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ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund
ZTR

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $142M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 22

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.7M → $142M (+$42.7M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

10.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.08% → 53.35% (+10%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 86 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
22
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15M
2
MP
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
+$9.54M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$7.72M
4
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$4.82M
5
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$2.89M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$18M
2
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$1.34M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$673K
4
Walleye Capital
Walleye Capital
New York
-$587K
5
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$572K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWM
76
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.01K – – –
FWM
77
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$2.83K – – –
SWM
78
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.38K – – –
GEA
79
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$2.24K – – –
VAG
80
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$2.13K – – –
HNB
81
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.11K – – –
RIL
82
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$799 +$739 +145 New
KFI
83
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$777 – – –
JFA
84
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$662 – – –
AA
85
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$645 – – –
NA
86
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$61 – – –
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$6 – – –
RCM
88
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
– -$18M -3,742,703 Closed
AAS
89
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
– -$161K -33,359 Closed
Mariner
90
Mariner
Kansas
– -$101K -20,963 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
91
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$82.1K -17,103 Closed
SG
92
StoneX Group
New York
– -$72K -15,000 Closed
EC
93
Elequin Capital
New York
– -$71.3K -14,863 Closed
LSC
94
Logan Stone Capital
Illinois
– -$62.4K -13,003 Closed
TSS
95
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$52.1K -10,845 Closed
CL
96
CSS LLC
Illinois
– -$48.3K -10,055 Closed
Deutsche Bank
97
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$10 -2 Closed
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ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

86 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $142M — up 43% from $99.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ZTR positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $15M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q4 2023, up from 84 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $142M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $15M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.