Virtu Financial
VIRT
208 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.56B invested in Virtu Financial in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
55% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 31
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 62
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 194 → 208 (+14)
0.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.61% → 100.53% (+0.91%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.72B → $2.56B (-$160M)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.3M | Put options by funds: $9.16M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$32.5M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.85M |
| 3 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$9.05M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$8.54M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.73M |
| 3 |
CAI
Capital Advisors Inc
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$8.41M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.58M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.43M |
VIRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
208 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtu Financial (VIRT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.56B — down 5.9% from $2.72B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new VIRT positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, adding an estimated $32.5M. The largest seller was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, exiting entirely with an estimated $11M sold.
- 208 institutional investors held Virtu Financial (VIRT) as of Q1 2019, up from 194 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.56B of Virtu Financial stock for Q1 2019, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Virtu Financial positions in Q1 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Virtu Financial buyer in Q1 2019 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $32.5M added.
- The largest Virtu Financial seller in Q1 2019 was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, an estimated $11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.