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 2025
Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Sep 30, 2025. 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
- −4 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 16.1M
- +829.5K (+5.4%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $94.4M
- −$503.5K (−0.5%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 5
- 28 more added
- Sold out
- 9
- 19 more reduced
Compare with Q2 2025: 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 91 | $74.1M |
| Q1 2026 | 92 | $70.1M |
| Q4 2025 | 92 | $67.7M |
| Q3 2025 | 84 | $94.4M |
| Q2 2025 | 88 | $94.9M |
| Q1 2025 | 89 | $88.1M |
| Q4 2024 | 91 | $116.1M |
| Q3 2024 | 80 | $116.3M |
| Q2 2024 | 79 | $97.3M |
| Q1 2024 | 82 | $128.6M |
| Q4 2023 | 87 | $126.3M |
| Q3 2023 | 84 | $99.7M |
| Q2 2023 | 73 | $117.4M |
| Q1 2023 | 77 | $130.7M |
| Q4 2022 | 72 | $134.1M |
| Q3 2022 | 71 | $123.9M |
| Q2 2022 | 61 | $41.9M |
| Q1 2022 | 63 | $48.7M |
| Q4 2021 | 56 | $41.9M |
| Q3 2021 | 50 | $40.1M |
| Q2 2021 | 57 | $42.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 67 | $41.0M |
Institutions, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,433,642 | $9.25M | 0.00% | +188,892+15.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,358,658 | $8.76M | 0.00% | −81,050−5.6% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 1,221,513 | $7.88M | 0.06% | +119,963+10.9% | Added |
| CF Capital LLC | 1,197,000 | $7.72M | 4.74% | +656,500+121.5% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 1,127,163 | $7.27M | 0.23% | +3,215+0.3% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 1,015,339 | $6.55M | 0.01% | +97,357+10.6% | Added |
| Absolute Investment Advisers LLC | 844,838 | $5.45M | 0.68% | −410,322−32.7% | Reduced |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 837,287 | $5.40M | 0.06% | +42,393+5.3% | Added |
| Yakira Capital Management, Inc. | 682,714 | $4.40M | 1.64% | +3,530+0.5% | Added |
| Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC | 590,007 | $3.81M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sculptor Capital LP | 346,864 | $2.24M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quarry LP | 331,649 | $2.14M | 0.52% | −253,420−43.3% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 294,545 | $1.90M | 0.01% | +31,206+11.9% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 287,814 | $1.86M | 0.00% | −50,627−15.0% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 261,154 | $1.68M | 0.02% | −201,808−43.6% | Reduced |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 257,181 | $1.66M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CSS LLC | 251,963 | $1.63M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 247,410 | $1.60M | 0.00% | −5,247−2.1% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 218,525 | $1.41M | 0.01% | −8,178−3.6% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 158,639 | $1.02M | 0.01% | +345+0.2% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 138,399 | $892.7K | 0.00% | +579+0.4% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 138,377 | $892.5K | 0.00% | +67,095+94.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 125,650 | $810.4K | 0.00% | +9,676+8.3% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 111,375 | $718.4K | 0.01% | −23,440−17.4% | Reduced |
| Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC | 109,500 | $674.0K | 0.09% | +5,000+4.8% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 92,276 | $595.2K | 0.09% | +39,755+75.7% | Added |
| Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC | 83,446 | $538.2K | 0.10% | +35,542+74.2% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 70,424 | $454.2K | 0.16% | −99,331−58.5% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 66,801 | $428.8K | 0.00% | +1,003+1.5% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 50,416 | $325.0K | 0.00% | +3,537+7.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 49,151 | $317.0K | 0.00% | −707−1.4% | Reduced |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 47,645 | $307.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 46,718 | $301.3K | 0.00% | −3,733−7.4% | Reduced |
| Integrated Capital Management, Inc. | 39,793 | $256.7K | 0.18% | −5,495−12.1% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 30,839 | $198.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 30,063 | $193.9K | 0.00% | +30,063 | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 29,528 | $190.5K | 0.00% | −2,612−8.1% | Reduced |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 28,339 | $182.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 27,620 | $178.2K | 0.00% | −2,969−9.7% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 26,737 | $172.5K | 0.01% | −134,181−83.4% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 24,179 | $156.0K | 0.01% | +568+2.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 23,122 | $149.1K | 0.00% | +1,414+6.5% | Added |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC | 22,175 | $143.0K | 0.04% | +1,157+5.5% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 20,724 | $134.0K | 0.00% | +2,690+14.9% | Added |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 20,322 | $131.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC | 19,001 | $122.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gridiron Partners, LLC | 1,442,455 | $120.5K | 0.07% | +1,423,772+7,620.7% | Added |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 17,910 | $116.0K | 0.00% | +734+4.3% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 17,880 | $115.3K | 0.01% | +320+1.8% | Added |
| AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC | 17,402 | $112.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 15,078 | $97.3K | 0.00% | +984+7.0% | Added |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 14,428 | $93.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 12,267 | $79.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,092 | $78.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC | 11,900 | $76.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 11,875 | $76.6K | 0.00% | −1,840−13.4% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 11,099 | $72.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 8,315 | $53.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 8,212 | $53.0K | 0.00% | −69−0.8% | Reduced |
| Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A | 8,000 | $51.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 4,463 | $28.8K | 0.00% | +23+0.5% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 2,243 | $14.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kilter Group LLC | 2,147 | $13.8K | 0.01% | +2,147 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,145 | $7.38K | 0.00% | −1,625−58.7% | Reduced |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,000 | $6.45K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 945 | $6.22K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aventura Private Wealth, LLC | 902 | $5.82K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 806 | $5.20K | 0.00% | +806 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 794 | $5.00K | 0.00% | +23+3.0% | Added |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 692 | $4.46K | 0.00% | +16+2.4% | Added |
| Hilltop National Bank | 445 | $2.87K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 406 | $2.62K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UMA Financial Services, Inc. | 222 | $1.43K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 208 | $1.34K | 0.00% | +208 | New |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 154 | $994 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 145 | $935 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 124 | $800 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chelsea Counsel Co | 103 | $665 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 78 | $503 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc | 71 | $455 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | 60 | $387 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Horizon Corp | 15 | $97 | 0.00% | +15 | New |
| FMR LLC | 5 | $32 | 0.00% | −3−37.5% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 1 | $6 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mangrove Partners | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −439,494−100.0% | Sold out |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −73,618−100.0% | Sold out |
| Almitas Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −72,019−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29,979−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,184−100.0% | Sold out |
| Millennium Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,954−100.0% | Sold out |
| Colonial Trust Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,625−100.0% | Sold out |
| MorganRosel Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,012−100.0% | Sold out |
| Spire Wealth Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −450−100.0% | Sold out |