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 2025
Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
- 92
- +8 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 10.7M
- −5.31M (−33.1%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $67.7M
- −$26.7M (−28.3%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 16
- 17 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 43 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,434,012 | $9.03M | 0.00% | +3700.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 1,246,096 | $7.85M | 0.06% | +24,583+2.0% | Added |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 922,683 | $5.81M | 0.07% | +85,396+10.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 695,521 | $4.38M | 0.00% | −663,137−48.8% | Reduced |
| Absolute Investment Advisers LLC | 686,219 | $4.31M | 0.49% | −158,619−18.8% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 677,225 | $4.27M | 0.13% | −449,938−39.9% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 672,991 | $4.24M | 0.00% | −342,348−33.7% | Reduced |
| Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC | 370,223 | $2.33M | 0.02% | −219,784−37.3% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 337,575 | $2.13M | 0.01% | +43,030+14.6% | Added |
| Yakira Capital Management, Inc. | 281,673 | $1.77M | 0.60% | −401,041−58.7% | Reduced |
| Quarry LP | 265,646 | $1.67M | 0.27% | −66,003−19.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 245,239 | $1.55M | 0.00% | −42,575−14.8% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 244,527 | $1.54M | 0.00% | −2,883−1.2% | Reduced |
| CF Capital LLC | 222,186 | $1.40M | 0.70% | −974,814−81.4% | Reduced |
| Sculptor Capital LP | 217,653 | $1.37M | 0.02% | −129,211−37.3% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 216,213 | $1.36M | 0.01% | −2,312−1.1% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 138,949 | $875.4K | 0.00% | +550+0.4% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 130,444 | $821.8K | 0.01% | +130,444 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 124,894 | $786.8K | 0.00% | −13,483−9.7% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 115,879 | $730.0K | 0.01% | −42,760−27.0% | Reduced |
| Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC | 113,500 | $715.0K | 0.14% | +4,000+3.7% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 107,071 | $668.3K | 0.02% | −4,304−3.9% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 89,078 | $561.2K | 0.00% | −36,572−29.1% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 85,717 | $540.0K | 0.01% | −175,437−67.2% | Reduced |
| CSS LLC | 79,387 | $500.1K | 0.03% | −172,576−68.5% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 71,428 | $450.0K | 0.00% | +4,627+6.9% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 69,313 | $436.7K | 0.00% | +39,250+130.6% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 68,391 | $430.9K | 0.06% | −23,885−25.9% | Reduced |
| Oxford Asset Management LLP | 65,945 | $415.5K | 0.15% | +65,945 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 56,031 | $353.0K | 0.00% | +5,615+11.1% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 44,514 | $280.4K | 0.00% | −2,204−4.7% | Reduced |
| Integrated Capital Management, Inc. | 43,477 | $273.9K | 0.18% | +3,684+9.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 42,034 | $264.8K | 0.00% | −7,117−14.5% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 28,873 | $181.9K | 0.01% | +2,136+8.0% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 28,138 | $177.3K | 0.00% | +518+1.9% | Added |
| Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC | 26,947 | $169.8K | 0.03% | −56,499−67.7% | Reduced |
| Avise Financial Cooperative, Inc. | 26,864 | $169.2K | 0.15% | +26,864 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 25,323 | $159.5K | 0.00% | +2,201+9.5% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 24,747 | $155.9K | 0.01% | +568+2.3% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 24,208 | $152.5K | 0.00% | +24,208 | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 20,726 | $131.0K | 0.00% | +20.0% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 20,428 | $128.7K | 0.00% | −10,411−33.8% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 19,241 | $121.2K | 0.04% | −51,183−72.7% | Reduced |
| Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC | 18,912 | $119.1K | 0.03% | −89−0.5% | Reduced |
| AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC | 17,402 | $109.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 17,266 | $109.0K | 0.00% | −644−3.6% | Reduced |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 17,053 | $107.4K | 0.00% | −11,286−39.8% | Reduced |
| Decision Investments, Inc | 16,100 | $101.4K | 0.11% | +16,100 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 13,956 | $87.9K | 0.00% | −1,122−7.4% | Reduced |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC | 13,895 | $87.5K | 0.03% | −8,280−37.3% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 13,382 | $84.3K | 0.00% | −4,498−25.2% | Reduced |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 12,705 | $80.0K | 0.00% | +830+7.0% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 12,399 | $78.1K | 0.01% | +12,399 | New |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 12,303 | $77.5K | 0.01% | −2,125−14.7% | Reduced |
| Gridiron Partners, LLC | 12,282 | $77.4K | 0.04% | −1,430,173−99.1% | Reduced |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 12,250 | $77.2K | 0.02% | −17−0.1% | Reduced |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,050 | $75.9K | 0.00% | −42−0.3% | Reduced |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC | 11,900 | $75.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 11,099 | $70.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 10,750 | $67.7K | 0.00% | +10,750 | New |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. | 10,522 | $66.3K | 0.04% | +10,522 | New |
| Bayban | 10,339 | $65.1K | 0.06% | +10,339 | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 10,338 | $65.1K | 0.00% | −19,190−65.0% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 10,064 | $63.4K | 0.00% | +10,064 | New |
| HRT Financial LP | 10,033 | $63.0K | 0.00% | +10,033 | New |
| Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A | 8,000 | $50.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 7,582 | $48.0K | 0.00% | +6,788+854.9% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 5,847 | $36.8K | 0.00% | −2,365−28.8% | Reduced |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 2,821 | $17.8K | 0.00% | −1,642−36.8% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 2,243 | $14.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kilter Group LLC | 1,966 | $12.4K | 0.01% | −181−8.4% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,145 | $7.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 945 | $5.92K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aventura Private Wealth, LLC | 902 | $5.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 519 | $3.27K | 0.00% | +519 | New |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 447 | $2.82K | 0.00% | −245−35.4% | Reduced |
| Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 406 | $2.56K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 314 | $1.98K | 0.00% | +314 | New |
| Hilltop National Bank | 280 | $1.76K | 0.00% | −165−37.1% | Reduced |
| UMA Financial Services, Inc. | 222 | $1.40K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 154 | $971 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 145 | $914 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cedar Mountain Advisors, LLC | 125 | $788 | 0.00% | +125 | New |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 124 | $781 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 78 | $491 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc | 71 | $444 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chelsea Counsel Co | 65 | $410 | 0.00% | −38−36.9% | Reduced |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 62 | $397 | 0.00% | +62 | New |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | 38 | $240 | 0.00% | −22−36.7% | Reduced |
| MAI Capital Management | 1 | $7 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| FMR LLC | 1 | $6 | 0.00% | −4−80.0% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 1 | $6 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −257,181−100.0% | Sold out |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47,645−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,322−100.0% | Sold out |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,315−100.0% | Sold out |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −806−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −208−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Horizon Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15−100.0% | Sold out |