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Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.52%23.78% (+1.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5250 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $120M → $113M (-$7.02M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
50
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
24
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$24.5M -$5.86M -316,040 -18%
KIM
2
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$17.8M +$10.6M +572,205 +124%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$12.1M -$1.94M -104,385 -13%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.54M +$217K +11,679 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.12M +$1.26M +67,971 +30%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.09M +$981K +52,867 +22%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$4.66M +$3.92M +211,442 +356%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$4.63M -$2.27M -122,243 -31%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$4.4M -$447K -24,078 -9%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.21M +$762K +41,074 +20%
1CP
11
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.85M -$52K -2,800 -2%
RVPG
12
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.54M -$116K -6,252 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.47M -$135K -7,269 -5%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.9M -$625K -33,674 -23%
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.89M +$149K +8,021 +8%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.65M +$140K +7,534 +9%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.28M -$170K -9,159 -11%
GEM
18
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.03M
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$967K +$891K +48,029 +587%
LCM
20
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$770K -$20.1K -1,084 -2%
RIL
21
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$651K
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$566K -$427K -23,017 -41%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$548K -$358K -19,286 -38%
PCM
24
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$427K +$18.6K +1,000 +4%
CWM
25
Concert Wealth Management
California
$385K -$7.44K -401 -2%

NIE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

50 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $113M — down 5.8% from $120M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of NIE and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.86M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) as of Q3 2015, down from 52 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $113M of Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $5.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.