type public company traded as nasdaqgs vrts industry asset management founded november 1 1995 headquarters hartford connecticut u.s. key people george r. aylward president and ceo mark a. treanor chairman of the board products virtus mutual funds ; closed end funds ; separately managed accounts ; institutional investment management services aum 54.8 billion march 31 2015 website www.virtus.com virtus investment partners inc. operates a multi manager asset management business comprising a number of individual affiliated managers each having its own investment process and brand and the services of unaffiliated subadvisers . contents 1 history 1.1 1995 2006 1.2 2006 2009 2 business overview 2.1 principal subsidiaries 2.2 unaffiliated subadvisers 3 references 4 external links history edit virtus investment partners formerly known as phoenix investment partners ltd. was formed on november 1 1995 through a reverse merger with duff & phelps investment management co. at the time the investment management affiliate of duff & phelps corporation . 1995 2006 edit from 1995 to 2001 virtus was a majority owned indirect subsidiary of phoenix life insurance co. during this period the company purchased a majority interest in several boutique investment management companies to establish its multi manager business model . in addition to duff & phelps investment management virtus affiliated managers include kayne anderson rudnick investment management llc newfleet asset management formerly scm advisors llc and previously seneca capital management and zweig advisers llc which was founded by legendary wall street investor martin zweig . on january 11 2001 a subsidiary of phoenix acquired the outstanding shares of phoenix investment partners not already owned and the company became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of phoenix . in may 2005 phoenix investment partners acquired the remaining minority interest in scm advisors and in september of that year acquired the remaining minority interest in kayne anderson rudnick thereby increasing ownership of both companies to 100 % . in may 2006 phoenix investment partners acquired the rights to advise distribute and administer the insight funds from harris investment management inc. 2006 2009 edit in february 2008 phoenix announced it would spin off phoenix investment partners as an independent asset management company through a pro rata dividend of phoenix investment partners common stock to phoenix s shareholders . 1 on october 30 2008 harris bankcorp inc. a us subsidiary of bank of montreal announced it would acquire 45 million in convertible preferred stock representing a 23 percent equity position in virtus . 2 virtus became an independent publicly traded company on december 31 2008 upon completion of its spin off from phoenix . the first day of trading of vrts was january 2 2009 and company officials rang the opening bell at nasdaq market site on january 5 2009 . 3 business overview edit retail products available to individual investors include open end mutual funds closed end funds and separately managed accounts . the virtus mutual funds family consists of approximately 45 open end mutual funds that are distributed primarily through intermediaries including national and regional broker dealers independent broker dealers and independent financial advisory firms . virtus five closed end funds which are provided by two affiliated managers encompass utility and tactical asset allocation strategies . the closed end funds trade on the new york stock exchange . retail separately managed accounts comprise intermediary programs sponsored and distributed by unaffiliated brokerage firms and private client accounts which are offered to the high net worth clients of the affiliated managers . virtus also manages institutional accounts for corporations multi employer retirement funds foundations endowments and special purpose funds . 4 principal subsidiaries edit virtus operates a multi manager asset management business comprising a number of individual affiliated managers each having its own distinct investment style autonomous investment process and brand and the services of unaffiliated subadvisers . affiliated managers include 5 cliffwater investments llc located in los angeles and nyc provides alternative advisory services to institutional investors including endowments foundations retirement systems and financial institutions . in 2015 it reportedly advised clients with 800 million to exit the carlyle group s claren road hedge fund . 6 duff & phelps investment management co. headquartered in chicago manages open and closed end funds and institutional separate accounts investing in global utilities infrastructure and reits . institutional services are offered to corporations municipalities retirement and benefit plans endowments foundations and others . euclid advisors llc is a new york based investment management affiliate of virtus investment partners that manages both domestic and international equity portfolios . kayne anderson rudnick investment management llc of los angeles offers a variety of actively managed equity and fixed income strategies to individuals through open end mutual funds and separately managed accounts primarily to high net worth individuals . institutional clients include endowments foundations corporations public funds and pension plans . kleinwort benson investors international ltd. is an investment affiliate of kleinwort benson investors kbi an established institutional asset manager headquartered in dublin ireland . kbi international has been managing assets for institutional investors since 1980 . newfleet asset management is a full service multi capability fixed income firm that manages open end funds institutional accounts structured products and high net worth private client assets . it manages assets in three distinctive strategies multi sector fixed income ; core plus fixed income ; and specialty fixed income . rampart investment management a boston based investment management affiliate of virtus investment partners manages client positions and portfolios using domestic and international index and equity options . zweig advisers llc is a registered investment advisor headquartered in new york that manages open and closed end funds in fundamental small cap value and tactical asset allocation investment styles . its tactical asset allocation investment style which seeks to participate in rising markets and limit losses during major declines was modeled after the approach of dr. martin zweig author of winning on wall street and a regular panelist on louis rukeyser s wall street . unaffiliated subadvisers edit virtus supplements the investment capabilities of its affiliated managers through select unaffiliated subadvisers whose strategies are not available to retail mutual fund customers . these subadvisers include 5 aberdeen asset management inc. is the wholly owned u.s. subsidiary of aberdeen asset management plc a global investment management group formed in 1983 and headquartered in scotland u.k. with investment teams based in the markets or regions in which they invest the firm manages assets for both institutions and private individuals from offices around the globe . horizon asset management llc a subsidiary of horizon kinetics llc is an independently owned and operated investment boutique formed by the 2011 merger of horizon asset management inc. founded in 1994 and kinetics asset management inc. founded in 1996 and its affiliates . sasco capital inc. of fairfield ct which specializes in contrarian value equity investing using a disciplined approach that includes extensive fundamental analysis of business segments . thomas j. herzfeld advisors inc. is an investment management firm based in miami florida specializing in closed end fund research analysis and investment since 1984 . vontobel asset management inc. of new york which is a wholly owned subsidiary of vontobel holding ag of switzerland that specializes in managing long only global equity portfolios . references edit phoenix announces intention to spin off phoenix investment partners phx.corporate ir.net feb. 7 2008 harris bankcorp to take minority equity position in virtus investment partners bnet.com oct. 30 2008 . virtus gains in debut amid acquisition speculation hartford courant via pqasb.pqarchiver.com jan. 3 2009 . virtus investment partners facebook.com . a b about us virtus.com . chung juliet clients of carlyle hedge fund seek to pull out nearly 2 billion wall street journal august 17 2015 . retrieved 2015 08 17 . sec approves spin off of virtus investment partners to phoenix shareholders bnet dec. 9 2008 separation of virtus investment partners from phoenix wikinvest virtus investment partners opens nasdaq stock market tradingmarkets.com jan. 5 2009 external links edit financial advisors company webpage . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title virtus investment 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