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Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.

ZTR
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000836412

No open-market purchases or sales by Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 91 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $74.1M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Sep 30, 2023. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
84
+11 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
20.8M
+1.46M (+7.6%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$99.7M
−$17.7M (−15.1%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
19
31 more added
Sold out
8
14 more reduced

Compare with Q2 2023: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting ZTR on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2023: 84 institutions
Q1 2021: 67 institutionsQ2 2021: 57 institutionsQ3 2021: 50 institutionsQ4 2021: 56 institutionsQ1 2022: 63 institutionsQ2 2022: 61 institutionsQ3 2022: 71 institutionsQ4 2022: 72 institutionsQ1 2023: 77 institutionsQ2 2023: 73 institutionsQ3 2023: 84 institutionsQ4 2023: 87 institutionsQ1 2024: 82 institutionsQ2 2024: 79 institutionsQ3 2024: 80 institutionsQ4 2024: 91 institutionsQ1 2025: 89 institutionsQ2 2025: 88 institutionsQ3 2025: 84 institutionsQ4 2025: 92 institutionsQ1 2026: 92 institutionsQ2 2026: 91 institutions
Value heldQ3 2023: $99.7M
Q1 2021: $41.0MQ2 2021: $42.4MQ3 2021: $40.1MQ4 2021: $41.9MQ1 2022: $48.7MQ2 2022: $41.9MQ3 2022: $123.9MQ4 2022: $134.1MQ1 2023: $130.7MQ2 2023: $117.4MQ3 2023: $99.7MQ4 2023: $126.3MQ1 2024: $128.6MQ2 2024: $97.3MQ3 2024: $116.3MQ4 2024: $116.1MQ1 2025: $88.1MQ2 2025: $94.9MQ3 2025: $94.4MQ4 2025: $67.7MQ1 2026: $70.1MQ2 2026: $74.1M
Institutions holding ZTR and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202691$74.1M
Q1 202692$70.1M
Q4 202592$67.7M
Q3 202584$94.4M
Q2 202588$94.9M
Q1 202589$88.1M
Q4 202491$116.1M
Q3 202480$116.3M
Q2 202479$97.3M
Q1 202482$128.6M
Q4 202387$126.3M
Q3 202384$99.7M
Q2 202373$117.4M
Q1 202377$130.7M
Q4 202272$134.1M
Q3 202271$123.9M
Q2 202261$41.9M
Q1 202263$48.7M
Q4 202156$41.9M
Q3 202150$40.1M
Q2 202157$42.4M
Q1 202167$41.0M

