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Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5964 (+5)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $114M → $123M (+$8.79M)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.06%19.55% (+0.5%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+8.47%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$21.1M -$2.56M -115,706 -11%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$20.8M +$345K +15,572 +2%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$14.6M -$1.55M -69,826 -10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.9M -$1.76M -79,233 -13%
KIM
5
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$6.31M -$1.52M -68,822 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6M +$2.29M +103,590 +64%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.75M +$1.86M +83,914 +67%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$4.28M -$249K -11,218 -6%
Cohen & Steers
9
Cohen & Steers
New York
$4.18M +$4.09M +184,522 New
SDWIA
10
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$2.99M +$11K +495 +0.4%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.49M +$12.2K +551 +0.5%
XF
12
XML Financial
Maryland
$1.99M +$1.94M +87,686 New
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.97M +$215K +9,715 +13%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.67M -$55.9K -2,524 -3%
GEM
15
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.36M
TC
16
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$1.18M -$13.3K -600 -1%
PPA
17
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.11M -$507K -22,906 -32%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.06M -$14.4K -650 -1%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1M +$211K +9,528 +28%
KFGK
20
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$988K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$849K -$28.5K -1,285 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$824K +$8.62K +389 +1%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$771K +$172K +7,754 +30%
RIL
24
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$706K +$3.77K +170 +0.5%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$675K +$28.8K +1,298 +5%

NIE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

64 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $123M — up 7.7% from $114M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new NIE positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.09M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.56M.

  • 64 institutional investors held Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) as of Q4 2019, up from 59 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $123M of Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $4.09M added.
  • The largest Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.