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ZTR · Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.

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$6.76 -0.01 (-0.15%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$337.96M
Shares
49.99M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$6.76 Open$6.77 Day$6.73–6.79 52W close$6.20–7.10 Avg vol 30d173K Short int50K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol28% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 25, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Aug 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +2%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −0%
below
RSI (14) 48
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 62%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −5%
trailing
YTD return +7%
this year
Relative strength −16%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $7 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.10% of float · ▼ -76.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
91 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 26
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 12%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −8%
past year
ATR 1.0%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed May 31, 2026
third quarter
Employment expenses as adjusted as a percentage of revenue 54%
quarterly going forward
Other operating expenses Non-GAAP $30M – $32M
looking ahead
Effective tax rate 13% – 14%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+2% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% Neutral
RSI (14)
48 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
62% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $7 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.10% of float · ▼ -76.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
91 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $6 Now $7 · 62% Range high $7
vs 200-day avg +2% vs 50-day avg 0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
ZTR
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.
this stock
$337.96M +7.3% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$370.39B +8.1% +16.2% 27.3 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$106.10B -7.0% +9.2% 31.7 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.09B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$92.35B -9.2% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
91
% held
21.7%
Net QoQ
+272.2K sh
Top holder
Saba Capital Management,…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
3
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
50.0K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
-159.7K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
28%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
2.1K
Value
$14.3K
As of
Jul 31, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
52.2%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Apr 20, 2026
This year
1
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 30, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Virtus Investment Partners Announ…
Published
Aug 20, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ZTR +0.0% -0.7% -4.8% -0.7% +7.3%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +1.4% -4.4% -16.4% -3.2% -5.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.055 / share · ex Aug 13, 2026
Raised 10%
Paid (TTM)
$0.615 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
9.10%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 836412 CUSIP 92835W107 13F (30d) 76 filings 74 filers Visit website Investor relations