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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ

109 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 6

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 109 (+26)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 23

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $302M (+$18.1M)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.37% → 24.41% (+2%)

Holders
109
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+31.33%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
32
Increased
27
Reduced
23
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$5.84M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$3.09M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.63M
4
SIA
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
+$2.39M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$2.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.46M
2
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
-$1.08M
3
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$727K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$551K
5
CP
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
-$423K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
51
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$313K +$321K +24,000 New
GXMC
52
Global X Management Company
New York
$308K +$15.7K +1,173 +5%
ACM
53
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$293K -$4.68K -350 -2%
MOS
54
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$287K +$294K +21,998 New
WAM
55
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$267K +$274K +20,496 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
56
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$262K – – –
SIM
57
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$258K +$4.01K +300 +2%
KF
58
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$252K – – –
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$249K -$9.81K -734 -4%
CCP
60
Corient Capital Partners
California
$245K – – –
CRWM
61
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$237K +$243K +18,150 New
Bank of New York Mellon
62
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$236K +$241K +18,060 New
MIC
63
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$224K – – –
SI
64
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$223K -$10.6K -795 -4%
SPC
65
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$218K – – –
HighTower Advisors
66
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$210K -$551K -41,222 -72%
OC
67
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$210K – – –
OA
68
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$208K -$1.08M -81,019 -84%
SKK
69
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$194K – – –
WS
70
Wedbush Securities
California
$186K – – –
CAG
71
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$149K – – –
BBA
72
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$146K +$149K +11,167 New
Creative Planning
73
Creative Planning
Kansas
$141K -$282K -21,130 -66%
Susquehanna International Group
74
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$139K +$142K +10,621 New
IA
75
IFP Advisors
Florida
$134K -$74.8K -5,598 -35%
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NFJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

109 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $302M — up 6.4% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new NFJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.84M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.46M.

  • 109 institutional investors held Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) as of Q4 2017, up from 83 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $302M of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $5.84M added.
  • The largest Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.