Security Snapshot

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. - Common Shares (ZTR) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 92835W107

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q3 2016 to Q2 2026

Latest Period

Q2 2026

Institutions Reporting

92

Shares (Excl. Options)

10,854,667

Price

$6.83

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+255,862
Value change
+$1,863,477
Number of holders
92
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Shares outstanding
61,915,074
SEC-reported price per share
$6.85
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • ZTR - Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. - Common Shares is tracked under CUSIP 92835W107.
  • 92 institutions reported positions in Q2 2026.
  • 1 significant owner is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 92 to 92 between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $70,054,988 to $74,135,532.

Research use

  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 92 institutions filings for Q2 2026.

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Security key

92835W107

Latest holder period

Q2 2026

13F holders

92

13D/G owners

1

CIK / CUSIP context first

13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
1
Security
ZTR
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
MORGAN STANLEY 2.7% $9,980,091 1,671,707 Morgan Stanley 31 Dec 2024

As of 30 Jun 2026, 92 institutional investors reported holding 10,854,667 shares of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. - Common Shares (ZTR). This represents 18% of the company’s total 61,915,074 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
16%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 3.1% 1,936,491 +71% 0.4% $13,226,234
LPL Financial LLC 2.6% 1,623,057 +16% 0% $11,085,479
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 2.1% 1,279,341 +1% 0.06% $8,737,899
Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.4% 888,554 +4% 0.05% $6,068,000
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 1.1% 692,536 +0.72% 0% $4,730,018
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.6% 370,223 0% 0.02% $2,528,623
MORGAN STANLEY 0.45% 276,486 -4.6% 0% $1,888,402
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.42% 257,076 +4.3% 0% $1,755,826
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.4% 249,729 -1.2% 0% $1,705,652
ASHTON THOMAS SECURITIES, LLC 0.38% 236,800 +4.4% 0.24% $1,617,344
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.36% 222,136 +0.03% 0.01% $1,517,000
Sculptor Capital LP 0.35% 217,653 0% 0.02% $1,486,570
Yakira Capital Management, Inc. 0.33% 204,043 -5.5% 0.41% $1,393,614
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.3% 187,630 +44% 0.16% $1,281,513
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.3% 184,618 -1.6% 0.02% $1,260,941
Karpus Management, Inc. 0.3% 183,208 -61% 0.04% $1,251,311
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.23% 144,848 +524% 0% $989,000
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.23% 141,327 -0.97% 0% $965,263
STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.19% 115,798 +0.06% 0.01% $790,900
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.16% 99,825 0.01% $681,803
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.15% 95,958 +20% 0% $655,410
Invesco Ltd. 0.15% 92,247 -8.7% 0% $630,047
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.14% 87,982 +1.5% 0% $600,918
Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.14% 87,277 -75% 0% $596,105
CSS LLC/IL 0.13% 79,387 0% 0.02% $542,213

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
40
Latest
Q2 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 40
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q2 10,854,667 $74,135,532 +$1,863,477 $6.83 92
2026 Q1 10,582,406 $70,054,988 -$942,837 $6.62 92
2025 Q4 10,748,732 $67,700,198 -$24,917,241 $6.30 92
2025 Q3 14,620,157 $94,265,792 -$3,690,429 $6.45 83
2025 Q2 15,232,174 $94,884,204 +$2,973,367 $6.23 87
2025 Q1 14,746,994 $88,066,135 -$30,162,871 $5.97 88
2024 Q4 19,819,664 $116,146,736 +$5,787,107 $5.86 91
2024 Q3 18,762,169 $116,289,936 +$8,044,311 $6.20 80
2024 Q2 17,836,060 $97,271,780 -$28,572,547 $5.46 79
2024 Q1 23,101,344 $128,605,779 +$1,040,502 $5.57 82
2023 Q4 22,924,852 $126,287,915 +$14,461,742 $5.51 86
2023 Q3 21,105,579 $101,306,014 +$8,096,037 $4.80 85
2023 Q2 19,303,971 $117,387,837 -$5,252,993 $6.08 73
2023 Q1 20,181,866 $130,697,703 -$2,504,358 $6.48 76
2022 Q4 20,568,324 $134,726,635 +$4,459,387 $6.55 69
2022 Q3 19,880,770 $123,876,529 +$90,369,383 $6.23 63
2022 Q2 5,169,341 $41,923,293 +$1,320,505 $8.11 58
2022 Q1 4,990,811 $48,698,963 +$5,422,380 $9.76 58
2021 Q4 4,420,813 $41,948,778 +$1,395,733 $9.49 53
2021 Q3 4,306,138 $40,089,612 -$707,046 $9.31 46
2021 Q2 4,373,306 $42,417,972 -$862,959 $9.70 56
2021 Q1 4,456,028 $40,992,782 -$2,077,838 $9.20 64
2020 Q4 4,645,045 $40,780,122 +$3,760,652 $8.78 64
2020 Q3 4,269,459 $33,439,243 +$677,588 $7.83 58
2020 Q2 4,163,423 $34,098,576 -$295,003 $8.19 59
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