Institutions, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Sit Investment Associates Inc4,029,881$19.3M0.53%−393,830−8.9%Reduced
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC3,742,703$18.0M0.93%−709,519−15.9%Reduced
Morgan Stanley2,641,989$12.7M0.00%+150,121+6.0%Added
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,820,430$8.74M2.37%−110,950−5.7%Reduced
Clough Capital Partners L P898,649$4.31M0.46%−344,103−27.7%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.838,685$4.03M0.14%+828,685+8,286.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC680,897$3.27M0.00%+6,729+1.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC675,156$3.24M0.03%+114,310+20.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp611,289$2.93M0.00%+571,391+1,432.1%Added
Centaurus Financial, Inc.455,795$2.19M0.19%−234,779−34.0%Reduced
Bulldog Investors, LLP390,538$1.87M0.65%−62,366−13.8%Reduced
Alpine Global Management, LLC338,222$1.62M0.37%+312,086+1,194.1%Added
CNH Partners LLC333,705$1.60M0.07%+241,471+261.8%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.299,379$1.44M0.19%+221,928+286.5%Added
Quarry LP267,885$1.29M0.83%+67,150+33.5%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC241,542$1.16M0.01%+15,046+6.6%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc227,508$1.09M0.00%+227,508New
Park Avenue Securities LLC215,622$1.03M0.02%+215,622New
Shaker Financial Services, LLC202,758$973.2K0.45%+185,704+1,088.9%Added
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC160,553$770.7K0.05%+160,553New
Cetera Investment Advisers142,925$686.0K0.01%+50,891+55.3%Added
Walleye Capital LLC125,283$601.4K0.01%+125,283New
Millennium Management LLC113,599$545.3K0.00%+113,599New
Sigma Planning Corp103,309$495.9K0.02%+12,006+13.1%Added
Raymond James & Associates89,656$430.3K0.00%−1,199−1.3%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc74,661$358.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC71,791$344.6K0.01%+71,791New
Royal Bank of Canada62,128$298.0K0.00%+3,896+6.7%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC60,319$289.5K0.04%+60,319New
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC56,400$270.7K0.00%−4,279−7.1%Reduced
Flow State Investments, L.P.53,329$256.0K0.10%+53,329New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.44,209$212.2K0.00%+11,485+35.1%Added
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC39,188$188.1K0.01%+39,188New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC35,117$169.0K0.00%−5,804−14.2%Reduced
Eudaimonia Partners, LLC35,000$168.0K0.04%+12,000+52.2%Added
UBS Group AG34,783$167.0K0.00%+6,596+23.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company34,549$165.8K0.00%+725+2.1%Added
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.34,451$165.4K0.15%+34,451New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.33,750$162.0K0.00%+31,470+1,380.3%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC33,359$160.8K0.01%+1,900+6.0%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.31,360$150.5K0.00%+5,688+22.2%Added
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC28,314$135.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP23,720$113.9K0.00%+23,720New
Doliver Advisors, LP21,557$103.5K0.03%+9,300+75.9%Added
Stephens Inc21,341$102.4K0.00%+21,341New
Mariner, LLC20,963$100.6K0.00%+2,460+13.3%Added
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC20,166$96.8K0.03%−30.0%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co17,103$82.1K0.00%+17,103New
Bank of America Corp16,505$79.2K0.00%−18,247−52.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.15,755$76.0K0.00%+42+0.3%Added
StoneX Group Inc.15,000$72.0K0.01%+15,000New
Elequin Capital LP14,863$71.3K0.01%+6,266+72.9%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC14,473$69.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Saba Capital Management, L.P.13,380$64.2K0.00%+13,380New
Logan Stone Capital, LLC13,003$62.4K0.02%+13,003New
Choate Investment Advisors12,329$59.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NWF Advisory Services Inc.12,206$58.6K0.01%+1,250+11.4%Added
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$57.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Securities, LLC10,845$52.1K0.00%+10,845New
Jane Street Group, LLC10,578$50.8K0.00%+10,578New
Advisory Services Network, LLC10,565$50.7K0.00%+350+3.4%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC10,511$50.0K0.00%−288−2.7%Reduced
CSS LLC10,055$48.3K0.00%−454,776−97.8%Reduced
NBC Securities, Inc.9,658$46.0K0.01%+9,658New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC7,967$38.2K0.01%+5,967+298.3%Added
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust6,367$30.6K0.01%+229+3.7%Added
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC3,003$14.4K0.00%+52+1.8%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,864$13.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A2,190$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.2,148$10.3K0.00%+77+3.7%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,145$5.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$4.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc892$4.28K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evermay Wealth Management LLC547$2.63K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Focused Wealth Management, Inc513$2.46K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management450$2.16K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$1.95K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
VisionPoint Advisory Group, LLC386$1.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc141$6770.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors120$5760.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC117$5620.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC11$530.00%−13,289−99.9%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG2$100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc1$50.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−133,956−100.0%Sold out
Woodline Partners LP0$00.00%−96,113−100.0%Sold out
HB Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−20,000−100.0%Sold out
Hollencrest Capital Management0$00.00%−17,072−100.0%Sold out
Kovack Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−13,654−100.0%Sold out
Wedbush Securities Inc0$00.00%−10,901−100.0%Sold out
CWM, LLC0$00.00%−5,000−100.0%Sold out
WealthPLAN Partners, LLC0$00.00%−29−100.0%Sold out