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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.5M invested in Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.08%2.73% (-0.34%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5653 (-3)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.7M → $49.5M (-$5.21M)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
53
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.36%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.18M +$1.25M +51,981 +16%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.28M -$2.28M -95,074 -22%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$6.56M -$487K -20,319 -7%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.75M -$2.2M -91,674 -32%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.71M +$254K +10,607 +6%
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.07M -$934K -38,926 -19%
LTFS
7
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.98M
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.93M +$13.7K +571 +0.7%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1M +$48.1K +2,004 +5%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$806K +$83.7K +3,488 +12%
AG
11
Advisor Group
Arizona
$777K -$37.9K -1,579 -5%
SIM
12
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$591K
Baird Financial Group
13
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$542K +$4.32K +180 +0.8%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$402K +$44.1K +1,837 +12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$337K +$73.4K +3,059 +28%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$325K +$92.4K +3,852 +40%
SBIA
17
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$167K +$2.4K +100 +1%
CFC
18
Coyle Financial Counsel
Illinois
$161K +$160K +6,685 New
NMC
19
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$137K +$70.8K +2,950 +108%
TA
20
Townsend & Associates
Colorado
$132K +$3.88K +162 +3%
WS
21
Wedbush Securities
California
$126K -$6.4K -267 -5%
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$125K +$124K +5,187 New
QCIG
23
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$122K +$121K +5,045 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$97K
CIA
25
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$92K -$252K -10,488 -73%

NCZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

53 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $49.5M — down 9.5% from $54.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of NCZ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $1.25M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $2.28M.

  • 53 institutional investors held Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 56 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $49.5M of Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II stock for Q2 2018, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.25M added.
  • The largest Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II seller in Q2 2018 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $2.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.