Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) Stock Price Passes Below Fifty Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Total Return Securities (NYSE:SWZ) has fallen below its 50-day moving average of $6.07, trading as low as $5.86 before closing at $5.91.
• Several hedge funds have recently increased their stakes in Total Return Securities, indicating ongoing institutional interest in the stock.
• The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc., which manages Total Return Securities, primarily invests in value stocks across diversified sectors within the Swiss public equity markets.

Shares of Total Return Securities, Inc. (NYSE:SWZ - ) passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $6.07 and traded as low as $5.86. Total Return Securities shares last traded at $5.91, with a volume of 42,671 shares traded.

Total Return Securities Stock Performance

The firm's 50 day moving average price is $6.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Total Return Securities

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Total Return Securities by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 164,184 shares of the closed-end fund's stock worth $1,514,000 after acquiring an additional 14,818 shares in the last quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Total Return Securities by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 98,002 shares of the closed-end fund's stock valued at $904,000 after buying an additional 6,685 shares in the last quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC lifted its stake in Total Return Securities by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 100,130 shares of the closed-end fund's stock valued at $923,000 after buying an additional 8,030 shares in the last quarter. North Ground Capital purchased a new position in Total Return Securities in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Tabor Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Total Return Securities in the 1st quarter valued at about $278,000. 41.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Total Return Securities

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc The fund invests in public equity markets of Switzerland. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations.

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