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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$108M +$1.07M +9,066 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$75.6M -$2.11M -17,976 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$59.7M +$5.17M +44,026 +9%
Brown Advisory
4
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$51.7M -$614K -5,226 -1%
HCM
5
Huber Capital Management
California
$49.1M +$94K +800 +0.2%
Victory Capital Management
6
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$48.7M -$354K -3,009 -0.7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$30.5M +$2.41M +20,500 +8%
VVP
8
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$30.1M -$21M -178,381 -41%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27.5M -$189K -1,608 -0.7%
PFMOSF
10
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
$26.5M -$2.7M -22,977 -9%
Wellington Management Group
11
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$24.5M +$16.7M +142,311 +200%
PCM
12
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$21.1M +$134K +1,144 +0.6%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$20.2M +$1.21M +10,270 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.1M +$353 +3 +0%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$13.5M – – –
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.5M -$8.98M -76,388 -46%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.5M +$386K +3,282 +4%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.1M -$53.3K -454 -0.5%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$9.75M +$315K +2,680 +3%
FAM
20
Fred Alger Management
New York
$8.88M +$46.8K +398 +0.5%
Point72 Asset Management
21
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$8.87M +$294K +2,500 +3%
MCM
22
Marcato Capital Management
California
$8.05M – – –
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.83M +$306K +2,606 +5%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.65M -$996K -8,473 -13%
WCM Investment Management
25
WCM Investment Management
California
$6.34M +$5.38M +45,817 +495%
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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.