Virtu Financial
VIRT
118 hedge funds and large institutions have $620M invested in Virtu Financial in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
120% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.7M | Put options by funds: $3.05M
108% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 13
72% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 29
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $564M → $620M (+$55.9M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 110 → 118 (+8)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.8% → 89.68% (-0.12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$37.8M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$17.9M |
| 3 |
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$12.9M |
| 4 |
CAI
Capital Advisors Inc
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$9.06M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$21.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$11.5M |
| 3 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.38M |
| 4 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$6.38M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.04M |
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
118 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $620M — up 9.9% from $564M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VIRT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.3M sold.
- 118 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q1 2017, up from 110 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $620M of Virtu Financial stock for Q1 2017, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.8M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q1 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $21.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.