ZTRVirtus Total Return Fund Inc.
$6.82
▲ +0.59%$6.82▲ +20.68%
over 1Y
L $5.59H $6.89
Our buy Our hold Our sell Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today
+0.6%
1W
-0.4%
1M
+0.9%
3M
+1.4%
YTD
+12.6%
1Y
+20.7%
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 8 analysts
Sell
Mixed signals in the latest filings.
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Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. shows limited reported revenue.
On these fundamentals, ZTR screens as SELL on the SEC figures.
Is ZTR a buy? The one-page verdict, explained →
The options angle
model · matches our verdictBear put spread~65d expiry
- Long put 7 @ ~0.20 est
- Short put 6 @ ~0.00 est
debit $20max +$80max −$20BE 6.80
SELL verdict, defined risk: profits into weakness down to the short strike; max loss is the net debit.
Educational template, not a trade recommendation. Strikes and premiums are Black-Scholes model estimates from the last close and 30-day realized volatility — real chains, spreads and IV will differ. Options involve substantial risk.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$469M
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Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timelineSEC · 8-Ks + reports
Routine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
Recent filings
all on EDGAR ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2026-02-272026-04-24open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-06-012026-04-20open ↗N-CENPeriod ending 2025-11-302026-02-13open ↗N-CSRPeriod ending 2025-11-302026-02-06open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-11-282026-01-27open ↗SC TO-I/AFiling2025-12-08open ↗SC TO-I/AFiling2025-12-04open ↗SC TO-I/AFiling2025-11-04open ↗SC TO-IFiling2025-11-03open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-08-292025-10-29open ↗SC TO-CFiling2025-10-03open ↗40-17GFiling2025-09-24open ↗
Frequently asked
- Is Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) a buy?
- ZTR currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
- What is Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.'s quality score?
- ZTR scores 89.77790553627773/100 (grade A) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
New filings change verdicts
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Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000836412, latest NPORT-P filed 2026-04-24) · EODHD · as of 7/15/2026, 8:12:03 PM.
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Rule-based analysis, generated automatically from SEC filing data.
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