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118 hedge funds and large institutions have $620M invested in Virtu Financial in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 12

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.68M | Put options by funds: $3.04M

72% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 29

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $564M → $620M (+$55.8M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 118 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.8% → 89.68% (-0.12%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+8.26%
% of All Funds
2.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
27
Increased
50
Reduced
29
Closed
12
Calls
$6.68M
Puts
$3.04M
Net Calls
+$3.63M
Net Calls Change
+$5.32M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$37.8M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$17.9M
3
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
+$12.9M
4
CAI
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
+$11.7M
5
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$9.06M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$21.3M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.5M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$6.38M
4
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$6.38M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.58M +$2.73M +158,045 +302%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$3.5M -$412K -23,787 -10%
Boston Partners
28
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$3.28M +$3.34M +193,171 New
HCM
29
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$3.09M -$4.98M -288,023 -61%
GCP
30
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.95M +$394K +22,755 +15%
Two Sigma Advisers
31
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.63M +$648K +37,461 +32%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
32
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.55M +$2.6M +150,069 New
OWIM
33
Old West Investment Management
California
$2.53M +$2.58M +148,848 New
KTA
34
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$2.31M +$2.35M +135,830 New
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.13M -$789K -45,573 -27%
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.13M +$2.16M +125,070 New
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.06M +$1.21M +70,174 +137%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.88M +$127K +7,353 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.7M +$1.73M +100,070 New
Macquarie Group
40
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.57M -$229K -13,219 -12%
William Blair & Company
41
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.37M +$845K +48,812 +154%
AAM
42
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.27M +$853K +49,310 +192%
HighTower Advisors
43
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.24M +$1.07M +61,679 +577%
HIH
44
HRS Investment Holdings
New York
$1.19M +$173K +10,000 +17%
TCIM
45
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.19M -$29.2K -1,687 -2%
ARTA
46
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.18M +$870K +50,300 +261%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.02M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$976K -$2.47M -142,831 -71%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$968K +$905K +52,275 +1,112%
TA
50
Teachers Advisors
New York
$951K +$16.5K +955 +2%
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VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

118 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $620M — up 9.9% from $564M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VIRT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.3M sold.

  • 118 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q1 2017, up from 109 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $620M of Virtu Financial stock for Q1 2017, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q1 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.8M added.
  • The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q1 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.