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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $51M invested in Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.06%1.96% (-0.11%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5047 (-3)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.3M → $51M (-$5.37M)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
47
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.7M +$1.96M +57,341 +22%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$5.43M +$403K +11,815 +8%
ICAS
3
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$5.42M +$288K +8,437 +6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.63M -$3.19M -93,598 -41%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.33M -$70.4K -2,065 -2%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.87M -$543K -15,933 -12%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.78M
Cohen & Steers
8
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.61M
MFS
9
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.55M +$124K +3,649 +5%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.81M +$13.2K +386 +0.7%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.46M +$83.6K +2,450 +6%
CIA
12
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$701K -$750 -22 -0.1%
CA
13
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$583K +$3.72K +109 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$477K +$17.4K +510 +4%
BRWA
15
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$473K +$87K +2,552 +22%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$348K -$543K -15,935 -61%
OA
17
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$318K +$6.07K +178 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$296K +$88.4K +2,593 +42%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$239K -$16.2K -474 -6%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$223K -$136K -3,973 -38%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$218K -$15.4K -452 -7%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$177K -$46.6K -1,365 -21%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$158K +$31.8K +931 +25%
NPC
24
National Planning Corporation
California
$116K -$714K -20,930 -86%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$109K +$8.02K +235 +8%

NCZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $51M — down 9.5% from $56.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of NCZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.96M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.19M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ) as of Q1 2015, down from 50 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $51M of Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II stock for Q1 2015, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.96M added.
  • The largest Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.