Key Takeaways
- • Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) reported preliminary assets under management of $147.5 billion as of August 31, 2026, down from $148.874 billion at July 31, 2026, a decline of roughly $1.4 billion.
- • Total client assets, including $1.7 billion in other fee earning assets, stood at $149.2 billion as of August 31, 2026.
- • Net outflows from institutional accounts, retail separate accounts, U.S. retail funds, and global funds drove the decline, partially offset by market performance and positive flows into exchange-traded funds and tender offer funds.
- • Institutional accounts fell to $48.966 billion from $49.742 billion, while equity AUM dropped to $64.817 billion from $66.135 billion.
- • Alternatives AUM was essentially flat at $19.728 billion versus $19.792 billion a month earlier, and fixed income rose slightly to $40.185 billion.
Summary
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) reported preliminary assets under management (AUM) of $147.5 billion as of August 31, 2026, according to a company press release distributed by Business Wire on September 11, 2026. The firm also reported other fee earning assets of $1.7 billion, bringing total client assets to $149.2 billion.
The company attributed the month-over-month change from July 31, 2026, when AUM stood at $148.874 billion, to net outflows across institutional accounts, retail separate accounts, U.S. retail funds, and global funds. These outflows were partially offset by market performance and positive net flows into exchange-traded funds and tender offer funds.
By product type, institutional accounts declined to $48.966 billion from $49.742 billion, and retail separate accounts fell to $34.130 billion from $34.726 billion. Open-end funds, which include U.S. retail funds, ETFs, and global funds, rose modestly to $51.289 billion from $51.190 billion. Closed-end funds, including traditional closed-end and tender offer funds, slipped to $13.116 billion from $13.216 billion.
By asset class, equity AUM was the largest source of the decline, falling to $64.817 billion from $66.135 billion. Fixed income edged up to $40.185 billion from $40.146 billion, multi-asset declined slightly to $22.771 billion from $22.801 billion, and alternatives, which include listed real estate, managed futures, event-driven, infrastructure, and private markets strategies, was roughly flat at $19.728 billion versus $19.792 billion.
The figures are unaudited and preliminary. Virtus describes itself as a partnership of boutique investment managers serving individual and institutional investors. Investor relations contact is Sean Rourke and media relations contact is Laura Parsons.
The company attributed the month-over-month change from July 31, 2026, when AUM stood at $148.874 billion, to net outflows across institutional accounts, retail separate accounts, U.S. retail funds, and global funds. These outflows were partially offset by market performance and positive net flows into exchange-traded funds and tender offer funds.
By product type, institutional accounts declined to $48.966 billion from $49.742 billion, and retail separate accounts fell to $34.130 billion from $34.726 billion. Open-end funds, which include U.S. retail funds, ETFs, and global funds, rose modestly to $51.289 billion from $51.190 billion. Closed-end funds, including traditional closed-end and tender offer funds, slipped to $13.116 billion from $13.216 billion.
By asset class, equity AUM was the largest source of the decline, falling to $64.817 billion from $66.135 billion. Fixed income edged up to $40.185 billion from $40.146 billion, multi-asset declined slightly to $22.771 billion from $22.801 billion, and alternatives, which include listed real estate, managed futures, event-driven, infrastructure, and private markets strategies, was roughly flat at $19.728 billion versus $19.792 billion.
The figures are unaudited and preliminary. Virtus describes itself as a partnership of boutique investment managers serving individual and institutional investors. Investor relations contact is Sean Rourke and media relations contact is Laura Parsons.
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