Virtu Financial
VIRT
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $811M invested in Virtu Financial in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 15
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 25
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 90 → 109 (+19)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $732M → $811M (+$78.8M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $6.46M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$41.6M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$34.4M |
| 3 |
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SLG
Silver Lake Group
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$68.2M |
| 2 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$12M |
| 3 |
GL
GLG LLC
New York
|
-$5.03M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.42M |
| 5 |
SH
SeaTown Holdings
Singapore
|
-$3.18M |
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
109 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $811M — up 11% from $732M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new VIRT positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Silver Lake Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $68.2M sold.
- 109 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q4 2015, up from 90 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $811M of Virtu Financial stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q4 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q4 2015 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $41.6M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q4 2015 was Silver Lake Group, an estimated $68.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.