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Virtus Total Return Fund

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.77M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3839 (+1)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.93%4.01% (+0.08%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.8M → $8.77M (-$2.01M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
39
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
6
Reduced
12
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.06M -$1.8M -181,035 -60%
CCP
2
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$797K +$888K +89,200 New
Stifel Financial
3
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$758K -$182K -18,238 -18%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$713K -$145K -14,595 -15%
OC
5
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$437K +$135K +13,600 +39%
WAM
6
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$421K +$470K +47,183 New
LCM
7
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$403K +$450K +45,166 New
DA
8
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$360K +$291K +29,185 +262%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$357K -$156K -15,670 -28%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
10
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$354K
WAM
11
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$354K +$395K +39,642 New
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$340K -$8.04K -808 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$334K +$373K +37,443 New
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$309K -$529K -53,187 -61%
GC
15
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$276K +$308K +30,939 New
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$274K -$38.9K -3,903 -11%
SDAM
17
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
$254K +$283K +28,426 New
SWM
18
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$196K +$12.7K +1,274 +6%
CRC
19
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$137K +$152K +15,300 New
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$105K -$66.9K -6,724 -36%
MWM
21
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$104K -$291K -29,245 -71%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$81K -$4.35K -437 -5%
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$79K -$28K -2,816 -24%
AIC
24
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$53K +$59.2K +5,943 New
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$33K +$4.24K +426 +13%

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $8.77M — down 19% from $10.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ZTR positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clough Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $888K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.8M.

  • 39 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q4 2018, up from 38 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $8.77M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Clough Capital Partners, an estimated $888K added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.