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DCA

Virtus Total Return Fund

Delisted

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

36 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.5M → $56M (+$8.49M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3136 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
36
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+16.13%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BI
1
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$20.4M +$3.36M +775,549 +21%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$13.2M -$3.05M -704,758 -20%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$5.14M +$1.96M +453,363 +69%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.24M -$205K -47,398 -6%
IA
5
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$2.98M +$1.98M +458,232 +248%
SIA
6
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.31M +$1.97M +455,642 +1,061%
SFS
7
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.73M +$1.61M +371,904 New
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.22M +$140K +32,436 +14%
MIG
9
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.2M -$12.9K -2,975 -1%
SCM
10
Saba Capital Management
New York
$683K
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$604K -$561K -129,446 -50%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$503K -$108K -24,982 -19%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$405K +$378K +87,300 New
FIMG
14
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$397K -$644K -148,824 -63%
CCP
15
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$355K +$332K +76,600 New
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$251K -$107K -24,743 -31%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$239K +$224K +51,691 New
BBPWM
18
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$227K +$13K +3,011 +7%
CL
19
CSS LLC
Illinois
$156K
RVPG
20
Relative Value Partners Group
$111K -$18.4K -4,247 -15%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$106K -$12.9K -2,969 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$82K +$76.6K +17,695 New
DA
23
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$75K +$70.2K +16,213 New
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$66K +$61K +14,098 New
SIM
25
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$64K +$60.6K +14,000 New

DCA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

36 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (DCA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $56M — up 18% from $47.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DCA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bulldog Investors, adding an estimated $3.36M. The largest seller was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.17M sold.

  • 36 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (DCA) as of Q2 2016, up from 31 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $56M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $3.36M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, an estimated $3.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.