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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.72B invested in Virtu Financial in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 25

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)

80% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $2.72B (+$1.21B)

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.5M | Put options by funds: $6.7M

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 49

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 194 (+38)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.19% → 99.61% (+1.4%)

Holders
194
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+24.36%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
66
Increased
65
Reduced
49
Closed
25
Calls
$10.5M
Puts
$6.7M
Net Calls
+$3.85M
Net Calls Change
+$4.56M

Top Buyers

1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$24.6M
2
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$16.5M
3
SVC
Strycker View Capital
New York
+$15.4M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$10.9M
5
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$64.1M
2
DG
Delek Group
Israel
-$17.3M
3
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
-$14.5M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$11.3M
5
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$9.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.5M -$560K -23,230 -5%
First Trust Advisors
27
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$9.9M -$1.16M -48,064 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.83M -$11.3M -469,800 -55%
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$9.77M +$9.06M +375,778 +11,085%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
30
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$9.76M -$56.6K -2,345 -0.6%
Balyasny Asset Management
31
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$9.73M +$9.12M +377,917 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
32
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.11M +$6.64M +275,256 +351%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.94M +$6.03M +250,090 +258%
OWIM
34
Old West Investment Management
California
$8.93M -$752K -31,180 -8%
CAI
35
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$8.41M +$223K +9,234 +3%
Point72 Asset Management
36
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.76M +$824K +34,159 +13%
GC
37
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$7.66M +$404K +16,767 +6%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
38
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$7.47M +$6.99M +290,000 New
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.51M +$1.54M +63,672 +34%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
40
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$6.36M -$1.21M -50,150 -17%
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.31M -$2.08M -86,154 -26%
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$5.86M +$5.57K +231 +0.1%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$5.84M -$6.58M -272,651 -55%
CCM
44
Callodine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.51M +$5.16M +213,785 New
FAM
45
Fred Alger Management
New York
$5.05M +$4.73M +195,925 New
CAM
46
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.01M +$4.69M +194,520 New
Morgan Stanley
47
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.83M -$322K -13,346 -7%
William Blair & Company
48
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.77M -$407K -16,871 -8%
PCM
49
Prana Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.76M +$4.46M +184,938 New
GWM
50
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$4.56M – – –
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VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

194 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.72B — up 80% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new VIRT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $64.1M.

  • 194 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q4 2018, up from 156 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.72B of Virtu Financial stock for Q4 2018, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q4 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q4 2018 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $24.6M added.
  • The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $64.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.