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Virtus Total Return Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.82%4.01% (-0.8%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3329 (-4)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6M → $13.6M (-$2.02M)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
29
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
0.72%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
13
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.84M +$315K +24,177 +13%
Stifel Financial
2
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.46M +$436K +33,535 +22%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.45M +$300K +23,049 +14%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.12M +$101K +7,791 +10%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.03M +$32.8K +2,522 +3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$528K +$51.7K +3,973 +11%
MWM
7
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$471K -$26K -2,000 -5%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
8
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$420K +$150K +11,500 +57%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$406K +$18.3K +1,406 +5%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$332K -$53.7K -4,123 -14%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$207K +$45.3K +3,482 +29%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$179K -$204K -15,669 -54%
NPC
13
National Planning Corporation
California
$174K +$5.8K +446 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$145K -$626K -48,117 -81%
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$143K -$46.9K -3,606 -25%
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$133K +$131K +10,098 New
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$125K +$37.4K +2,875 +44%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$123K -$1.89K -145 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$74K +$13K +1,000 +22%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$52K +$1.31K +101 +3%
GWM
21
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$49K
TIM
22
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$31K
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$30K -$2.37K -182 -7%
RFA
24
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$27K
MFW
25
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$24K

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

29 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $13.6M — down 13% from $15.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ZTR and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $436K. The largest seller was Ancora Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.32M sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q3 2017, down from 33 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $13.6M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $436K added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $1.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.