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ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund
ZTR

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 92 (+12)

1.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.36% → 28.9% (+1.5%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116M → $116M (-$138K)

Holders
92
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+15%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
23
Reduced
22
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIA
Absolute Investment Advisers
Florida
+$6.25M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$5.09M
3
QL
Quarry LP
New York
+$3.35M
4
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
+$2.42M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.6M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$3.03M
3
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$1.09M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$900K
5
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$460K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBPWM
26
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$652K +$269K +44,783 +67%
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$491K -$1.5K -250 -0.3%
LCM
28
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$491K -$3.03M -503,303 -86%
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$488K +$2.33K +387 +0.5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$332K -$900K -149,651 -73%
SWM
31
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$316K -$32.4K -5,395 -9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$297K +$14.3K +2,375 +5%
JWCA
33
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$272K +$4.39K +730 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$265K +$142K +23,598 +109%
AWA
35
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$242K +$27.4K +4,565 +12%
ICMP
36
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$234K -$15.2K -2,533 -6%
GS
37
GWN Securities
Florida
$200K +$201K +33,366 New
KAS
38
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$197K +$202K +33,568 New
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$197K +$202K +33,562 New
DWM
40
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$178K – – –
Nomura Holdings
41
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$171K – – –
Truist Financial
42
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$168K +$172K +28,602 New
Millennium Management
43
Millennium Management
New York
$160K -$29.9K -4,979 -15%
GP
44
Gridiron Partners
Pennsylvania
$139K – – –
SWA
45
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$132K -$99.2K -16,504 -42%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$122K +$9.01K +1,499 +8%
SDAM
47
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
$113K – – –
AAS
48
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$106K -$29.6K -4,920 -21%
Osaic Holdings
49
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$105K -$29.8K -4,965 -22%
ACM
50
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$102K – – –
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ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

92 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $116M — down 0.12% from $116M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ZTR positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Absolute Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $6.25M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q4 2024, up from 80 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $116M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2024, down 0.12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2024 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2024 was Absolute Investment Advisers, an estimated $6.25M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.