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Virtus Total Return Fund

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $138M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $138M (+$3.24M)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.22%35.02% (+0.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5447 (-7)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 21

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
47
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-12.96%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
21
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KIM
1
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$37M +$2.19M +190,173 +7%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$28.1M +$927K +80,509 +4%
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$13.5M -$544K -47,241 -4%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$11.2M +$2.03M +176,713 +23%
IA
5
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$7.27M +$4.15M +360,201 +146%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.48M -$35.7K -3,105 -0.6%
PPA
7
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.49M -$120K -10,465 -3%
1832 Asset Management
8
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.39M +$17.2K +1,494 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$4.08M -$46.1K -4,005 -1%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.38M -$1.31K -114 -0%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.47M +$81 +7 +0%
WAM
12
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.82M -$207K -17,990 -11%
TJHA
13
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.69M -$33.9K -2,948 -2%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.09M +$642K +55,748 +157%
1CP
15
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.07M -$231K -20,073 -18%
RFC
16
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$908K -$46.4K -4,030 -5%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$900K -$115K -10,000 -12%
BBPWM
18
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$837K -$69.5K -6,043 -8%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$781K -$28.1K -2,438 -4%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$692K +$56.3K +4,893 +9%
FIMG
21
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$650K -$367K -31,873 -37%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$648K -$719K -62,504 -54%
CL
23
CSS LLC
Illinois
$605K +$3.88K +337 +0.7%
MIG
24
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$535K +$514K +44,653 New
GC
25
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$534K

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

47 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $138M — up 2.4% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of ZTR and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Icon Advisers, adding an estimated $4.15M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.47M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q1 2016, down from 54 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $138M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2016, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Icon Advisers, an estimated $4.15M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $3.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.