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DCA

Virtus Total Return Fund

Delisted

DCA was delisted on the 31st of March, 2017.

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.6M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.9M → $52.6M (+$21.7M)

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2733 (+6)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BI
1
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$22.1M +$4.25M +1,099,076 New
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$15.9M -$3.31M -854,907 -17%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.11M -$70.1K -18,121 -2%
TJHA
4
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$2.44M -$661K -170,921 -21%
FIMG
5
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$2.08M +$1.71M +443,309 +429%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$977K +$480K +124,093 +93%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$973K -$265K -68,503 -21%
SFS
8
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$880K +$317K +81,994 +55%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$536K -$18.3K -4,738 -3%
CA
10
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$512K +$374K +96,641 +255%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$461K +$39.6K +10,253 +9%
MC
12
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$460K +$467K +120,735 New
DA
13
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$369K +$112K +29,017 +43%
LCM
14
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$358K +$65.1K +16,824 +22%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$340K -$66.3K -17,147 -16%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$197K -$27.4K -7,098 -12%
CL
17
CSS LLC
Illinois
$124K +$3.02K +782 +2%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$101K -$1.94K -501 -2%
WAM
19
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$87K +$87.8K +22,718 New
RVPG
20
Relative Value Partners Group
$86K +$139 +36 +0.2%
S
21
SignatureFD
Georgia
$68K
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$63K +$7.24K +1,873 +13%
Squarepoint
23
Squarepoint
New York
$56K +$56.8K +14,700 New
ACP
24
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$50K -$4.01K -1,037 -7%
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
$44K -$32.5K -8,400 -42%

DCA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

33 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (DCA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $52.6M — up 70% from $30.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new DCA positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bulldog Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.25M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.31M.

  • 33 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (DCA) as of Q4 2015, up from 27 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $52.6M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $4.25M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.