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Virtus Total Return Fund

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171M → $164M (-$7.58M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4342 (-1)

2.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.19%32.65% (-2.5%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 15

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
42
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.33%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SIA
1
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$55.2M -$3.45M -249,637 -6%
RVP
2
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$33.7M +$1.38M +99,612 +4%
KIM
3
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$20.3M -$1.85M -134,046 -8%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.53M -$182K -13,165 -2%
AA
5
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$9.11M -$9.21M -665,890 Closed
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.71M -$38.5K -2,785 -0.6%
PPA
7
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.62M +$48.9K +3,539 +1%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$4.5M +$38.8K +2,808 +0.9%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.91M
BBPWM
10
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.81M -$168K -12,174 -8%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.7M -$62.1K -4,488 -3%
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.54M -$106K -7,700 -6%
TJHA
13
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.52M +$55.3K +4,000 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.49M -$159K -11,489 -10%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.4M +$20K +1,449 +1%
RFC
16
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.26M
IT
17
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$1.2M -$88.7K -6,415 -7%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.04M -$46.1K -3,332 -4%
FIMG
19
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$893K +$903K +65,275 New
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$893K +$903K +65,322 New
CL
21
CSS LLC
Illinois
$650K +$8.32K +602 +1%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$537K -$83.5K -6,042 -13%
GC
23
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$431K +$74.6K +5,398 +21%
DA
24
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$406K -$299K -21,646 -42%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$254K +$257K +18,559 New

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $164M — down 4.4% from $171M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ZTR was balanced in Q1 2015: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 10 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners, adding an estimated $1.38M. The largest seller was Ancora Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.21M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q1 2015, down from 43 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $164M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Relative Value Partners, an estimated $1.38M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $9.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.