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Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $111M (+$3.01M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.69%21.67% (+0.99%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5454 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
54
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
26
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$376K -$28.1K -1,523 -7%
BKA
27
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$367K -$1.57K -85 -0.4%
CA
28
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$347K -$22.1K -1,200 -6%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$292K -$7.58K -411 -3%
TPW
30
Tiller Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$238K
SKK
31
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$232K -$80.4K -4,360 -26%
PFS
32
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$227K +$5.05K +274 +2%
AG
33
Advisor Group
Arizona
$217K +$55.6K +3,015 +34%
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$210K +$210K +11,390 New
NPC
35
National Planning Corporation
California
$198K +$191K +10,350 New
SG Americas Securities
36
SG Americas Securities
New York
$165K +$165K +8,948 New
BFEC
37
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$140K +$10.5K +571 +8%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$126K -$42.6K -2,309 -25%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$46K
DADC
40
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$46K +$46.1K +2,500 New
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$45K +$43.1K +2,337 +1,948%
TJHA
42
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$37K
TC
43
Trust Company
Kansas
$35K +$14.8K +800 +72%
CWM
44
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$31K
BBPWM
45
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$27K
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$25K
EWM
47
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$19K
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$17K -$221 -12 -1%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14K
FANJ
50
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$4K

NIE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

54 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $111M — up 2.8% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in NIE was balanced in Q4 2016: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 13 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.16M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.82M.

  • 54 institutional investors held Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) as of Q4 2016, unchanged from Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $111M of Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.16M added.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.