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ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

2.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.76%33.42% (-2.3%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5346 (-7)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $123M (-$26.1M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

70% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
46
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-13.21%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$27.2M -$216K -17,553 -0.7%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$25.6M -$10.2M -833,169 -27%
KIM
3
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$16.7M -$90.7K -7,385 -0.5%
AA
4
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$14.6M +$6.45M +525,476 +70%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$8.08M
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.55M +$8.35K +680 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$3.92M -$3.3K -269 -0.1%
WAM
8
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.43M +$1.19M +96,671 +47%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.68M -$25.1K -2,042 -0.9%
TJHA
10
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.56M +$3.44K +280 +0.2%
BBPWM
11
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.39M -$195K -15,893 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.24M -$381 -31 -0%
1CP
13
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.2M -$24.6K -2,000 -2%
FIMG
14
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1M +$1.57K +128 +0.1%
RFC
15
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$853K -$107K -8,710 -10%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$783K -$445K -36,223 -35%
SCM
17
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$763K +$820K +66,798 New
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$757K -$34.6K -2,817 -4%
LCM
19
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$596K +$58.5K +4,761 +10%
CL
20
CSS LLC
Illinois
$565K +$12.5K +1,016 +2%
IT
21
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$534K -$501K -40,844 -47%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$463K +$26.6K +2,164 +6%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$445K +$154K +12,558 +48%
AA
24
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$440K +$129K +10,500 +38%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$430K -$25.5K -2,078 -5%

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $123M — down 17% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of ZTR and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Ancora Advisors, adding an estimated $6.45M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q3 2015, down from 53 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $123M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $6.45M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.