FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   THORP JEFFREY 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/09/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. [VRTS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 805 THIRD AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 377,500 D (1) (3) (4) (5)   Common Stock 377,500 D (2) (3) (4) (5) Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THORP JEFFREY 805 THIRD AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Sonoma Capital, LP 805 THIRD AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Sonoma Capital, LLC 805 THIRD AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Sonoma Capital Management, LLC 805 THIRD AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Jeffrey Thorp		04/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Thorp, Managing Member of Sonoma Capital, LLC, general partner of Sonoma Capital, LP		04/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Thorp, Managing Member of Sonoma Capital, LLC		04/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Thorp, Managing Member of Sonoma Capital Management, LLC		04/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Thorp, Jeffrey Thorp IFA, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. as Custodian		04/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Sonoma Capital, LP.
(2)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Jeffrey Thorp IRA, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. as Custodian (the "HSBC IRA").
(3)	Sonoma Capital, LLC is the general partner of Sonoma Capital, LP. Jeffrey Thorp is the managing member of Sonoma Capital, LLC. Sonoma Capital Management, LLC is the investment manager of Sonoma Capital, LP. Jeffrey Thorp is the managing member of Sonoma Capital Management, LLC. As a result, Sonoma Capital, LP, Sonoma Capital Management, LLC, Sonoma Capital LLC and Jeffrey Thorp may be deemed to have shared power to vote or to direct the vote and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock owned by Sonoma Capital, LP.
(4)	Jeffrey Thorp is the controlling person of the HSBC IRA. As a result, Jeffrey Thorp may be deemed to have shared power to vote or to direct the vote and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock owned by the HSBC IRA.
(5)	For purposes of this Form 3, Jeffrey Thorp, Sonoma Capital, LLC and Sonoma Capital Management, LLC disclaim ownership of the shares of common stock owned by Sonoma Capital, LP and the HSBC IRA reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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