Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PENA MARDELLE W	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, Chief HR Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/17/2020
(Street) HARTFORD, CT 06103 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	8/17/2020		M		480 (1)	A	$25.51	14451	D
Common Stock	8/17/2020		F		211 (2)	D	$143.18	14240 (3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Stock Options	$25.51	8/17/2020		M			480	8/16/2013	8/16/2020	Common Stock	480.0	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Acquisition of common stock upon exercise of employee stock options.
(2)	Exempt disposition to the issuer under Rule 16b-3(e) to satisfy option exercise price and withholding taxes on exercise of employee stock options.
(3)	This number includes (i) 2,548 RSUs that are scheduled to vest on March 15, 2021 (ii) 1,017 RSUs that are scheduled to vest on March 15, 2022 and (iii) 619 RSUs that are scheduled to vest on March 15, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PENA MARDELLE W C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06103			EVP, Chief HR Officer

Signatures
/s/ Ronnie D. Kryjak, Attorney-in-Fact		8/19/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date