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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 18

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $251M → $252M (+$1.62M)

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.57%16.35% (-0.22%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8269 (-13)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
69
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-15.85%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
27
Reduced
18
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$92.7M -$5.89M -362,698 -6%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$39.7M +$3.9M +240,268 +11%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$26.9M -$809K -49,794 -3%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$15M +$1.1M +67,533 +8%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$11.5M -$603K -37,112 -5%
CA
6
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$10M +$9.52M +586,142 +2,124%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.45M -$1.39M -85,290 -14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$8.16M -$487K -29,966 -6%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$5.71M -$276K -17,018 -5%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.14M -$66.1K -4,069 -2%
PCM
11
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$3.24M +$3.23M +198,681 New
CAN
12
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.86M -$89.8K -5,532 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.69M +$106K +6,537 +7%
PA
14
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.48M -$290K -17,865 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$205K +12,628 +16%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.45M +$1.44M +88,590 New
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.32M +$181K +11,156 +16%
CCP
18
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.28M +$1.28M +78,700 New
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.23M -$808K -49,774 -40%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
20
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.17M +$1.16M +71,650 New
CIA
21
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.02M +$13.8K +850 +1%
SI
22
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$969K -$79K -4,862 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$903K +$586K +36,100 +187%
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$902K +$213K +13,110 +31%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$811K +$28.8K +1,771 +4%

NFJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

69 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $252M — up 0.65% from $251M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of NFJ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Advisors, adding an estimated $9.52M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.89M.

  • 69 institutional investors held Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ) as of Q1 2015, down from 82 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $252M of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $9.52M added.
  • The largest Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.