Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE:ZTR)

Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC decreased its holdings in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE:ZTR - Free Report) by 55.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,621 shares of the investment management company's stock after selling 61,686 shares during the quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC owned about 0.09% of Virtus Total Return Fund worth $296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZTR. Sit Investment Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Virtus Total Return Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $4,963,000. Tabor Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Virtus Total Return Fund during the first quarter valued at $4,055,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in Virtus Total Return Fund by 266.9% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 766,435 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $4,491,000 after buying an additional 557,522 shares during the period. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Virtus Total Return Fund by 89.8% during the fourth quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 849,307 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $4,977,000 after buying an additional 401,929 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its position in Virtus Total Return Fund by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 947,533 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $5,553,000 after buying an additional 235,804 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.14% of the company's stock.

Virtus Total Return Fund Price Performance

Shares of Virtus Total Return Fund stock opened at $6.15 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.97. Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. has a 12 month low of $5.22 and a 12 month high of $6.27.

Virtus Total Return Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a jul 25 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 11th will be given a $0.05 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 9.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 11th.

Virtus Total Return Fund Company Profile

Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc The fund is co-managed by Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC and Newfleet Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States.

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