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Virtus Total Return Fund

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.7M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4744 (-3)

14.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.02%20.09% (-15%)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

44% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $76.7M (-$61.1M)

82% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 28

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
44
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.38%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
5
Reduced
28
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
$23.5M -$13.7M -1,133,183 -37%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$15.2M -$12.4M -1,028,465 -45%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$10.3M -$919K -76,215 -8%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$3.88M -$218K -18,099 -5%
AA
5
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.4M -$10.2M -842,139 -75%
IA
6
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$3.17M -$4.13M -342,392 -56%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.74M -$645K -53,437 -19%
1832 Asset Management
8
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M -$899K -74,496 -34%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.64M -$838K -69,478 -34%
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.39M +$1.27M +105,424 +1,054%
TJHA
11
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.11M -$582K -48,217 -34%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$948K -$5.57M -461,683 -85%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$769K +$74.5K +6,178 +11%
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$761K -$20.2K -1,672 -3%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$733K -$365K -30,248 -33%
1CP
16
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$686K -$390K -32,334 -36%
BC
17
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$574K +$576K +47,746 New
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$514K -$136K -11,246 -21%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$457K -$436K -36,104 -49%
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$393K +$8.41K +697 +2%
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$381K -$155K -12,850 -29%
CL
22
CSS LLC
Illinois
$344K -$264K -21,919 -43%
MWM
23
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$337K +$338K +28,039 New
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$290K +$291K +24,104 New
TC
25
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$269K +$270K +22,401 New

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

44 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $76.7M — down 44% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of ZTR and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Doliver Advisors, adding an estimated $1.27M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 44 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q2 2016, down from 47 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $76.7M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $1.27M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.