Virtus Total Return 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., Newfleet Asset Management LLC, and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in the stocks of companies operating across communications, utility, energy, and transportation sectors. It invests in undervalued sectors of the bond market for its fixed income investments. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the 60% MSCI World Infrastructure Sector Capped Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It was formerly known as The Zweig Fund, Inc. Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. was formed on February 24, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
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The Zweig Fund (NYSE:ZF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Zweig Fund's stock symbol?
The Zweig Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ZF."
How often does The Zweig Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for The Zweig Fund?
The Zweig Fund announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.361 per share on Thursday, July 18th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.07%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 10th. View The Zweig Fund's Dividend History.
Has The Zweig Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about ZF stock have been trending negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The Zweig Fund earned a news impact score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for The Zweig Fund.
Who are some of The Zweig Fund's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to The Zweig Fund include General American Investors (GAM), Blackrock Muniyield Insured Fund (MYI), Solar Capital (SLRC), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Invesco Van Kampen Munpl Oprtnty Tr (VMO), Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM), Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Invesco Trust for Investment GradeMncpls (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Blackrock Muniyield Fund (MYD), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), John Hancock Financial Opprts Fund (BTO), Invesco California Value Mncpl Incm Trst (VCV), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fnd (MMU) and Blackrock Muniassets Fund (MUA).
What other stocks do shareholders of The Zweig Fund own?
Who are The Zweig Fund's key executives?
The Zweig Fund's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. George Robert Aylward Jr., C.P.A., CPA, Pres and Trustee (Age 55)
- Mr. William Patrick Bradley III, Chief Financial Officer, VP and Treasurer (Age 47)
- Ms. Nancy Jean Engberg J.D., VP and Chief Compliance Officer (Age 63)
- Mr. William J. Renahan, Chief Legal Officer, VP and Sec. (Age 50)
- Mr. Francis George Waltman, Sr. VP (Age 57)
Who are The Zweig Fund's major shareholders?
The Zweig Fund's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Park Avenue Securities LLC (0.13%). Company insiders that own The Zweig Fund stock include Brian T Zino and Virtus Partners Inc. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Zweig Fund.
Which major investors are buying The Zweig Fund stock?
How do I buy shares of The Zweig Fund?
Shares of ZF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is The Zweig Fund's stock price today?
One share of ZF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.05.
How big of a company is The Zweig Fund?
MarketBeat Community Rating for The Zweig Fund (NYSE ZF)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about The Zweig Fund and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe ZF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe ZF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
