Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.
ZTR
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- William Patrick Bradley
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 100 Pearl Street Hartford CT Australia 06103
- IPO Date
- Sep 26, 1988
- CIK
- 0000836412
- Website
- virtus.com
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- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) is a diversified closed-end management investment company that seeks capital appreciation, with current income as a secondary objective, through a balanced portfolio of global equity and fixed income investments. The equity portion targets owners and operators of infrastructure in the communications, utility, transportation, and energy industries worldwide, with key holdings including NextEra Energy Inc., Union Pacific Corp., and Sempra; the fixed income portion employs active sector rotation, credit research, and risk management across high yield corporates, investment grade corporates, emerging market sovereigns, asset-backed securities, non-agency residential MBS, and bank loans. The Fund is advised by Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., with sub-advisers Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. and Newfleet Asset Management, and operates a managed distribution policy targeting consistent monthly payouts of $0.05 per share, supplemented by leverage through borrowed debt representing approximately 29% effective leverage on total managed assets of $567 million. Founded in 1988 and formerly known as The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc., the Fund is headquartered at 101 Munson Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts, under the sponsorship of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) in Hartford, Connecticut. Recent developments include the addition of Benjamin Caron, CFA, as portfolio manager in May 2025 to bolster the multi-sector fixed income strategy, the completion of multiple tender offers—including a second conditional offer in October 2025 to repurchase up to 10% of shares triggered by a trading discount exceeding 10%, and final results announced in December 2025—and ongoing monthly distribution announcements through December 2025.