Virtu Financial
VIRT
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.02B invested in Virtu Financial in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
42% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 48
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 173 → 175 (+2)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 34
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.2M | Put options by funds: $4.01M
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.99B → $2.02B (+$29.5M)
1.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 108.29% → 107.16% (-1.1%)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.1M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$10.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$7.25M |
| 4 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.2M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$4.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$28.5M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$14.7M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$9.44M |
| 4 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$9.32M |
| 5 |
Natixis Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.53M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TFO
201
Tarbox Family Office
Newport Beach,
California
| – | -$3K | -153 | Closed |
|
|
FGAM
202
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Lakeway,
Texas
| – | -$2K | -116 | Closed |
|
203
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -88 | Closed |
|
|
BC
204
Barnett & Company
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
| – | -$1K | -39 | Closed |
|
|
OPS
205
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | +$313 | +19 | New |
|
|
S
206
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$396 | +24 | New |
|
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
175 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.02B — up 1.5% from $1.99B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VIRT positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, cutting an estimated $28.5M.
- 175 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q4 2019, up from 173 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.02B of Virtu Financial stock for Q4 2019, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q4 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $21.1M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q4 2019 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $28.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.