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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
82
−5 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
23.1M
+175.7K (+0.8%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$128.6M
+$2.32M (+1.8%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
11
26 more added
Sold out
16
22 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 82 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 heldQ1 2024: $128.6M
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Sit Investment Associates Inc3,756,981$20.9M0.48%−523,956−12.2%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,505,379$19.5M0.00%+710,729+25.4%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.2,404,220$13.4M0.39%+50,513+2.1%Added
Mangrove Partners1,942,500$10.8M0.93%+70,112+3.7%Added
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,781,730$9.92M3.45%−15,000−0.8%Reduced
Bulldog Investors, LLP920,637$5.13M1.69%−37,323−3.9%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC853,151$4.75M0.00%+63,418+8.0%Added
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC839,292$4.67M0.64%+839,292New
Stifel Financial Corp781,744$4.35M0.00%+80,185+11.4%Added
CNH Partners LLC627,640$3.50M0.12%+123,088+24.4%Added
Alpine Global Management, LLC600,000$3.34M0.65%+204,778+51.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC594,644$3.31M0.02%−61,098−9.3%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.421,398$2.35M0.21%−122,163−22.5%Reduced
Saba Capital Management, L.P.306,966$1.71M0.04%−653,184−68.0%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC306,593$1.71M0.01%+48,613+18.8%Added
Quarry LP294,254$1.64M0.67%+1,829+0.6%Added
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC267,929$1.49M0.07%+267,929New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc254,746$1.42M0.00%−1,545−0.6%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers248,793$1.39M0.00%+55,791+28.9%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC240,673$1.34M0.02%−2,260−0.9%Reduced
Flow State Investments, L.P.195,962$1.09M0.32%−36,722−15.8%Reduced
CSS LLC170,692$950.8K0.08%+170,692New
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC161,500$859.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company141,377$787.5K0.00%+36,827+35.2%Added
Centaurus Financial, Inc.131,910$735.0K0.05%−60,794−31.5%Reduced
Sea Otter Advisors LLC126,800$706.3K3.66%+77,374+156.5%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.117,705$655.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Holdings Inc74,661$415.9K0.00%−20,076−21.2%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp73,198$407.7K0.01%+35,393+93.6%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC70,725$393.9K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc60,496$337.0K0.01%+8,325+16.0%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC59,755$332.8K0.04%+4,640+8.4%Added
Raymond James & Associates59,420$331.0K0.00%−113−0.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC48,264$269.0K0.00%−1,718−3.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.48,109$268.0K0.00%+16,476+52.1%Added
Millennium Management LLC45,638$254.2K0.00%−90,393−66.5%Reduced
Dakota Wealth Management42,975$239.4K0.01%+3,780+9.6%Added
Eudaimonia Partners, LLC42,000$233.9K0.06%+7,000+20.0%Added
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.38,679$215.4K0.18%+2,074+5.7%Added
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC36,976$206.0K0.01%−2,240−5.7%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.35,516$197.8K0.01%+35,516New
Gridiron Partners, LLC28,300$157.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.31,360$150.5K0.00%−3,011−8.8%Reduced
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC27,976$150.5K0.01%+27,976New
Two Sigma Investments, LP26,979$150.3K0.00%+26,979New
Bank of America Corp24,892$138.6K0.00%+16,438+194.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.20,390$114.0K0.00%+1,236+6.5%Added
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC19,942$111.1K0.03%−98−0.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG19,613$109.2K0.00%−10,329−34.5%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC17,751$98.9K0.00%−80,926−82.0%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC16,063$89.5K0.02%+4,883+43.7%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC15,303$85.2K0.00%+830+5.7%Added
Mariner, LLC15,018$83.6K0.00%+15,018New
Doliver Advisors, LP12,257$68.3K0.02%−67−0.5%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC12,177$68.0K0.00%+382+3.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC12,216$68.0K0.00%+1,333+12.2%Added
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$66.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada10,701$60.0K0.00%−21,774−67.0%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.10,439$58.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC10,000$55.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.9,755$54.0K0.01%+49+0.5%Added
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC3,565$19.9K0.00%+3,565New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,833$15.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A2,190$12.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC1,556$8.67K0.00%−1,491−48.9%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,145$6.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$5.26K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc892$4.97K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.838$4.67K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank640$3.56K0.00%+640New
Spire Wealth Management450$2.51K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$2.26K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
VisionPoint Advisory Group, LLC386$2.15K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$1.13K0.00%––
Rothschild Investment LLC145$8080.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc141$7850.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors120$6690.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC117$6520.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co99$5510.00%+99New
GWM Advisors LLC11$610.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG2$110.00%+2New
Citigroup Inc1$60.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clough Capital Partners L P0$00.00%−786,430−100.0%Sold out
Weiss Asset Management LP0$00.00%−86,464−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC0$00.00%−55,480−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−48,657−100.0%Sold out
Captrust Financial Advisors0$00.00%−32,673−100.0%Sold out
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−19,776−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−14,061−100.0%Sold out
Choate Investment Advisors0$00.00%−12,329−100.0%Sold out
Creative Planning0$00.00%−10,523−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Capital LLC0$00.00%−10,140−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−9,758−100.0%Sold out
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust0$00.00%−3,105−100.0%Sold out
LM Advisors LLC0$00.00%−575−100.0%Sold out
Evermay Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−547−100.0%Sold out
Focused Wealth Management, Inc0$00.00%−513−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−816−100.0%Sold out