Virtu Financial
VIRT
114 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in Virtu Financial in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
104% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $806M → $1.64B (+$836M)
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.9M | Put options by funds: $1.26M
43.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.14% → 100.56% (+43%)
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 35
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 111 → 114 (+3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$8.36M |
| 2 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.29M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.75M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.9M |
| 5 |
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$13M |
| 2 |
BG
Bahl & Gaynor
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$9.52M |
| 4 |
CCM
Cloverdale Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$5.74M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.73M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SCM
126
Stevens Capital Management
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$179K | -11,068 | Closed |
|
|
AIL
127
AGF Investments LLC
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$116K | -6,858 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
128
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| – | -$8K | -524 | Closed |
|
|
FCMT
129
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$8K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
130
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$7K | -414 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
131
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
| – | -$5K | -327 | Closed |
|
|
CG
132
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3.24K | -200 | Closed |
|
133
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$1.65K | -102 | Closed |
|
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
114 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.64B — up 104% from $806M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VIRT positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Van Berkom & Associates, adding an estimated $8.36M. The largest seller was Hodges Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13M sold.
- 114 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q4 2017, up from 111 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.64B of Virtu Financial stock for Q4 2017, up 104% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q4 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q4 2017 was Van Berkom & Associates, an estimated $8.36M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q4 2017 was Hodges Capital Management, an estimated $13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.