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ZF

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.

Delisted

ZF was delisted on the 15th of November, 2019.

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.6M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 4

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 11

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3845 (+7)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.5M → $72.6M (+$11.1M)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+18.42%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
14
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KIM
1
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$35.4M +$15.2M +1,141,268 +74%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$13.2M -$5.92M -444,515 -31%
RVPG
3
Relative Value Partners Group
$7.94M -$319K -23,956 -4%
1CP
4
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$3.69M -$290K -21,800 -7%
COLIM
5
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.79M +$314K +23,600 +21%
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.63M -$1.16M -86,711 -41%
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.28M +$429K +32,217 +49%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$899K -$32.1K -2,408 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$890K -$89.6K -6,724 -9%
IA
10
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$868K +$880K +66,067 New
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$618K +$165K +12,381 +36%
FAAS
12
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$567K -$2.88K -216 -0.5%
GC
13
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$564K +$224K +16,835 +65%
SG Americas Securities
14
SG Americas Securities
New York
$480K +$487K +36,529 New
AFWA
15
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$343K +$1.12K +84 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$314K +$18.9K +1,415 +6%
WAM
17
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$310K +$314K +23,574 New
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$269K +$6.61K +496 +2%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$262K -$112K -8,370 -30%
FIMG
20
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$260K -$16.1K -1,209 -6%
LCM
21
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$238K +$78.8K +5,910 +49%
TJHA
22
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$195K -$33.1K -2,482 -14%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$85K -$2.92K -219 -3%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$72K +$69.1K +5,184 +1,728%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$64K +$7.1K +533 +12%

ZF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

45 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $72.6M — up 18% from $61.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ZF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.92M.

  • 45 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZF) as of Q4 2015, up from 38 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $72.6M of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. buyer in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. seller in Q4 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $5.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.