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Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.2M invested in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80M → $92.2M (+$12.2M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3941 (+2)

1.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.31%21.19% (+1.9%)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$13.2M +$343K +17,931 +3%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$10.2M +$503K +26,264 +5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.74M +$906K +47,319 +10%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$8.79M +$625K +32,655 +8%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.05M -$382K -19,972 -5%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$6.83M -$195K -10,157 -3%
RVP
7
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$4.71M -$42.4K -2,215 -0.9%
WAM
8
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.56M +$1.3M +68,053 +60%
GFM
9
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$2.84M -$863K -45,078 -24%
SG Americas Securities
10
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.08M +$521K +27,212 +34%
CAN
11
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.85M +$1.82M +94,882 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$1.84M +$76.9K +4,013 +4%
OC
13
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.64M +$391K +20,435 +32%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.64M -$6.63K -346 -0.4%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.53M +$1.5M +78,265 New
CA
16
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$1.41M
RCM
17
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.32M +$1.33M +69,405 New
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.27M -$253K -13,203 -17%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.24M +$51K +2,665 +4%
GEM
20
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.24M
DA
21
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.09M +$43.9K +2,293 +4%
U
22
UBS
Switzerland
$831K +$437K +22,833 +116%
TC
23
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$691K +$42.6K +2,224 +7%
RIL
24
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$649K -$5.75K -300 -0.9%
TJHA
25
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$527K -$19.2K -1,000 -4%

NIE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

41 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $92.2M — up 15% from $80M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new NIE positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Advisor Networks, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.82M. The largest seller was Gramercy Funds Management, cutting an estimated $863K.

  • 41 institutional investors held Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) as of Q4 2013, up from 39 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $92.2M of Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $1.82M added.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Gramercy Funds Management, an estimated $863K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.