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Virtus Total Return Fund

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4654 (+8)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $135M (+$11.3M)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.42%34.22% (+0.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$543K +$95.8K +8,001 +22%
AA
27
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$510K +$40.8K +3,404 +9%
LCM
28
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$506K -$127K -10,617 -20%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$432K -$61.6K -5,145 -13%
OC
30
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$352K -$10.8K -900 -3%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$306K -$103K -8,592 -25%
SG Americas Securities
32
SG Americas Securities
New York
$257K +$252K +21,069 New
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$245K +$17K +1,422 +8%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$192K +$16K +1,334 +9%
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$185K +$182K +15,224 New
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$176K -$5.69K -475 -3%
PAG
37
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$142K +$140K +11,652 New
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$45K -$96 -8 -0.2%
RFA
39
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$25K
CPIG
40
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$23K +$2.11K +176 +10%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K +$359 +30 +2%
MFW
42
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$21K +$21.6K +1,801 New
NFG
43
Next Financial Group
Texas
$18K
AIA
44
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$18K +$17.3K +1,441 New
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$17K
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16K +$4.79K +400 +42%
WAM
47
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$15K +$14.9K +1,246 New
US Bancorp
48
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K +$12K +1,000 New
KT
49
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$6K +$144 +12 +3%
PSI
50
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$4K

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

54 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $135M — up 9.2% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ZTR positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $17.2M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $23.5M.

  • 54 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q4 2015, up from 46 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $135M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $17.2M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.