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W Howard Morris bought $524k of VRTS

director at VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.. 4,050 shares at an average of $129.47, traded Mar 12, 2026, filed Mar 16, 2026.

Conviction score
61
Value
$524k
4,050 shares
Holdings after
2,000
+168% from before
From 52-week low
0%
low $123.71, close $123.71
From 52-week high
-38%
high $199.04, as of Mar 12, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $524k at market
    +18
  • Relative to holdings
    Holdings up 168%
    +10
  • Price context
    0% above the 52-week low; 38% below the 52-week high
    +18
  • Cluster
    No other insider buying within 14 days
    0
  • Repeat buying
    First buy in 90 days
    0
  • Track record
    Too few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
    0

What happened after comparable buys

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m +14.4%, 3m +16.6%, 6m +18.1%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

VRTSOct 12, 2026 · close 130.51
Since filing Mar 16, 2026: +7.4%SPY +17.2% · excess -9.8%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001385266-26-000003, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Mar 12, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Stock
+1,900$129.62$246k4,307Mar 16, 2026
Mar 12, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: By Spouse
+150$129.23$19k150Mar 16, 2026
Mar 12, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: By The Prairie and Tireman Group Pension Plan
+2,000$129.35$259k2,000Mar 16, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
42Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
W Howard Morris
director
$60k
435 shares
-100%
52Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Michael A Angerthal
EVP, CFO & Treasurer
$2.5M
14,975 shares
-19%
46Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Barry M. Mandinach
EVP, Head of Distribution
$724k
5,000 shares
-32%
37Weak
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Susan S. Fleming
director
$473k
3,322 shares
-24%
38Weak
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Susan S. Fleming
director
$498k
2,959 shares
-18%
50Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Barry M. Mandinach
EVP, Head of Distribution
$1.9M
7,963 shares
-39%
43Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Stephen T Zarrilli
director
$534k
2,150 shares
-38%
52Moderate
VRTSsell
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Michael A Angerthal
EVP, CFO & Treasurer
$1.9M
8,049 shares
-10%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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