VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc.

$119.23-30% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−18% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 23). Price is −18% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest7.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How VRTS is trading

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is −30% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 46 points behind the market.

−30%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−18%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
23

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
30%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$117.65 – $230.91 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$119.23
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−8.1%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−30%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−55%
vs 50-day average$142.26
−16%
52-week high
$171.24
52-week low
$117.64
Annualised volatility
35%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$724K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−25%
2025−22%
2024−5.6%
2023+31%
2022−33%
2021+39%
2020+83%
2019+57%
2018−30%
2017−0.99%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+1.0%
Feb103 of 10−1.3%
Mar102 of 10−5.9%
Apr105 of 10+0.56%
May107 of 10+3.1%
Jun107 of 10+4.0%
Jul1110 of 11+8.5%
Aug116 of 11+0.67%
Sep113 of 11−3.6%
Oct116 of 11−0.11%
Nov107 of 10+5.2%
Dec105 of 10+2.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.