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Virtus Investment Partners
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $699M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 100.56% (+101%)

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 18

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 127 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $733M → $699M (-$34.7M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
127
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.96%
% of All Funds
3.17%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
38
Reduced
40
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$10.4M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$5.53M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$4.21M
5
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$2.6M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$189M
2
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
-$8.82M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$7.98M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$5.54M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$3.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VVP
1
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$121M +$308K +2,822 +0.3%
HCM
2
Huber Capital Management
California
$74.8M +$1.08M +9,904 +2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$60.5M +$1.22M +11,210 +2%
Brown Advisory
4
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$56M +$1.59M +14,547 +3%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$49.3M +$1.61M +14,765 +4%
Victory Capital Management
6
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$45.8M -$7.98M -73,061 -16%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$45.2M +$5.53M +50,624 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25.8M +$12.1M +110,477 +103%
RA
9
Royce & Associates
New York
$24.5M +$4.21M +38,560 +23%
PCM
10
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$19.4M +$299K +2,735 +2%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$19M -$2.32M -21,236 -12%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$144K +1,320 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.6M +$10.4M +95,194 +335%
WC
14
Weatherbie Capital
Massachusetts
$14.3M +$1.18M +10,841 +10%
MCM
15
Marcato Capital Management
California
$9.86M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.83M -$513K -4,701 -7%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.58M -$5.54M -50,732 -44%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.24M -$1.27M -11,600 -21%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.19M +$40.2K +368 +0.8%
Principal Financial Group
20
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.84M -$31.9K -292 -0.7%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
21
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$3.84M +$2.3M +21,109 +184%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.37M -$66.2K -606 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
23
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.21M +$1.28M +11,736 +76%
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.05M -$6.88K -63 -0.2%
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.94M -$189M -1,727,558 -99%
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

127 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $699M — down 4.7% from $733M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VRTS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $189M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q4 2016, up from 121 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $699M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q4 2016, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q4 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $189M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.