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109 hedge funds and large institutions have $564M invested in Virtu Financial in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 89.8% (+90%)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $534M → $564M (+$29.3M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 21

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 111 → 109 (-2)

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $826K | Put options by funds: $2.51M

Holders
109
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.8%
% of All Funds
2.73%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
42
Reduced
31
Closed
21
Calls
$826K
Puts
$2.51M
Net Calls
-$1.69M
Net Calls Change
-$1.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.74M
2
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
+$5.71M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.85M
4
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
+$4.55M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$11.9M
2
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$11M
3
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
-$8.12M
4
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$6.79M
5
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
-$6.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$3.66M +$3.04M +213,111 +1,286%
D.E. Shaw & Co
27
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.19M -$699K -48,991 -20%
CS
28
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.73M +$189K +13,224 +8%
GCP
29
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.4M +$572K +40,077 +36%
KAM
30
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$2.37M – – –
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$2.03M +$852K +59,664 +89%
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.88M +$701K +49,127 +72%
Macquarie Group
33
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.69M +$354K +24,781 +31%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$1.65M +$94.5K +6,622 +7%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.61M -$138K -9,640 -9%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.53M +$1.04M +73,080 +324%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.51M -$9.04K -633 -0.7%
Balyasny Asset Management
38
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.51M +$1.35M +94,509 New
Tudor Investment Corp
39
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.37M +$370K +25,899 +43%
Renaissance Technologies
40
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.3M -$2.23M -156,491 -66%
SCA
41
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$1.16M +$1.04M +72,591 New
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.14M -$69.2K -4,850 -6%
EMFAT
43
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.04M -$6.61M -462,864 -88%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$959K – – –
HIH
45
HRS Investment Holdings
New York
$957K – – –
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$877K +$212K +14,876 +37%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$834K +$77.1K +5,399 +12%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
48
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$827K -$20K -1,400 -3%
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$813K -$65.2K -4,567 -8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
50
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$795K – – –
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VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

109 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $564M — up 5.5% from $534M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VIRT was balanced in Q4 2016: 21 funds opened new positions, 21 closed out, 42 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $8.74M. The largest seller was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.9M sold.

  • 109 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q4 2016, down from 111 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $564M of Virtu Financial stock for Q4 2016, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.74M added.
  • The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q4 2016 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $11.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.