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Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.

Fund registered in the United States, based in Hartford, active since 1988. Summary from the record

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerZTR on NYSE2
  • HeadquartersHartford, United States2
  • Incorporated inMD3
  • Business address101 Munson Street, Greenfield, Ma 013013
  • Legal formFUND2
  • Kind of organizationFund2
  • LEI549300KKRHI4GF7RNQ812
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusIssued and current2
  • Registered addressC/O CSC-LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE COMPANY, 21202 Baltimore, United States2
  • Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 00008364122

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Leadership

Who has led Virtus Total Return Fund Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. George R. Aylward Jr.2013

President

  1. George R. Aylward Jr.2006–2013
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (24)

Former names

  • VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND INC.Sep 29, 2016 to Nov 1, 20193
  • ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND INCJun 8, 1995 to Sep 22, 20163

Timeline

  1. May 31, 2013New chief executive George R. Aylward Jr. becomes CEO4
  2. Jul 21, 1988Founded Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. is founded2

Filings

90 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 13 insider forms, 7 large holders, 70 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
  2. Aug 27, 2026N-PX EDGAR
  3. Aug 5, 2026N-CSRS VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC EDGAR
  4. Jul 30, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  5. Apr 24, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  6. Feb 13, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
  7. Feb 6, 2026N-CSR VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND EDGAR
  8. Jan 27, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  9. Dec 8, 2025SC TO-I/A EDGAR
  10. Dec 4, 2025SC TO-I/A EDGAR
  11. Nov 4, 2025SC TO-I/A EDGAR
  12. Nov 3, 2025SC TO-I EDGAR
  13. Oct 29, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
  14. Oct 3, 2025SC TO-C EDGAR
  15. Aug 25, 2025N-PX EDGAR
  16. Aug 7, 2025N-CSRS VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC EDGAR
  17. Jul 23, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
  18. Jun 12, 20253/A EDGAR
  19. Jun 9, 20253 EDGAR
  20. Apr 28, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR

The 90 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

11 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 11 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 20, 2024BRADLEY WILLIAM PATRICK IIIEVP, CFO and TreasurerBuy5,000$5.47$27.4KForm 4
Sep 18, 2023WITTWER STEVEN GLENNBuy6,000$5.17$31.0KForm 4
Sep 1, 2023BRADLEY WILLIAM PATRICK IIIEVP, CFO and TreasurerBuy2,250$5.26$11.8KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022MCNAMARA GERALDINE MDirectorBuy167$6.96$1.2KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022McLoughlin Philip RDirectorBuy2,775$6.96$19.3KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022MALLIN JOHN RDirectorBuy3,479$6.96$24.2KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022Drummond F FordDirectorBuy373$6.96$2.6KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022BURKE DONALD CDirectorBuy667$6.96$4.6KForm 4
Sep 21, 2022BRADLEY WILLIAM PATRICK IIIEVP, CFO and TreasurerBuy320$6.96$2.2KForm 4
Mar 25, 2022MCDANIEL CONNIE DDirectorBuy1,780$9.56$17.0KForm 4
Jan 13, 2022Cogan Sarah EDirectorBuy2,200$9.59$21.1KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 91. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,936,491$13.2M0.4%+801,756
LPL Financial LLC1,623,057$11.1M0.0%+220,593
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,279,341$8.7M0.1%+12,834
Stifel Financial Corp692,536$4.7M0.0%+4,937
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC370,223$2.5M0.0%No change
Morgan Stanley276,486$1.9M0.0%−13,334
Bank Of America Corp /de/257,076$1.8M0.0%+10,525
Envestnet Asset Management Inc249,729$1.7M0.0%−3,058
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC236,800$1.6M0.2%+10,000
Sculptor Capital LP217,653$1.5M0.0%No change
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.204,043$1.4M0.4%−11,798
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC187,630$1.3M0.2%+56,982
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.184,618$1.3M0.0%−3,074
Karpus Management, Inc.183,208$1.3M0.0%−292,558
Wells Fargo & Company/mn141,327$965.3K0.0%−1,387
Stephens Inc /ar/115,798$790.9K0.0%+64
J.w. Cole Advisors, Inc.99,825$681.8K0.0%New
Osaic Holdings, Inc.95,958$655.4K0.0%+16,154
Invesco Ltd.92,247$630.0K0.0%−8,794
Raymond James Financial Inc87,982$600.9K0.0%+1,278
Private Advisor Group, LLC87,277$596.1K0.0%−264,536
Css Llc/il79,387$542.2K0.0%No change
Pathstone Holdings, LLC77,413$528.7K0.0%New
Royal Bank Of Canada59,568$407.0K0.0%−383
Wolverine Asset Management LLC53,617$366.2K0.0%−127,442

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

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