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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
AIP
101
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$68K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
102
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$59K -$6.58K -56 -10%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
103
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$50K – – –
DCM
104
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$23K +$23.3K +198 New
LIA
105
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$22K -$2.82K -24 -11%
Bank of Montreal
106
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19K -$1.41M -11,961 -99%
PNC Financial Services Group
107
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19K +$705 +6 +4%
VCM
108
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$16K – – –
FMB
109
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$13K +$13K +111 New
PHK
110
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$13K +$13.3K +113 New
TRCT
111
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K -$139K -1,185 -92%
Nisa Investment Advisors
112
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$12K -$5.88K -50 -33%
RWA
113
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
LTFS
114
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K +$588 +5 +7%
SWA
115
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$8.74K – – –
AG
116
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K +$1.41K +12 +43%
WAM
117
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$5K +$2K +17 +57%
US Bancorp
118
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4K – – –
RAM
119
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
GT
120
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
SPIA
121
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2K – – –
BC
122
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1K – – –
BTIS
123
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$1K – – –
GWM
124
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
HFM
125
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$1K – – –
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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.