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ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

2.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.76%33.42% (-2.3%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5346 (-7)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $123M (-$26.1M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

70% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
46
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-13.21%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$417K +$62.1K +5,062 +16%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$385K +$414K +33,705 New
DA
28
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$377K -$320K -26,068 -44%
OC
29
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$340K +$128K +10,400 +54%
IH
30
IFC Holdings
Florida
$260K +$34.2K +2,787 +14%
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$213K +$1.23K +100 +0.5%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$170K +$5.84K +476 +3%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$165K +$62.4K +5,080 +54%
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$42K +$258 +21 +0.6%
RFA
35
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$23K
CPIG
36
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$20K -$20.9K -1,703 -49%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19K +$344 +28 +2%
NFG
38
Next Financial Group
Texas
$17K +$6.75K +550 +55%
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$16K
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11K -$108K -8,826 -90%
KT
41
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$5K
PSI
42
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$4K
SEI Investments
43
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K
RPG
44
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$651
PPA
45
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$4.67M -361,268 Closed
CRC
46
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$915K -70,685 Closed
SFS
47
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$637K -49,232 Closed
SG Americas Securities
48
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$401K -30,985 Closed
CA
49
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$151K -11,642 Closed
FAM
50
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
-$28K -2,150 Closed

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $123M — down 17% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of ZTR and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Ancora Advisors, adding an estimated $6.45M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q3 2015, down from 53 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $123M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $6.45M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.