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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
IWM
126
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1K – – –
WTC
127
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1K – – –
SWP
128
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1K +$235 +2 New
FGC
129
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$1K +$940 +8 New
RFC
130
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1K +$940 +8 New
Fidelity Investments
131
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$2.87M -24,700 Closed
DCM
132
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$1.57M -13,558 Closed
WI
133
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$1.23M -10,584 Closed
RA
134
Royce & Associates
New York
– -$1.2M -10,294 Closed
NFA
135
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$850K -7,326 Closed
MWNA
136
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$828K -7,137 Closed
HHC
137
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$661K -5,700 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
138
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$511K -4,400 Closed
ARTA
139
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$429K -3,700 Closed
CMBA
140
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
– -$276K -2,375 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
141
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$242K -2,089 Closed
WA
142
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
– -$217K -1,871 Closed
AG
143
Aperio Group
California
– -$215K -1,854 Closed
Verition Fund Management
144
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$210K -1,813 Closed
CGH
145
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
– -$204K -1,756 Closed
EA
146
Edge Advisors
Georgia
– -$109K -942 Closed
IR
147
Invictus RG
Bermuda
– -$66K -570 Closed
OAM
148
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
– -$10K -88 Closed
AssetMark Inc
149
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$4.58K -39 -95%
MSA
150
Marino Stram & Associates
Massachusetts
– +$118 +1 New
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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.