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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 2026

Institutional positions in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
0 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
10.6M
−166.3K (−1.5%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$70.1M
+$2.35M (+3.5%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
12
28 more added
Sold out
12
22 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 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 heldQ1 2026: $70.1M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding ZTR in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LPL Financial LLC1,402,464$9.28M0.00%−31,548−2.2%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,266,507$8.38M0.07%+20,411+1.6%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,134,735$7.51M0.24%+1,134,735New
Penserra Capital Management LLC854,639$5.66M0.07%−68,044−7.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp687,599$4.55M0.00%+14,608+2.2%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.475,766$3.15M0.10%−201,459−29.7%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC370,223$2.45M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC351,813$2.33M0.01%+14,238+4.2%Added
Morgan Stanley289,820$1.92M0.00%−405,701−58.3%Reduced
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC279,486$1.85M0.22%−406,733−59.3%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc252,787$1.67M0.00%+8,260+3.4%Added
Bank of America Corp246,551$1.63M0.00%+1,312+0.5%Added
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC226,800$1.50M0.19%+113,300+99.8%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC222,059$1.47M0.01%+5,846+2.7%Added
Sculptor Capital LP217,653$1.44M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.215,841$1.43M0.42%−65,832−23.4%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.187,692$1.24M0.02%+57,248+43.9%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC181,059$1.20M0.02%+95,342+111.2%Added
Quarry LP180,332$1.19M0.24%−85,314−32.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company142,714$944.8K0.00%+3,765+2.7%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC130,648$864.9K0.12%+62,257+91.0%Added
Stephens Inc115,734$766.2K0.01%−145−0.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.101,041$668.9K0.00%−23,853−19.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc86,704$574.0K0.00%−2,374−2.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.79,804$528.3K0.00%+8,376+11.7%Added
CSS LLC79,387$525.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada59,951$397.0K0.00%+3,920+7.0%Added
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.46,330$306.7K0.20%+2,853+6.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers45,655$302.2K0.00%+1,141+2.6%Added
XTX Topco Ltd42,158$279.1K0.00%+42,158New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC40,904$270.8K0.00%−1,130−2.7%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC36,447$241.3K0.00%+8,309+29.5%Added
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC25,306$167.5K0.01%+559+2.3%Added
Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC24,403$161.5K0.03%−2,544−9.4%Reduced
Avise Financial Cooperative, Inc.24,215$160.3K0.13%−2,649−9.9%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC23,920$158.3K0.00%+13,582+131.4%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC23,719$157.0K0.01%+11,014+86.7%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.23,215$154.0K0.00%+2,489+12.0%Added
Creative Planning22,992$152.2K0.00%−1,216−5.0%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc21,173$140.0K0.00%+3,907+22.6%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC20,807$137.7K0.00%−4,516−17.8%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP19,262$127.5K0.00%+19,262New
AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC17,402$115.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Readystate Asset Management LP17,358$114.9K0.01%−11,515−39.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC17,155$113.6K0.00%−52,158−75.2%Reduced
Decision Investments, Inc16,100$106.6K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC16,055$106.3K0.02%−2,857−15.1%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.16,008$106.0K0.00%−4,420−21.6%Reduced
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC14,882$98.5K0.00%+1,500+11.2%Added
Two Sigma Securities, LLC13,928$92.2K0.01%+1,529+12.3%Added
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors13,596$90.0K0.01%+13,596New
Tactive Advisors, LLC13,490$89.3K0.03%−405−2.9%Reduced
Gridiron Partners, LLC12,282$81.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Doliver Advisors, LP12,250$81.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC12,050$79.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors11,947$79.1K0.00%+11,947New
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC11,900$78.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Dakota Wealth Management11,801$78.1K0.00%−5,252−30.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC11,099$73.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC10,722$71.0K0.00%+10,722New
Bayban10,339$68.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.10,291$68.3K0.00%+227+2.3%Added
Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A8,000$53.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG6,037$40.0K0.00%+190+3.2%Added
McGuire Capital Advisors Inc2,991$19.8K0.01%+2,991New
NBC Securities, Inc.2,835$18.8K0.00%+14+0.5%Added
US Bancorp2,243$14.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,145$7.58K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nemes Rush Group LLC1,039$6.88K0.00%+1,039New
Sound Income Strategies, LLC945$6.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aventura Private Wealth, LLC902$5.97K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC794$5.26K0.00%−6,788−89.5%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.654$4.33K0.00%+654New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co519$3.44K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.518$3.43K0.00%+518New
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.457$3.03K0.00%+10+2.2%Added
Highline Wealth Partners LLC430$2.85K0.00%+116+36.9%Added
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC406$2.69K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank280$1.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.222$1.47K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gill Capital Partners, LLC215$1.42K0.00%+215New
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.154$1.02K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC145$9600.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cedar Mountain Advisors, LLC125$8280.00%00.0%Unchanged
MTM Investment Management, LLC124$8210.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC78$5160.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc71$4670.00%00.0%Unchanged
Chelsea Counsel Co65$4310.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors38$2520.00%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co2$130.00%+2New
MAI Capital Management1$70.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc1$70.00%00.0%Unchanged
CF Capital LLC0$00.00%−222,186−100.0%Sold out
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−107,071−100.0%Sold out
Oxford Asset Management LLP0$00.00%−65,945−100.0%Sold out
Shaker Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−19,241−100.0%Sold out
Mariner, LLC0$00.00%−13,956−100.0%Sold out
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−12,303−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−10,750−100.0%Sold out
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−10,522−100.0%Sold out