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Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$6.28 -0.10 (-1.57%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$6.26 -0.02 (-0.32%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern
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Virtus Total Return Fund Short Interest Data

Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR) has a short interest of 95,900 shares. This marks a 40.41% increase 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 173,251 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
95,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
68,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+40.41%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$602.25 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
55,550,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.17%
Today's Trading Volume
314,222 shares
Average Trading Volume
173,251 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
181%
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ZTR Short Interest Over Time

ZTR Days to Cover Over Time

ZTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Virtus Total Return Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/15/202595,900 shares $602.25 thousand +40.4%N/A0.5 $6.28
7/31/202568,300 shares $422.44 thousand -19.7%0.1%0.4 $6.19
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
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
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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 $5.12
10/31/2023189,900 shares $902.97 thousand +100.5%N/A0.4 $4.76
10/15/202394,700 shares $453.61 thousand +75.4%N/A0.2 $4.79
9/30/202354,000 shares $259.20 thousand -48.2%N/A0.1 $4.80
9/15/2023104,300 shares $538.19 thousand +69.6%N/A0.3 $5.16
8/31/202361,500 shares $345.63 thousand -71.1%N/A0.2 $5.62
8/15/2023212,900 shares $1.23 million +189.7%N/A0.8 $5.80
7/31/202373,500 shares $457.91 thousand -18.6%N/A0.3 $6.23
7/15/202390,300 shares $550.83 thousand +133.9%N/A0.4 $6.10
6/30/202338,600 shares $234.69 thousand -55.1%N/A0.2 $6.08
6/15/202386,000 shares $528.47 thousand -65.1%N/A0.4 $6.15
5/31/2023246,400 shares $1.50 million +792.8%N/A1.1 $6.07
5/15/202327,600 shares $168.91 thousand -18.3%N/A0.1 $6.12
4/30/202333,800 shares $219.02 thousand -2.0%N/A0.2 $6.48
4/15/202334,500 shares $220.80 thousand +83.5%N/A0.2 $6.40
3/31/202318,800 shares $121.73 thousand -32.6%N/A0.1 $6.48
3/15/202327,900 shares $171.03 thousand -17.2%N/A0.1 $6.13
2/28/202333,700 shares $218.71 thousand -1.5%N/A0.2 $6.49
2/15/202334,200 shares $231.19 thousand +128.0%N/A0.2 $6.76
1/31/202315,000 shares $103.50 thousand -42.1%N/A0.1 $6.90
1/15/202325,900 shares $179.49 thousand -72.6%N/A0.1 $6.93
12/30/202294,400 shares $618.32 thousand +136.0%N/A0.5 $6.55
12/15/202240,000 shares $267.60 thousand +39.9%N/A0.2 $6.69
11/30/202228,600 shares $198.77 thousand +164.8%N/A0.1 $6.95
11/15/202210,800 shares $71.06 thousand -34.2%N/A0 $6.58
10/31/202216,400 shares $105.62 thousand -78.6%N/A0.1 $6.44
10/15/202276,700 shares $454.83 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $5.93
9/30/2022128,500 shares $800.56 thousand -93.7%N/A0.5 $6.23
9/15/20222,030,000 shares $14.90 million +10.3%N/A9.5 $7.34
8/31/20221,840,000 shares $14.02 million +14.3%N/A12 $7.62
8/15/20221,610,000 shares $12.96 million +2,419.6%N/A11.5 $8.05
7/31/202263,900 shares $556.57 thousand -10.5%N/A0.5 $8.71
7/15/202271,400 shares $571.91 thousand -3.3%N/A0.8 $8.01
6/30/202273,800 shares $598.52 thousand -12.1%N/A0.8 $8.11
6/15/202284,000 shares $669.48 thousand -23.4%N/A0.9 $7.97
5/31/2022109,700 shares $1.02 million +43.4%N/A1.2 $9.29
