Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Neamtz Steven J
   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)
Head of Retail Distribution
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2009
(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

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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
Restricted Stock Units (1) 01/02/2009   J V 2,191.263     (2)   (2) Common Stock 2,191.263 (3) 2,191.263 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 01/02/2009   J V 3,288.167     (4)   (4) Common Stock 3,288.167 (3) 3,288.167 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy $ 31.38 01/02/2009   J V 5,477     (5) 02/13/2018 Common Stock 5,477 (6) 5,477 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Neamtz Steven J
C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
100 PEARL STREET
HARTFORD, CT 06103		       Head of Retail Distribution  

Signatures

 Kevin J. Carr, Attorney-in-Fact   01/06/2009
**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) The Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") convert to common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.
(2) These RSUs will cliff vest on February 13, 2011.
(3) These RSUs were previously granted to the Reporting Person under a Phoenix Companies, Inc. ("PNX") equity plan and, in connection with the spin-off by PNX of the Issuer, were converted into RSUs of the Issuer in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement, dated December 18, 2008, between the Issuer and PNX.
(4) These RSUs will cliff vest on March 5, 2011.
(5) This option will vest in one-third increments on February 13, 2009, February 13, 2010, and February 13, 2011.
(6) These options were previously granted to the Reporting Person under a PNX equity plan and, in connection with the spin-off by PNX of the Issuer, were converted into options to purchase common stock of the Issuer in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement, dated December 18, 2008, between the Issuer and PNX.

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