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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WALTMAN FRANCIS G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. [VRTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Product Management (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2019 (Street) HARTFORD, CT 06103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   1,210 (1) D $ 0 31,482.451 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   A   691 (2) A $ 0 32,173.451 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   321 (1) D $ 0 31,852.451 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   A   1,532 (3) A $ 0 33,384.451 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   A   2,364 (4) A $ 0 35,748.451 (5) D   Common Stock               108.533 I By 401k

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WALTMAN FRANCIS G C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06103			EVP, Product Management

Signatures

/s/ Mark S. Flynn, Attorney-in-Fact		03/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exempt disposition to the Issuer under Rule 16b-3(e) to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising out of the vesting of an RSU award.
(2)	These shares comprise an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Company's 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, subject to a time and performance condition which has been satisfied.
(3)	These shares comprise an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Company's 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan, subject to a performance condition which has been satisfied. Subject to acceleration in certain circumstances, the RSUs are scheduled to cliff vest on March 15, 2021 and will be settled for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis upon vesting.
(4)	These shares comprise an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Company's 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. Subject to acceleration in certain circumstances, the RSUs are scheduled to vest ratably over the next three years and will be settled for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis upon vesting.
(5)	This number includes (i) 338.617 shares acquired in connection with the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ii) 4,440 RSUs that are scheduled to cliff vest on March 15, 2020 (iii) 3,853 RSUs that are scheduled to cliff vest on March 15, 2021 and (iv) and 788 RSUs that are scheduled to cliff vest on March 15, 2022.

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