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Virtus Investment Partners
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $837M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 49

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 153 → 132 (-21)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $837M (-$276M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 29

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $105K

Holders
132
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-13.73%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
53
Reduced
49
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
$105K
Net Calls
-$105K
Net Calls Change
-$1.64M

Top Buyers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$16.9M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$11.2M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.6M
4
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$10.4M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$10.2M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$30.9M
2
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
-$20.3M
3
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$13.7M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$13.1M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$11.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.78M – – –
AP
27
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$4.63M +$3.44M +24,349 +220%
HCM
28
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$4.57M +$4.93M +34,914 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
29
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$4.54M -$466K -3,300 -9%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.12M -$859K -6,084 -16%
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.46M +$29.7K +210 +0.8%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.37M -$617K -4,371 -14%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.11M +$103K +732 +3%
HK
34
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$2.77M -$1.46M -10,333 -33%
GCM
35
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$2.63M -$178K -1,257 -6%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$2.6M +$115K +812 +4%
TCM
37
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$2.56M +$185K +1,308 +7%
PCM
38
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.55M -$70.6K -500 -3%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$2.52M +$2.72M +19,269 New
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.33M +$1.83M +12,957 +264%
MAA
41
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.29M +$648K +4,588 +36%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.27M -$549K -3,888 -18%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.83M -$1.44M -10,226 -42%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
44
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.74M +$3.67K +26 +0.2%
SCM
45
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.73M +$1.23M +8,735 +193%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.7M -$28.3K -200 -2%
Invesco
47
Invesco
Georgia
$1.58M +$274K +1,941 +19%
PAM
48
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.54M -$96.1K -680 -5%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.51M +$1.14M +8,078 +233%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.49M -$69.4K -491 -4%
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

132 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $837M — down 25% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of VRTS and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $30.9M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q1 2015, down from 153 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $837M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q1 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q1 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q1 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $16.9M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $30.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.