	+422.8%	$331,000	0.0%	$4.68	38
2019-Q4	New	13,541	-	$109,000	0.0%	$8.02	30

Other major holders of VKTX: FMR LLC, BlackRock Finance, Inc.