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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
MSA
101
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$122K +$2.97K +21 +2%
UBS Group
102
UBS Group
Switzerland
$100K -$367K -2,596 -77%
Group One Trading
103
Group One Trading
Illinois
$58K +$33.1K +234 +111%
Canada Life
104
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$57K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
105
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$44K +$989 +7 +2%
TRCT
106
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$35K -$25.4K -180 -40%
Bank of Montreal
107
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$35K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
108
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$29K -$424 -3 -1%
BlackRock
109
BlackRock
New York
$29K – – –
Barclays
110
Barclays
United Kingdom
$28K -$617K -4,371 -95%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
111
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$22.2K +$24K +170 New
FMB
112
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$15K – – –
FHA
113
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$12K +$3.96K +28 +42%
First Manhattan
114
First Manhattan
New York
$10K – – –
US Bancorp
115
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7K -$989 -7 -12%
WA
116
WFG Advisors
Texas
$3K -$2.83K -20 -50%
RAM
117
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
118
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K -$12.4K -88 -88%
Creative Planning
119
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K – – –
LTFS
120
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K +$283 +2 +18%
MFS
121
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2K +$1.7K +12 New
CA
122
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$2K +$1.84K +13 New
Bessemer Group
123
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1K -$4.38K -31 -86%
BC
124
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1K -$2.12K -15 -75%
GT
125
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

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.