Virtu Financial
VIRT
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in Virtu Financial in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
208% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 25
34% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 194 (+49)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 48
16.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.45% → 112.69% (+16%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.91B → $2.74B (-$174M)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
73% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.97M | Put options by funds: $14.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$89.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$72.1M |
| 3 |
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
+$62.9M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$35.8M |
| 5 |
RCAMU
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$32.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$111M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$5.8M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.02M |
| 4 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.77M |
| 5 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
-$3.85M |
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
194 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.74B — down 6% from $2.91B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VIRT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $89.4M. The largest seller was Temasek Holdings, cutting an estimated $111M.
- 194 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q2 2018, up from 145 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.74B of Virtu Financial stock for Q2 2018, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q2 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $89.4M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q2 2018 was Temasek Holdings, an estimated $111M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.