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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 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 92 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 2025: $67.7M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
FMR LLC1$60.00%−4−80.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc1$60.00%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management1$70.00%+1New
JNBA Financial Advisors38$2400.00%−22−36.7%Reduced
Westside Investment Management, Inc.62$3970.00%+62New
Chelsea Counsel Co65$4100.00%−38−36.9%Reduced
Key Financial Inc71$4440.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC78$4910.00%00.0%Unchanged
MTM Investment Management, LLC124$7810.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cedar Mountain Advisors, LLC125$7880.00%+125New
Rothschild Investment LLC145$9140.00%00.0%Unchanged
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.154$9710.00%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.222$1.40K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank280$1.76K0.00%−165−37.1%Reduced
Highline Wealth Partners LLC314$1.98K0.00%+314New
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$2.56K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.447$2.82K0.00%−245−35.4%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co519$3.27K0.00%+519New
Aventura Private Wealth, LLC902$5.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$5.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,145$7.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kilter Group LLC1,966$12.4K0.01%−181−8.4%Reduced
US Bancorp2,243$14.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.2,821$17.8K0.00%−1,642−36.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG5,847$36.8K0.00%−2,365−28.8%Reduced
CWM, LLC7,582$48.0K0.00%+6,788+854.9%Added
Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A8,000$50.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP10,033$63.0K0.00%+10,033New
National Asset Management, Inc.10,064$63.4K0.00%+10,064New
HighTower Advisors, LLC10,338$65.1K0.00%−19,190−65.0%Reduced
Bayban10,339$65.1K0.06%+10,339New
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.10,522$66.3K0.04%+10,522New
Citadel Advisors LLC10,750$67.7K0.00%+10,750New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC11,099$70.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$75.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC12,050$75.9K0.00%−42−0.3%Reduced
Doliver Advisors, LP12,250$77.2K0.02%−17−0.1%Reduced
Gridiron Partners, LLC12,282$77.4K0.04%−1,430,173−99.1%Reduced
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC12,303$77.5K0.01%−2,125−14.7%Reduced
Two Sigma Securities, LLC12,399$78.1K0.01%+12,399New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC12,705$80.0K0.00%+830+7.0%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC13,382$84.3K0.00%−4,498−25.2%Reduced
Tactive Advisors, LLC13,895$87.5K0.03%−8,280−37.3%Reduced
Mariner, LLC13,956$87.9K0.00%−1,122−7.4%Reduced
Decision Investments, Inc16,100$101.4K0.11%+16,100New
Dakota Wealth Management17,053$107.4K0.00%−11,286−39.8%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc17,266$109.0K0.00%−644−3.6%Reduced
AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC17,402$109.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC18,912$119.1K0.03%−89−0.5%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC19,241$121.2K0.04%−51,183−72.7%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.20,428$128.7K0.00%−10,411−33.8%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.20,726$131.0K0.00%+20.0%Added
Creative Planning24,208$152.5K0.00%+24,208New
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC24,747$155.9K0.01%+568+2.3%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC25,323$159.5K0.00%+2,201+9.5%Added
Avise Financial Cooperative, Inc.26,864$169.2K0.15%+26,864New
Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC26,947$169.8K0.03%−56,499−67.7%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,138$177.3K0.00%+518+1.9%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP28,873$181.9K0.01%+2,136+8.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC42,034$264.8K0.00%−7,117−14.5%Reduced
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.43,477$273.9K0.18%+3,684+9.3%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers44,514$280.4K0.00%−2,204−4.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada56,031$353.0K0.00%+5,615+11.1%Added
Oxford Asset Management LLP65,945$415.5K0.15%+65,945New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC68,391$430.9K0.06%−23,885−25.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC69,313$436.7K0.00%+39,250+130.6%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.71,428$450.0K0.00%+4,627+6.9%Added
CSS LLC79,387$500.1K0.03%−172,576−68.5%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC85,717$540.0K0.01%−175,437−67.2%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc89,078$561.2K0.00%−36,572−29.1%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.107,071$668.3K0.02%−4,304−3.9%Reduced
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC113,500$715.0K0.14%+4,000+3.7%Added
Stephens Inc115,879$730.0K0.01%−42,760−27.0%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.124,894$786.8K0.00%−13,483−9.7%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.130,444$821.8K0.01%+130,444New
Wells Fargo & Company138,949$875.4K0.00%+550+0.4%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC216,213$1.36M0.01%−2,312−1.1%Reduced
Sculptor Capital LP217,653$1.37M0.02%−129,211−37.3%Reduced
CF Capital LLC222,186$1.40M0.70%−974,814−81.4%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc244,527$1.54M0.00%−2,883−1.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp245,239$1.55M0.00%−42,575−14.8%Reduced
Quarry LP265,646$1.67M0.27%−66,003−19.9%Reduced
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.281,673$1.77M0.60%−401,041−58.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC337,575$2.13M0.01%+43,030+14.6%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC370,223$2.33M0.02%−219,784−37.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp672,991$4.24M0.00%−342,348−33.7%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.677,225$4.27M0.13%−449,938−39.9%Reduced
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC686,219$4.31M0.49%−158,619−18.8%Reduced
Morgan Stanley695,521$4.38M0.00%−663,137−48.8%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC922,683$5.81M0.07%+85,396+10.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,246,096$7.85M0.06%+24,583+2.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,434,012$9.03M0.00%+3700.0%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP0$00.00%−257,181−100.0%Sold out
Saba Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−47,645−100.0%Sold out
Nomura Holdings Inc0$00.00%−20,322−100.0%Sold out
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC0$00.00%−8,315−100.0%Sold out
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−806−100.0%Sold out
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−208−100.0%Sold out
First Horizon Corp0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out