Virtu Financial
VIRT
199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in Virtu Financial in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 52
13.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.53% → 114.18% (+14%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.56B → $2.69B (+$129M)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 45
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 208 → 199 (-9)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.21M | Put options by funds: $9.46M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$39.4M |
| 3 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$39.4M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.4M |
| 5 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$18.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$17.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$7.73M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$5.91M |
| 4 |
SVC
Strycker View Capital
New York
|
-$5.53M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$5.25M |
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
199 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.69B — up 5% from $2.56B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of VIRT and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was APG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.7M.
- 199 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q2 2019, down from 208 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $2.69B of Virtu Financial stock for Q2 2019, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q2 2019 and 45 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q2 2019 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $114M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q2 2019 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $17.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.