5/15/202276,500 shares $670.91 thousand +23.0%N/A0.7 $8.77
4/30/202262,200 shares $560.73 thousand -34.4%N/A0.5 $9.02
4/15/202294,800 shares $926.20 thousand +18.2%N/A0.8 $9.77
3/31/202280,200 shares $782.75 thousand +14.1%N/A0.6 $9.76
3/15/202270,300 shares $641.14 thousand -25.8%N/A0.5 $9.12
2/28/202294,800 shares $865.52 thousand -32.8%N/A0.7 $9.13
2/15/2022141,000 shares $1.30 million -4.3%N/A1 $9.20
1/31/2022147,300 shares $1.40 million +83.7%N/A1.1 $9.48
1/15/202280,200 shares $767.51 thousand +67.1%N/A0.6 $9.57
12/31/202148,000 shares $455.52 thousand -41.8%N/A0.4 $9.49
12/15/202182,400 shares $769.62 thousand -18.1%N/A0.7 $9.34
11/30/2021100,600 shares $942.62 thousand +50.8%N/A0.8 $9.37
11/15/202166,700 shares $627.65 thousand +18.3%N/A0.6 $9.41
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10/29/202156,400 shares $544.82 thousand -45.6%N/A0.5 $9.66
10/15/2021103,600 shares $982.13 thousand +30.0%N/A0.9 $9.48
9/30/202179,700 shares $742.01 thousand +5.0%N/A0.7 $9.31
9/15/202175,900 shares $730.92 thousand -18.7%N/A0.6 $9.63
8/31/202193,300 shares $899.41 thousand -2.9%N/A0.8 $9.64
8/13/202196,100 shares $930.25 thousand -18.8%N/A0.7 $9.68
7/30/2021118,400 shares $1.13 million -10.8%N/A0.8 $9.57
7/15/2021132,700 shares $1.29 million -16.2%N/A0.8 $9.74
6/30/2021158,300 shares $1.54 million -12.7%N/A0.9 $9.70
6/15/2021181,300 shares $1.83 million -5.3%N/A1 $10.08
5/28/2021191,500 shares $1.93 million +47.3%N/A1 $10.09
5/14/2021130,000 shares $1.23 million -37.9%N/A0.7 $9.47
4/30/2021209,400 shares $2.05 million +101.0%N/A1.1 $9.81
4/15/2021104,200 shares $974.27 thousand -48.3%N/A0.6 $9.35
3/31/2021201,500 shares $1.85 million -0.9%N/A1.3 $9.19
3/15/2021203,300 shares $1.85 million +6.5%N/A1.3 $9.09
2/26/2021190,900 shares $1.70 million +37.8%N/A1.1 $8.92
2/12/2021138,500 shares $1.22 million +32.5%N/A0.8 $8.79
1/29/2021104,500 shares $907.06 thousand +57.1%N/A0.6 $8.68
1/15/202166,500 shares $576.56 thousand -54.9%N/A0.4 $8.67
12/31/2020147,300 shares $1.29 million +13.8%N/A0.9 $8.78
12/15/2020129,400 shares $1.11 million +22.5%N/A0.8 $8.59
11/30/2020105,600 shares $894.10 thousand +69.0%N/A0.7 $8.47
10/30/202056,100 shares $417.95 thousand +173.7%N/A0.4 $7.45
10/15/202020,500 shares $162.57 thousand -42.9%N/A0 $7.93
9/30/202035,900 shares $281.10 thousand +217.7%N/A0.3 $7.83
9/15/20206,000 shares $47.82 thousand -46.9%N/A0 $7.97

ZTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virtus Total Return Fund's current short interest?

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 August 15th, traders have sold 95,900 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 increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 95,900 shares, an increase of 40.4% from the previous total of 68,300 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. (2.38%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.70%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.55%), BARINGS BDC, INC. (0.44%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.37%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.30%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.45%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.11%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.26%), ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (0.23%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 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 down $0.10 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 August, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:ZTR) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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