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Virtus Investment Partners
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146 hedge funds and large institutions have $911M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 7

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 146 (+11)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $862M → $911M (+$49.7M)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.08% → 98.52% (+1.4%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 44

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
146
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.15%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
45
Reduced
44
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$34.2M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$10.7M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$7.54M
4
NAP
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
+$4.4M
5
MP
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
+$2.83M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$18M
2
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
-$5.83M
3
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
-$5.71M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.88M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
26
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$5.96M +$1.62M +13,098 +39%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
27
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$5.68M +$1.13M +9,133 +26%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$5.37M +$1.08M +8,676 +26%
WCM Investment Management
29
WCM Investment Management
California
$4.67M -$609K -4,913 -12%
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.55M -$1.91M -15,405 -30%
NAP
31
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$4.54M +$4.4M +35,525 New
ACL
32
Azora Capital LP
Florida
$3.89M -$792K -6,386 -17%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.92M +$314K +2,534 +12%
AC
34
Ascend Capital
California
$2.91M -$2.47M -19,918 -47%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.66M +$566K +4,568 +28%
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.53M +$44.9K +362 +2%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.39M -$2.04M -16,463 -47%
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.21M -$218K -1,755 -9%
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.04M -$123K -995 -6%
Legal & General Group
40
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.98M -$40.3K -325 -2%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.93M -$184K -1,481 -9%
Macquarie Group
42
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.9M +$24.4K +197 +1%
PI
43
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.71M -$7.68K -62 -0.5%
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.64M +$59.1K +477 +4%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.58M +$19.8K +160 +1%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.57M – – –
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$1.55M +$385K +3,109 +34%
CF
48
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.5M -$49.6K -400 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
49
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.36M +$17K +137 +1%
ASRS
50
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.34M -$106K -854 -8%
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

146 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $911M — up 5.8% from $862M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VRTS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vulcan Value Partners, adding an estimated $34.2M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $18M.

  • 146 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q2 2018, up from 135 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $911M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q2 2018, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q2 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q2 2018 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $34.2M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.