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ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund
ZTR

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.9M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 5

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 33 (+4)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6M → $14.9M (+$1.3M)

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.01% → 4.33% (+0.32%)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
12
Reduced
5
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$426K
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$259K
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$234K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$191K
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$142K

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$207K
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$179K
3
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$174K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$145K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$133K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.31M +$426K +32,045 +15%
Stifel Financial
2
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.54M +$49.2K +3,699 +2%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.3M -$179K -13,501 -7%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M +$191K +14,394 +17%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.14M +$87.7K +6,599 +8%
MWM
6
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$518K +$62.5K +4,700 +13%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$505K +$92.1K +6,931 +23%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$451K -$84K -6,316 -16%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
9
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$426K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$409K +$259K +19,506 +177%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$236K +$234K +17,637 New
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$190K -$145K -10,904 -43%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$188K +$6.25K +470 +3%
XS
14
XML Securities
Maryland
$188K +$187K +14,040 New
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$147K +$1.99K +150 +1%
AG
16
Advisor Group
Arizona
$145K +$20.1K +1,511 +16%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$143K +$142K +10,694 New
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$136K +$135K +10,162 New
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$93K -$33.9K -2,549 -27%
SWP
20
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$72K +$70.9K +5,336 New
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$62K -$13.3K -1,000 -18%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$55K +$1.37K +103 +3%
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$49K – – –
AC
24
Avestar Capital
New York
$49K +$48.8K +3,672 New
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$43K +$12.7K +956 +42%
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ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

33 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $14.9M — up 9.6% from $13.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ZTR positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $426K. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $207K sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q4 2017, up from 29 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.9M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $426K added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $207K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.