Swiss Helvetia Fund

SWZ

Börsenwert 75 Mio. $

NEW YORK, March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Return Securities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) announced today that its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at the office of Bulldog Investors LLP, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663. Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 must be received by the Fund by April 17, 2026 in proper form in order to be considered for inclusion in the Fund's Proxy Statement and form of Proxy for that meeting.  In addition, if an eligible stockholder desires to bring proposals (including Director nominations) before the 2026 Annual Meeting, appropriate written notice of such proposals must be received by the Fund at the above address by April 17, 2026.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As previously announced, the tender offer by Total Return Securities Fund (NYSE: SWZ) (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund) (the “Fund”) to purchase up to 4 million shares of the Fund expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 20, 2026. The Fund announced today that it has accepted 4 million of the Fund's shares for payment at a price of $6.81.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Return Securities Fund (NYSE: SWZ) (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund) (the “Fund”) announced today that its tender offer to purchase up to 4 million of the Fund's shares for cash expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 20, 2026. Based on information provided by Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the tender offer, a total of 12,035,603.471 shares were validly tendered. As more than 4 million shares were validly tendered, the number of shares accepted for payment by the Fund at a price of 98% of the per share net asset value as of the close today of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange will be prorated.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Return Securities Fund (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.) (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) announced today that it is commencing a tender offer to purchase up to 4 million shares of common stock the Fund at a price of 98% of the Fund's net asset value per share as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange on the day following the “Expiration Date,” which is January 20, 2026 (unless extended). In accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), the Fund may purchase additional shares not to exceed 2% of the Fund's outstanding shares without amending or extending the tender offer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Return Securities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) announced today that its non-transferable rights offering to purchase up to 12,990,705 additional shares of its common stock expired on December 5, 2025. The total number of shares to be issued to subscribing Rights Holders is expected to be 3,983,157.

The Swiss Helvetia Fund rights offering is highly detrimental to shareholders, causing significant per-share NAV destruction if successful. SWZ's rights offering will reduce NAV by about 7.5% per share, with all shareholders equally affected, regardless of subscription participation. Purchasing SWZ shares on the open market is generally cheaper than subscribing through the rights offering, given the persistent market discount to NAV.

NEW YORK, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 23, 2025, Total Return Securities Fund (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.) (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the issuance of one non-transferable right to the holders of record of each share of the Fund's common stock held on November 14, 2025 to purchase one additional share of the Fund's common stock at a subscription price of 85% of the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund's common stock on the expiration date of December 5, 2025 (unless extended). Rights holders that fully exercise their rights will also be entitled to subscribe, subject to certain limitations set forth in the registration statement (which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov) and subject to allotment, for additional shares of common stock that are not subscribed for by other rights holders.

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of August and highlight recent market action. CEF market saw positive price action, with REIT and EM Equity sectors outperforming, but MLP and Loan CEFs lagged; discounts remain tight versus history. SWZ's aggressive rights offering could widen its discount, making participation less attractive; investors should be cautious of potential price overshoot to the downside.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Total Return Securities Fund, Inc. (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.) (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) announced today that it intends to authorize the issuance of one non-transferable right for each share of the Fund held on a date to be announced to purchase one additional share of the Fund's common stock at a subscription price of 85% of the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund's shares on the expiration date (unless extended). Rights holders that fully exercise their rights will also be entitled to subscribe, subject to certain limitations to be set forth in a prospectus (which shall be available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov) and subject to allotment, for additional shares of stock that are not subscribed for by other rights holders.

NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Total Return Securities Fund, Inc. (f/k/a The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.) (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) today affirmed its previously announced intention to authorize a self-tender offer to purchase at least 15% of the Fund's outstanding shares at a price of at least 98% of the net asset value per share (“NAV”).