ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund

5.90 USD
+0.02
0.34%
At close Feb 10, 4:00 PM EST
1 day
0.34%
5 days
-1.67%
1 month
1.37%
3 months
-1.83%
6 months
4.06%
Year to date
0.00%
1 year
12.38%
5 years
-49.87%
10 years
-57.40%
 

About: Virtus Total Return Fund Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, with current income as a secondary objective through a balance of equity and fixed income investments. It invests in operators of infrastructure in the communications, utility, energy, and transportation industries.

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of 6,831 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 [Q2] → 78 (+1) [Q3]

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $117M [Q2] → $116M (-$801K) [Q3]

3.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.29% [Q2] → 27.34% (-3.95%) [Q3]

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for ZTR.

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about ZTR published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) (the “Fund”) today announced preliminary results of its previously announced tender offer (“Tender Offer”) to acquire 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares, which expired on February 6, 2025 at 5 p.m. (Eastern). Approximately 20,373,789 shares were tendered, including shares tendered pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery, based on preliminary information. With the Tender Offer oversubscribed, the relative number of.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) previously announced the following monthly distribution on November 20, 2024: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date/Record Date Payable Date $0.05 January 13, 2025 January 30, 2025 Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders shou.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
CEF Weekly Review: CEF Tender Offers Kick Off The Year
CEF Weekly Review: CEF Tender Offers Kick Off The Year
CEF Weekly Review: CEF Tender Offers Kick Off The Year
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) (the “Fund”) today announced the commencement of a tender offer (“Tender Offer”) that will begin on January 7, 2025, and expire at 5 p.m. (Eastern) on February 6, 2025 (the “Expiration Date”), which will also be the pricing date, unless the Tender Offer is extended. The Tender Offer was previously announced as a conditional tender offer subject to certain factors that have been determined to have been met. The Fund inte.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) previously announced the following monthly distribution on November 20, 2024: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date/Record Date Payable Date $0.05 December 12, 2024 December 30, 2024 Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders sh.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
CEF Weekly Review: Mostly Quiet On The Distribution Front
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of December and highlight recent market action. The CEF market showed mixed performance; MLPs, Utilities, and Hybrid CEFs top year-to-date returns. Eaton Vance and Nuveen made minor distribution adjustments; Invesco's VBF hiked by 15%, while XFLT cut by 9%.
CEF Weekly Review: Mostly Quiet On The Distribution Front
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
ZTR: Play The Forward Growth Of Utilities With This High-Yielding CEF
The Virtus Total Return Fund offers a 9.63% yield, appealing to income-focused investors despite not having the highest yield among peers. ZTR's balanced strategy involves investing in global infrastructure equities and fixed income, with a current 75/25 equity-to-bond allocation. The fund's recent performance, including distributions, yielded a total return of 12.46%, closely trailing equity indices and outperforming bonds.
ZTR: Play The Forward Growth Of Utilities With This High-Yielding CEF
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces First Conditional Tender Offer
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) (“the Fund”) today announced it met the conditions to trigger its first conditional tender offer (“Tender Offer”) to acquire another 10% of the Fund's outstanding shares. This Tender Offer was triggered when the Average Trading Discount of the Fund's shares exceeded 12% during the period from May 31, 2024 through November 26, 2024 (“measurement period”). The average trading discount during this measurement period was 12.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces First Conditional Tender Offer
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Distributions and Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) today announced the following monthly distributions: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date/Record Date Payable Date $0.05 December 12, 2024 December 30, 2024 $0.05 January 13, 2025 January 30, 2025 $0.05 February 13, 2025 February 27, 2025 $0.05 March 13, 2025 March 28, 2025 The Fund previously announced the following monthly distribution on August 29, 2024: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date $0.05 Novembe.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Distributions and Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) previously announced the following monthly distribution on August 29, 2024: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date $0.05 October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024 October 30, 2024 Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Sh.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
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