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Virtus Investment Partners
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Virtus Investment Partners in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 47

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $685M → $742M (+$57.9M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 160 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.1% → 88.64% (-0.45%)

Holders
160
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
3.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
52
Reduced
47
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$11.6M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.54M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$3.13M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.64M
5
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
+$2.49M

Top Sellers

1
MP
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
-$23M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$9.55M
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$2.99M
4
3C
361 Capital
Colorado
-$2.71M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$2.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$135M +$11.6M +104,011 +10%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$89.5M -$455K -4,082 -0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$69M -$2.15M -19,250 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$51.9M +$2.32M +20,785 +5%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$44.3M +$279K +2,501 +0.7%
VVP
6
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$40.8M +$1.82M +16,320 +5%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$23.7M -$111K -995 -0.5%
Victory Capital Management
8
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$20.5M -$9.55M -85,657 -34%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.6M +$105K +941 +0.7%
PCM
10
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$16.4M -$176K -1,579 -1%
WCM Investment Management
11
WCM Investment Management
California
$16.3M +$2.44M +21,906 +20%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12.6M +$123K +1,104 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.5M -$426K -3,820 -4%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.8M -$192K -1,718 -2%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$10.8M +$3.54M +31,700 +56%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$10.1M – – –
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$7.18M -$339K -3,039 -5%
SSA
18
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$7.18M +$2.06M +18,464 +46%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.41M +$2.64M +23,631 +81%
CAM
20
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$6.32M -$1.48M -13,245 -20%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.22M -$45.7K -410 -0.8%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.98M -$299K -2,680 -5%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.49M +$2.31M +20,712 +85%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
24
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$5.4M +$765K +6,860 +18%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.26M +$1.54M +13,840 +47%
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VRTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

160 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $742M — up 8.5% from $685M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRTS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was Mangrove Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $23M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as of Q4 2019, up from 156 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $742M of Virtus Investment Partners stock for Q4 2019, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.6M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners seller in Q4 2019 was Mangrove Partners, an estimated $23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.