Virtu Financial
VIRT
145 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in Virtu Financial in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
254% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 13
77% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.64B → $2.91B (+$1.27B)
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.08M | Put options by funds: $5.21M
27% more funds holding
Funds holding: 114 → 145 (+31)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
4.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.56% → 96.45% (-4.1%)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$9.95M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.44M |
| 3 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.36M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.85M |
| 5 |
GWM
Greenwich Wealth Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$4.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$17.7M |
| 2 |
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$12.6M |
| 3 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.36M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$9.22M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$7.73M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Holocene Advisors
New York
| – | -$276K | -15,102 | Closed |
|
|
FA
152
FDx Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$222K | -12,104 | Closed |
|
|
PG
153
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$262K | -10,134 | Closed |
|
154
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$183K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
155
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$97K | -5,306 | Closed |
|
|
IAM
156
Integre Asset Management
New York
| – | -$81K | -4,417 | Closed |
|
157
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$71K | -3,864 | Closed |
|
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
145 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.91B — up 77% from $1.64B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VIRT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.95M. The largest seller was Peregrine Capital Management, cutting an estimated $17.7M.
- 145 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q1 2018, up from 114 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.91B of Virtu Financial stock for Q1 2018, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $9.95M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q1 2018 was Peregrine Capital Management, an estimated $17.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.