Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.24 -0.03 (-0.40%) As of 12:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Virtus Total Return Fund Short Interest DataVirtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) has a short interest of 85,100 shares. This marks a -99.34% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 244,260 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest85,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,920,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-99.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$519.11 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares55,548,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.15%Today's Trading Volume84,480 sharesAverage Trading Volume244,260 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average35% Short Selling Virtus Total Return Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Virtus Total Return Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartZTR Short Interest Over TimeZTR Days to Cover Over TimeZTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Virtus Total Return Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202585,100 shares $519.11 thousand -99.3%N/A0.5 $6.10 6/30/202512,920,000 shares $80.36 million +38,467.2%2.2%4.9 $6.22 6/15/202533,500 shares $204.52 thousand -39.3%0.1%0.2 $6.11 5/31/202555,200 shares $340.86 thousand -49.3%0.1%0.3 $6.18 5/15/2025108,800 shares $657.15 thousand +74.9%0.2%0.6 $6.04 4/30/202562,200 shares $375.07 thousand -15.0%N/A0.3 $6.03 4/15/202573,200 shares $421.27 thousand +87.2%N/A0.3 $5.76 3/31/202539,100 shares $232.84 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $5.96 3/15/202578,200 shares $457.86 thousand -28.8%N/A0.2 $5.86 2/28/2025109,900 shares $644.56 thousand -17.4%N/A0.3 $5.87 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ZTR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Virtus Total Return Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025133,100 shares $773.98 thousand -76.3%N/A0.4 $5.82 1/31/2025560,700 shares $3.36 million +78.2%N/A1.7 $5.99 1/15/2025314,600 shares $1.83 million +140.7%N/A1 $5.83 12/31/2024130,700 shares $765.90 thousand -53.2%N/A0.5 $5.86 12/15/2024279,100 shares $1.68 million +41.6%N/A1.2 $6.03 11/30/2024197,100 shares $1.23 million +64.7%N/A0.8 $6.23 11/15/2024119,700 shares $705.03 thousand +12.9%N/A0.5 $5.89 10/31/2024106,000 shares $625.40 thousand -20.5%N/A0.5 $5.90 10/15/2024133,300 shares $806.47 thousand -22.0%N/A0.6 $6.05 9/30/2024170,900 shares $1.06 million -4.7%N/A0.7 $6.20 9/15/2024179,300 shares $1.08 million +15.2%N/A0.7 $6.02 8/31/2024155,700 shares $922.72 thousand -29.5%N/A0.6 $5.93 8/15/2024220,800 shares $1.27 million -47.3%N/A0.9 $5.76 7/31/2024419,300 shares $2.46 million +3,931.7%N/A1.6 $5.87 7/15/202410,400 shares $58.66 thousand -84.6%N/A0 $5.64 6/30/202467,500 shares $368.21 thousand -12.9%N/A0.2 $5.46 6/15/202477,500 shares $412.30 thousand +77.4%N/A0.3 $5.32 5/31/202443,700 shares $238.17 thousand -16.8%N/A0.1 $5.45 5/15/202452,500 shares $285.60 thousand -84.2%N/A0.2 $5.44 4/30/2024331,900 shares $1.78 million +219.4%N/A1.1 $5.38 4/15/2024103,900 shares $553.79 thousand +20.0%N/A0.4 $5.33 3/15/202464,900 shares $352.73 thousand +34.4%N/A0.3 $5.44 2/29/202448,300 shares $255.51 thousand -39.9%N/A0.2 $5.29 2/15/202480,400 shares $418.48 thousand +48.6%N/A0.4 $5.21 1/31/202454,100 shares $287.81 thousand -23.9%N/A0.2 $5.32 1/15/202471,100 shares $390.34 thousand +184.4%N/A0.2 $5.49 12/31/202325,000 shares $137.75 thousand -69.4%N/A0.1 $5.51 12/15/202381,700 shares $451.39 thousand +82.4%N/A0.2 $5.53 11/30/202344,800 shares $241.02 thousand +13.1%N/A0.1 $5.38 11/15/202339,600 shares $202.55 thousand -79.2%N/A0.1 $5.12Washington Thinks They Own Your Bank Account (Ad)What If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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Short interest is the volume of Virtus Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 85,100 shares of ZTR short. Learn More on Virtus Total Return Fund's current short interest. Is Virtus Total Return Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Virtus Total Return Fund saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 85,100 shares, a decline of 99.3% from the previous total of 12,920,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Virtus Total Return Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Virtus Total Return Fund: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.90%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.64%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.75%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.30%), Barings Bdc, Inc. (0.40%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.21%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.37%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.11%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.26%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.95%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Virtus Total Return Fund stock? Short selling ZTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virtus Total Return Fund as its price is falling. ZTR shares are trading up $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Virtus Total Return Fund? A short squeeze for Virtus Total Return Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ZTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Virtus Total Return Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ZTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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