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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
87
+3 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
22.9M
+2.16M (+10.4%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$126.3M
+$26.6M (+26.7%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
13
34 more added
Sold out
10
22 more reduced

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 87 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 heldQ4 2023: $126.3M
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Sit Investment Associates Inc4,280,937$23.6M0.58%+251,056+6.2%Added
Morgan Stanley2,794,650$15.4M0.00%+152,661+5.8%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.2,353,707$13.0M0.39%+1,515,022+180.6%Added
Mangrove Partners1,872,388$10.3M0.89%+1,872,388New
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,796,730$9.90M3.23%−23,700−1.3%Reduced
Saba Capital Management, L.P.960,150$5.29M0.13%+946,770+7,076.0%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP957,960$5.25M1.72%+567,422+145.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC789,733$4.35M0.00%+108,836+16.0%Added
Clough Capital Partners L P786,430$4.33M0.48%−112,219−12.5%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp701,559$3.87M0.00%+90,270+14.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC655,742$3.61M0.03%−19,414−2.9%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.543,561$3.00M0.27%+244,182+81.6%Added
CNH Partners LLC504,552$2.78M0.11%+170,847+51.2%Added
Alpine Global Management, LLC395,222$2.18M0.59%+57,000+16.9%Added
Quarry LP292,425$1.61M0.81%+24,540+9.2%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC257,980$1.42M0.01%+16,438+6.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc256,291$1.41M0.00%+28,783+12.7%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC242,933$1.34M0.02%+27,311+12.7%Added
Flow State Investments, L.P.232,684$1.28M0.43%+179,355+336.3%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers193,002$1.06M0.01%+50,077+35.0%Added
Centaurus Financial, Inc.192,704$1.06M0.08%−263,091−57.7%Reduced
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC161,500$889.9K0.05%+947+0.6%Added
Millennium Management LLC136,031$749.5K0.00%+22,432+19.7%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.117,705$648.6K0.00%+83,955+248.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company104,550$576.1K0.00%+70,001+202.6%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC98,677$543.7K0.01%+26,886+37.5%Added
Nomura Holdings Inc94,737$522.0K0.00%+20,076+26.9%Added
Weiss Asset Management LP86,464$476.4K0.03%+86,464New
Shaker Financial Services, LLC70,725$389.7K0.16%−132,033−65.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates59,533$328.0K0.00%−30,123−33.6%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC55,115$305.9K0.04%−5,204−8.6%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC55,480$305.7K0.00%−920−1.6%Reduced
Stephens Inc52,171$287.5K0.00%+30,830+144.5%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC49,982$275.0K0.00%+14,865+42.3%Added
Sea Otter Advisors LLC49,426$272.3K0.26%+49,426New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP48,657$268.1K0.00%+24,937+105.1%Added
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC39,216$216.1K0.01%+28+0.1%Added
Dakota Wealth Management39,195$216.0K0.01%+39,195New
Sigma Planning Corp37,805$208.3K0.02%−65,504−63.4%Reduced
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.36,605$201.7K0.17%+2,154+6.3%Added
Eudaimonia Partners, LLC35,000$192.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.34,371$189.4K0.01%+3,011+9.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors32,673$180.0K0.00%+32,673New
Royal Bank of Canada32,475$179.0K0.00%−29,653−47.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.31,633$174.3K0.00%−12,576−28.4%Reduced
UBS Group AG29,942$165.0K0.00%−4,841−13.9%Reduced
Gridiron Partners, LLC28,300$155.9K0.11%+28,300New
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC20,040$110.4K0.03%−126−0.6%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC19,776$109.0K0.01%+19,776New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.19,154$106.0K0.00%+3,399+21.6%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC14,473$79.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC14,061$77.5K0.00%+3,483+32.9%Added
Choate Investment Advisors12,329$67.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Doliver Advisors, LP12,324$67.9K0.02%−9,233−42.8%Reduced
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$65.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC11,795$65.0K0.00%+11,795New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC11,180$61.6K0.01%+3,213+40.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC10,883$60.0K0.00%+372+3.5%Added
Creative Planning10,523$58.0K0.00%+10,523New
NWF Advisory Services Inc.10,439$57.5K0.01%−1,767−14.5%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC10,140$55.9K0.00%−115,143−91.9%Reduced
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC10,000$55.1K0.00%−18,314−64.7%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC9,758$53.8K0.00%−807−7.6%Reduced
NBC Securities, Inc.9,706$53.0K0.01%+48+0.5%Added
Bank of America Corp8,454$46.6K0.00%−8,051−48.8%Reduced
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust3,105$17.1K0.00%−3,262−51.2%Reduced
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC3,047$16.8K0.00%+44+1.5%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,833$15.2K0.00%−31−1.1%Reduced
Umb Bank N A2,190$12.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,145$6.31K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$5.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc892$4.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.838$4.62K0.00%−1,310−61.0%Reduced
LM Advisors LLC575$3.17K0.00%+575New
Evermay Wealth Management LLC547$3.01K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Focused Wealth Management, Inc513$2.83K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management450$2.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$2.24K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
VisionPoint Advisory Group, LLC386$2.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$1.11K0.00%–New
Rothschild Investment LLC145$7990.00%+145New
Key Financial Inc141$7770.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors120$6620.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC117$6450.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC11$610.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc1$60.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC816––+816New
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−3,742,703−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−33,359−100.0%Sold out
Mariner, LLC0$00.00%−20,963−100.0%Sold out
JPMorgan Chase & Co0$00.00%−17,103−100.0%Sold out
StoneX Group Inc.0$00.00%−15,000−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−14,863−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−13,003−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−10,845−100.0%Sold out
CSS LLC0$00.00%−10,055−100.0%Sold out
Deutsche Bank AG0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out