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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 2024

Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Dec 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
91
+13 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
19.8M
+1.19M (+6.4%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$116.1M
+$664.0K (+0.6%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
23
23 more added
Sold out
10
22 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: 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 2024: 91 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 2024: $116.1M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Penserra Capital Management LLC1,824,466$10.7M0.20%+73,296+4.2%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.1,688,597$9.90M0.29%+97,712+6.1%Added
Morgan Stanley1,671,706$9.80M0.00%−1,768,567−51.4%Reduced
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC1,596,374$9.35M1.20%+1,039,132+186.5%Added
Mangrove Partners1,375,670$8.06M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,182,731$6.93M2.75%+36,170+3.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,113,398$6.52M0.00%+206,237+22.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp967,838$5.67M0.01%+96,299+11.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC947,533$5.55M0.05%+235,804+33.1%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC849,307$4.98M0.05%+401,929+89.8%Added
Sit Investment Associates Inc846,939$4.96M0.11%+846,939New
Quarry LP766,435$4.49M0.88%+557,522+266.9%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.608,509$3.57M0.09%−76,469−11.2%Reduced
Sculptor Capital LP454,921$2.67M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Almitas Capital LLC437,074$2.56M0.56%+129,284+42.0%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP362,693$2.13M0.56%−16,480−4.3%Reduced
CSS LLC346,748$2.03M0.12%+36,229+11.7%Added
CNH Partners LLC305,557$1.79M0.04%−181,040−37.2%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc251,759$1.48M0.00%−2,365−0.9%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC234,351$1.37M0.01%+4,602+2.0%Added
Bank of America Corp184,961$1.08M0.00%−26,209−12.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc151,132$885.6K0.00%+151,132New
Wells Fargo & Company141,536$829.4K0.00%−3,728−2.6%Reduced
Stephens Inc129,904$761.2K0.01%−4,103−3.1%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC121,089$709.6K0.27%−60,788−33.4%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC111,307$652.3K0.12%+44,783+67.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.83,775$490.9K0.00%−250−0.3%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.83,732$490.7K0.05%−503,303−85.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC83,307$488.2K0.00%+387+0.5%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers56,667$332.1K0.00%−149,651−72.5%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC53,967$316.2K0.03%−5,395−9.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC50,758$297.0K0.00%+2,375+4.9%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.46,350$271.6K0.01%+730+1.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada45,313$265.0K0.00%+23,598+108.7%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC41,304$242.0K0.02%+4,565+12.4%Added
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.39,990$234.3K0.19%−2,533−6.0%Reduced
GWN Securities Inc.33,366$199.5K0.05%+33,366New
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC33,568$196.7K0.00%+33,568New
Invesco Ltd.33,562$196.7K0.00%+33,562New
Dakota Wealth Management30,446$178.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Holdings Inc29,251$171.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp28,602$167.6K0.00%+28,602New
Millennium Management LLC27,342$160.2K0.00%−4,979−15.4%Reduced
Gridiron Partners, LLC23,673$138.7K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC22,460$131.6K0.01%−16,504−42.4%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.20,825$122.0K0.00%+1,499+7.8%Added
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC19,252$112.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC18,041$105.7K0.00%−4,920−21.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.17,975$105.3K0.00%−4,965−21.6%Reduced
AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC17,402$102.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC16,250$95.2K0.00%+16,250New
CF Capital LLC16,000$93.8K0.10%+16,000New
UBS Group AG15,212$89.1K0.00%−153−1.0%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP14,310$83.9K0.00%+14,310New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC13,715$80.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC13,448$79.0K0.00%+575+4.5%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC12,898$75.6K0.00%+12,898New
Citadel Advisors LLC12,644$74.1K0.00%+12,644New
Doliver Advisors, LP12,229$71.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC12,188$71.0K0.00%+819+7.2%Added
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$69.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC10,180$59.7K0.00%+10,180New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC8,315$48.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc5,000$29.3K0.00%+5,000New
US Bancorp2,943$17.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.2,770$16.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC1,682$9.86K0.00%+41+2.5%Added
Synergy Financial Management, LLC1,500$9.30K0.00%+1,500New
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.966$6.00K0.00%+966New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC1,023$6.00K0.00%−1,810−63.9%Reduced
Elequin Capital LP1,004$5.88K0.00%+1,004New
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$5.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.925$5.42K0.00%+23+2.5%Added
Aventura Private Wealth, LLC902$5.29K0.00%+902New
CWM, LLC771$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank640$3.75K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lee Danner & Bass Inc640$3.75K0.00%+640New
Transce3nd, LLC468$2.74K0.00%+468New
Spire Wealth Management450$2.64K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp435$2.55K0.00%+435New
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$2.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.222$1.30K0.00%+222New
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.154$9030.00%+154New
Rothschild Investment LLC145$8500.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC111$6500.00%−5−4.3%Reduced
JNBA Financial Advisors85$4990.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc71$4130.00%00.0%Unchanged
WPG Advisers, LLC47$2750.00%+47New
NBC Securities, Inc.6$370.00%−6,292−99.9%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG2$120.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc1$60.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp0$00.00%−68,650−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−31,200−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−27,380−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Capital LLC0$00.00%−22,145−100.0%Sold out
NWF Advisory Services Inc.0$00.00%−10,439−100.0%Sold out
Centaurus Financial, Inc.0$00.00%−10,054−100.0%Sold out
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co0$00.00%−5,620−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC0$00.00%−1,200−100.0%Sold out