Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.verified

ZTR

Price:

$6.35

Market Cap:

$300.84M

Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC and Newfleet Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in reasonably priced growth (GARP) stocks of large cap companies and investment grade bonds issued by companies and governments. The fund is actively managed. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite index compris...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

1988-09-26

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

ZTR

The Dividend Yield as of December 2025 (TTM) for Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) is 9.45%

According to Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 9.45%. This represents a change of 62.64% compared to the average of 5.81% of the last 4 quarters.

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has ZTR Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. over the last ten years is 11.09%. The current 9.45% Dividend Yield has changed -14.83% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), ZTR's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the June 2017 quarter at 10.09%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the November 2019 quarter at 2.12%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

11.09%

Median

10.46%

Minimum

6.22%

Maximum

16.17%

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 113.48%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 16.17%

Minimum Annual Increase = -48.58%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 6.22%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
20249.94%-38.54%
202316.17%69.06%
20229.57%1.93%
20219.38%-29.29%
202013.27%113.48%
20196.22%-48.58%
201812.09%-14.73%
201714.18%29.09%
201610.98%20.21%
20159.14%17.99%

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) Average Dividend Yield

How has ZTR Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

11.89%

5-year avg

11.67%

10-year avg

11.09%

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZTR) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is ZTR’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.’s Dividend Yield is less than T. Rowe Price Japan (1.82%), less than Small Cap Value Fund Class Y (1.31%), less than MFS Intermediate Income Trust (8.83%), less than Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (8.88%), less than Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Term Trust (12.61%), less than Schwab Capital Trust - Target 2065 Index Fund (1.46%), less than PGIM Quant Solutions International Equity Fund- Class Z (3.09%), less than Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (10.22%), less than Artisan Value Fund Inv Shs (1.24%), less than BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (12.81%),

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