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Table of Contents X Large accelerated filer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Non - accelerated filer ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K Delaware State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or For the transition period from Title of each class Common Stock , $ .01 par value X INVESTMENT PARTNERS VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to Commission file number 1-10994 V VIRTUS One Financial Plaza , Hartford , CT 06103 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 800 ) 248-7971 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol VRTS No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . x Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . x Yes No Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of class ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . x Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . 26-3962811 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . □ Yes x No The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold ( based on the closing share price as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market ) as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 835,000,000 . For purposes of this calculation , shares of common stock held or controlled by executive officers and directors of the registrant have been treated as shares held by affiliates . There were 7,583,557 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding on February 12 , 2021 .