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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
KeyBank National Association
51
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.24M – – –
Assenagon Asset Management
52
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.18M +$1.21M +10,266 New
AllianceBernstein
53
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.12M – – –
Canada Life
54
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.11M -$114K -970 -9%
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$1.04M -$1M -8,522 -48%
BGDI
56
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$967K +$261K +2,224 +36%
Comerica Bank
57
Comerica Bank
Texas
$958K -$28.1K -239 -3%
PPA
58
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$951K +$117K +997 +14%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
59
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$874K +$47K +400 +6%
SMP
60
Santa Monica Partners
Florida
$805K +$823K +7,000 New
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$750K -$436K -3,712 -36%
DTL
62
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$746K +$762K +6,486 New
KBC Group
63
KBC Group
Belgium
$725K -$380K -3,230 -34%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
64
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$680K +$4.82K +41 +0.7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
65
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$667K +$681K +5,794 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
66
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$655K -$1.88K -16 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
67
Wells Fargo
California
$637K -$407K -3,464 -38%
AIG
68
American International Group
New York
$633K +$14.6K +124 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
69
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$610K +$3.17K +27 +0.5%
QIM
70
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$563K +$188K +1,600 +48%
TPSF
71
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$557K -$50.5K -430 -8%
PI
72
PineBridge Investments
New York
$552K +$459K +3,907 +436%
UBS AM
73
UBS AM
Illinois
$535K – – –
OAM
74
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$533K -$984K -8,373 -64%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
75
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$523K – – –
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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.