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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
Morgan Stanley
76
Morgan Stanley
New York
$549K -$628K -4,448 -51%
VOYA Investment Management
77
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$528K -$13.1M -92,888 -96%
Nomura Holdings
78
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$522K +$107K +760 +24%
AA
79
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$488K +$122K +864 +30%
UBS AM
80
UBS AM
Illinois
$470K +$14.1K +100 +3%
PPA
81
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$451K -$152K -1,077 -24%
ZCM
82
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$448K -$17.7K -125 -4%
CAM
83
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$437K +$24.3K +172 +5%
LSERS
84
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$405K -$28.3K -200 -6%
TI
85
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$379K +$410K +2,900 New
GC
86
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$369K -$72K -510 -15%
VKH
87
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$351K +$380K +2,687 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
88
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$333K – – –
MC
89
Menta Capital
California
$275K +$56.5K +400 +24%
PAM
90
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$275K – – –
M&T Bank
91
M&T Bank
New York
$274K -$41.1K -291 -12%
TRSOTSOK
92
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$248K – – –
OA
93
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$248K +$79.1K +560 +42%
PI
94
PineBridge Investments
New York
$232K +$22.5K +159 +10%
Brown Advisory
95
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$227K -$13.4K -95 -5%
IPC
96
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$220K -$11.3K -80 -5%
ProShare Advisors
97
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$203K -$20.9K -148 -9%
Legal & General Group
98
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$172K +$42.8K +303 +30%
MERSOM
99
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$170K -$70.6K -500 -28%
Citigroup
100
Citigroup
New York
$164K -$248K -1,758 -58%
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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.