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Virtus Investment Partners
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $792M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 36

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.48% → 96.1% (-0.38%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $808M → $792M (-$16.6M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 134 (-3)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
134
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.19%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
53
Reduced
36
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$16.7M
2
WCM Investment Management
WCM Investment Management
California
+$5.38M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$5.17M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$2.41M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.23M

Top Sellers

1
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
-$21M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$8.98M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$3.17M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.87M
5
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
-$2.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
26
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.16M -$102K -867 -2%
MP
27
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
$5.68M – – –
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.82M +$1.77M +15,072 +56%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.67M -$3.17M -26,957 -40%
AC
30
Ascend Capital
California
$4.37M +$783K +6,663 +21%
Balyasny Asset Management
31
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$4.24M -$1.34M -11,392 -24%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
32
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.06M +$180K +1,529 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
33
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.59M +$2.23M +19,000 +155%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$3.52M +$90.4K +769 +3%
PI
35
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.37M +$1.18M +10,000 +52%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.35M +$204K +1,738 +6%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$2.62M -$145K -1,232 -5%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.25M +$430K +3,660 +23%
RhumbLine Advisers
39
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.19M +$279K +2,374 +14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
40
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.19M +$35.3K +300 +2%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.89M -$142K -1,208 -7%
Macquarie Group
42
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.7M +$27.5K +234 +2%
CF
43
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.62M – – –
CAM
44
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$1.48M +$1.52M +12,900 New
Legal & General Group
45
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.48M -$3.64K -31 -0.2%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.42M +$37.1K +316 +3%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.42M +$118K +1,000 +9%
ASRS
48
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.38M +$973K +8,280 +221%
Prudential Financial
49
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.37M -$14.1K -120 -1%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.25M +$9.52K +81 +0.8%
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

134 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $792M — down 2.1% from $808M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VRTS and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $16.7M. The largest seller was Vulcan Value Partners, cutting an estimated $21M.

  • 134 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q4 2017, down from 137 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $792M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q4 2017, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q4 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $16.7M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q4 2017 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.