Andrew Dakos - 05 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Total Return Securities Fund (SWZ)

Role: President and CEO, Director, Affiliate of Adviser
Signature: /s/ Stephanie Darling, Power of Attorney for Andrew Dakos
Issuer symbol: SWZ
Transactions as of: 05 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: +$146,745
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Mar 2026, 16:05:11 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Mar 2026
Next filing: 13 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Dakos Andrew	President and CEO, Director, Affiliate of Adviser	250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK	/s/ Stephanie Darling, Power of Attorney for Andrew Dakos	09 Mar 2026	0001341021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SWZ	Common Stock	Purchase	$72,120	+12,000	+32%	$6.01	49,595	05 Mar 2026	Limited Partnership	F1, F2
transaction	SWZ	Common Stock	Purchase	$74,625	+12,500	+25%	$5.97	62,095	06 Mar 2026	Limited Partnership	F1, F2
holding	SWZ	Common Stock						39,453	05 Mar 2026	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares are held by a limited partnership in which Mr. Dakos has a beneficial interest. Mr. Dakos disclaims beneficial interest in such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
F2	Represents the weighted average price.