We are live on ! Find out more
ZTR

Virtus Total Return Fund
ZTR

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in Virtus Total Return Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 83 (-3)

4.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.35% → 48.43% (-4.9%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $130M (-$12.4M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
83
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.49%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AIA
Absolute Investment Advisers
Florida
+$4.49M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.43M
3
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
+$1.1M
4
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$1.02M
5
CL
CSS LLC
Illinois
+$914K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.2M
2
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$4.33M
3
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$3.5M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$2.81M
5
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$667K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIA
1
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$20.9M -$2.81M -523,956 -12%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.5M -$11.2M -2,083,921 -37%
KIM
3
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$13.4M +$271K +50,513 +2%
MP
4
Mangrove Partners
Connecticut
$10.8M +$375K +70,112 +4%
YCM
5
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
$9.92M -$80.3K -15,000 -0.8%
BI
6
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$5.13M -$200K -37,323 -4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$4.75M +$340K +63,418 +8%
AIA
8
Absolute Investment Advisers
Florida
$4.67M +$4.49M +839,292 New
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.35M +$429K +80,185 +11%
AA
10
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$3.5M +$659K +123,088 +24%
AGM
11
Alpine Global Management
New York
$3.34M +$1.1M +204,778 +52%
GC
12
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.31M -$327K -61,098 -9%
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.35M -$654K -122,163 -22%
SCM
14
Saba Capital Management
New York
$1.71M -$3.5M -653,184 -68%
PAG
15
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.71M +$260K +48,613 +19%
QL
16
Quarry LP
New York
$1.64M +$9.79K +1,829 +0.6%
RCM
17
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.49M +$1.43M +267,929 New
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.42M -$8.27K -1,545 -0.6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.39M +$299K +55,791 +29%
PAS
20
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$1.34M -$12.1K -2,260 -0.9%
FSI
21
Flow State Investments
Illinois
$1.09M -$197K -36,722 -16%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.07M +$1.02M +191,352 New
CL
23
CSS LLC
Illinois
$951K +$914K +170,692 New
RVPG
24
Relative Value Partners Group
$859K – – –
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$787K +$197K +36,827 +35%
1
2 3 4

ZTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

83 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $130M — down 8.7% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of ZTR and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Absolute Investment Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 83 institutional investors held Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) as of Q1 2024, down from 86 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $130M of Virtus Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2024, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Virtus Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 15 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Absolute Investment Advisers, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest Virtus Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.