Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (Hartford)


Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Hartford. It manages $26.95 billion of regulatory assets for 50 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Virtus Investment Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and an employee of an affiliate is contracted w/ cnbc media as host or guest providing market commentary.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Virtus Investment Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is $26.95 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -13% since the beginning of its operation, and $109.1 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $26.95 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $539.02 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Nancy Greene Curtiss serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Nancy Greene Curtiss is investment companies with 46 clients and $26.84 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Virtus Investment Advisers has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $26.95 billion for 50 clients. 8% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Virtus Investment Advisers doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.

Nancy Greene Curtiss has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2007. Yvonne I (Mi Only) Pytlik joined the executive team most recently as the Corporate Head Of Compliance.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation Shareholder 1 Aug 1975 75% - 100% 3036
Vp Distributors Inc Shareholder 1 Aug 1975 75% - 100% 3036
Steven Lloyd Colton Senior vice president 1 Jun 2006 Other 1316975
David George Hanley Vice president and treasurer 1 Nov 2007 Other 5455435
Nancy Greene Curtiss Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 2696138
David G Hanley Vice president and treasurer 1 Nov 2007 Other 5455435
George Robert Aylward Director, president and chairman 1 Nov 2008 Other 4932163
Michael Aaron Angerthal Director, executive vice president and chief financial officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 5632934
George R. Aylward President and chairman 1 Nov 2008 Other 4932163
Kevin John Carr Vice president and clerk 1 Nov 2008 Other 2483633
Michael A Angerthal Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 5632934
Carlton Bryan Neel Senior vice president 1 Nov 2008 Other 2714471
David C Dickerson Senior vice president 1 Nov 2008 Other 2443212
Joseph Terranova Chief alternatives strategist 1 Nov 2008 Other 2312920
David Elliot Fusco Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 2476566
Timothy M. Heaney Senior portfolio manager 1 Jan 2009 Other 4888271
David Elliot Fusco Vice president and chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2476566
Amy L Robinson Managing director 1 Jun 2009 Other 725343
Timothy M. Heaney Senior vice president 1 Jun 2009 Other 4888271
Francis George Waltman Director, senior vice president 1 Sep 2010 Other 1778566
Mark Stephen Flynn Executive vice president and general counsel 1 Jun 2011 Other 5941225
Timothy M. Heaney Senior vice president and senior portfolio manager - municipal securities 1 Jun 2011 Other 4888271
David Leon Albrycht Chief investment officer - multi sector fixed income strategies 1 Jun 2011 Other 1279251
Mark S Flynn Executive vice president and general counsel 1 Jun 2011 Other 5941225
Kyle Arthur Jennings Portfolio manager - bank loan sector 1 Jun 2011 Other 2972395
Lisa H Leonard Vice president and portfolio manager - municipal securities 1 Jun 2011 Other 5941366
Kevin John Carr Senior vice president and clerk 1 Aug 2011 Other 2483633
Francis George Waltman Director, executive vice president 1 Aug 2011 Other 1778566
Inc. Virtus Partners Shareholder 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 95-4191764
Yvonne I (Mi Only) Pytlik Corporate head of compliance 1 Jun 2013 Other 4337433
Yvonne I Pytlik Corporate head of compliance 1 Jun 2013 Other 4337433

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. (Fka Phoenix Investment Partners Ltd.) Virtus Partners Shareholder 1 Nov 1995 75% - 100% 06-1369627
Inc. Virtus Partners Shareholder 1 Nov 1995 75% - 100% 06-1369627
Inc. Virtus Investment Partners Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 26-3962811

Based in Hartford

The principal office where Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-248-7971 or by fax 860-241-1024. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at virtus.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.