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VRTSP

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

Delisted

VRTSP was delisted on the 3rd of February, 2020.

16 hedge funds and large institutions have $109M invested in Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 2

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $101M → $109M (+$7.96M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1716 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
16
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.32%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
2
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WAM
1
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$25.8M +$1.84M +19,291 +8%
Calamos Advisors
2
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$18.4M
WAM
3
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$17.4M -$3.01M -31,575 -16%
D.E. Shaw & Co
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$16.5M
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$11.1M +$1.48M +15,500 +16%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$9.47M +$879K +9,207 +11%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.69M +$8.3K +87 +0.3%
CL
8
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.9M +$1.11M +11,627 +163%
AA
9
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.82M
TSS
10
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.31M +$1.23M +12,905 New
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$635K +$598K +6,261 New
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$634K
MA
13
MUFG Americas
New York
$329K +$200K +2,090 +173%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$229K -$4.77K -50 -2%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$228K +$126K +1,316 +142%
SPIA
16
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$121K
SC
17
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$1.27M -13,250 Closed
ES
18
Equitec Specialists
Illinois
-$492K -5,109 Closed
LCM
19
LDR Capital Management
New York
-$367K -3,804 Closed

VRTSP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

16 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (VRTSP) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $109M — up 7.9% from $101M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of VRTSP and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.84M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.01M.

  • 16 institutional investors held Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (VRTSP) as of Q4 2019, down from 17 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $109M of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock stock for Q4 2019, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock buyer in Q4 2019 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $1.84M added.
  • The largest Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock seller in Q4 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $3.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.