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Virtus Total Return Fund

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4243 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $167M (+$6.85M)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.69%33.46% (+0.77%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
43
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
3
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SIA
1
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$40.5M +$4.05M +287,455 +11%
KIM
2
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$35M +$865K +61,335 +3%
RVP
3
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$32.3M -$281K -19,916 -0.9%
AA
4
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$10.3M -$931K -66,000 -8%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$10.2M -$2.04M -144,479 -17%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.57M +$270K +19,165 +4%
PPA
7
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.14M +$279K +19,806 +6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$4.78M +$173K +12,298 +4%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.3M -$202K -14,300 -8%
BBPWM
10
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.21M -$188K -13,345 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.88M -$28.2K -2,000 -2%
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.73M -$45.1K -3,200 -3%
TJHA
13
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.44M +$47.4K +3,360 +3%
MIG
14
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.36M +$1.33M +94,531 New
RFC
15
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.33M -$733 -52 -0.1%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.33M +$240 +17 +0%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.31M +$53.2K +3,771 +4%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$862K +$335K +23,731 +66%
FIMG
19
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$730K -$48.4K -3,428 -6%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$658K -$14K -990 -2%
CL
21
CSS LLC
Illinois
$650K +$3.99K +283 +0.6%
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$604K -$1.13M -80,363 -66%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
23
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$516K +$506K +35,872 New
IT
24
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$419K
GC
25
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$344K

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

43 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $167M — up 4.3% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new ZTR positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $4.05M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.04M.

  • 43 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q2 2014, up from 42 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $167M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $4.05M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $2.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.