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Virtus Investment Partners
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $762M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $680M → $762M (+$82.2M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 125 (+4)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
125
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.31%
% of All Funds
3.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
44
Reduced
41
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.7M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.34M
3
WC
Weatherbie Capital
Massachusetts
+$5.49M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$3.58M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$3.32M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13.9M
2
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
-$13.5M
3
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
-$10.1M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.39M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$5.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
26
Marcato Capital Management
California
$5.42M +$611K +5,100 +12%
PCM
27
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.29M -$959K -8,000 -15%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.25M +$85.7K +715 +2%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.23M +$146K +1,218 +3%
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.73M -$325K -2,708 -6%
RFC
31
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$3.94M -$1.32M -11,054 -25%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.32M -$4.43K -37 -0.1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.11M +$264K +2,199 +9%
First Trust Advisors
34
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.93M +$113K +941 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
35
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.81M – – –
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.68M -$152K -1,268 -5%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$2.51M -$44.6K -372 -2%
CS
38
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.34M +$1.96M +16,371 +458%
Wellington Management Group
39
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.33M +$2.38M +19,857 New
MCM
40
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.93M +$313K +2,611 +19%
Prudential Financial
41
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.88M -$20.4K -170 -1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
42
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.62M -$79.2K -661 -5%
GCM
43
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$1.61M +$346K +2,889 +27%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.54M +$51.9K +433 +3%
PCR
45
Potrero Capital Research
California
$1.53M +$1.56M +13,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.49M +$17.4K +145 +1%
IP
47
Interval Partners
New York
$1.4M -$977K -8,153 -41%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.32M -$22K -184 -2%
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.18M – – –
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.12M – – –
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

125 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $762M — up 12% from $680M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VRTS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.9M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q4 2015, up from 121 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $762M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q4 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.