Sculptor Capital LP Reduces Holdings in Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. $ZTR

Sculptor Capital LP decreased its position in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE:ZTR) by 37.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 217,653 shares of the investment management company’s stock after selling 129,211 shares during the quarter. Sculptor Capital LP’s holdings in Virtus Total Return Fund were worth $1,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund by 854.9% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,582 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 6,788 shares during the last quarter. HRT Financial LP purchased a new position in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $63,000. Closed End Fund Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 25,323 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 2,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avise Financial Cooperative Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Virtus Total Return Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $169,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.14% of the company’s stock.

Virtus Total Return Fund Price Performance

NYSE ZTR opened at $6.77 on Tuesday. Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. has a 52-week low of $5.97 and a 52-week high of $7.11. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $6.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.62.

Virtus Total Return Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.055 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.7%.

Virtus Total Return Fund Company Profile

Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc (NYSE: ZTR) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide investors with high total return with moderate income. The fund, which began operations in 2005, trades on the New York Stock Exchange and is sponsored by Virtus Investment Partners. ZTR offers investors access to a diversified mix of fixed-income and equity opportunities within a single vehicle.

To pursue its stated objective, the fund typically allocates across a broad range of asset classes, including corporate debt securities, high-yield bonds, convertible securities, preferred stocks, common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).