Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$16.9M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$11.2M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.6M |
| 4 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10.2M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$247K | -1,449 | Closed |
|
|
BPBT
152
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$85K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
JFGIW
153
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
| – | -$62K | -365 | Closed |
|
154
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$41K | -238 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
155
Manchester Capital Management
Manchester,
Vermont
| – | -$38K | -225 | Closed |
|
|
RC
156
RegentAtlantic Capital
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$5.8K | -34 | Closed |
|
|
HFM
157
Hartford Financial Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$2K | -14 | Closed |
|
|
AF
158
Arrow Financial
Glens Falls,
New York
| – | -$1K | -7 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
159
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$1 | -5 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
160
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$302 | -2 | Closed |
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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.