ZTR News and Press, Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. From 08/31/21

ERH is getting more expensive since we last covered the fund for seemingly no reason. I find it hard to get excited about this fund at the current valuation, but it also is unique. The fund invests in a portfolio of utility stocks and high-yield investments; the portfolio looks qu...

We've been monitoring ZTR over the last year or so since the fund dropped to a deep discount. Now the fund is back in the premium territory after hitting a nearly 15% discount in October 2020. The fund's yield remains near 10% and I believe that is driving investors to pick up thi...

When I get a question on a CEF or am looking at a new CEF, these are the first 5 things I will check. The five places I want to look first are; 1. Investment Policy, 2. Quick Review of Holdings, 3. Discount/Premium, 4. Performance, 5. Distributions. Once these items are checked, I...

1 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 1 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while convertibles lag. Limited duration is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: May 16, 2021

Virtus Closed-End Funds Announce Results of Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders PR Newswire HARTFORD, Conn. , May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE: VGI), and Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) today announced t...

ZTR is a popular fund amongst high-income-seeking investors. The fund provides a 10%+ distribution rate, even after a cut last year. Coverage remained weak after last year's March market collapse. For further details see: ZTR: This 10%+ Yielder Is Getting Pricey

There are three primary things that I see a lot of newer CEF investors get hung up on; return of capital, section 19a and data aggregators distribution classifications. All three of these have to do with the tax character of the distributions and the mistakes that can be made. The...

Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR) had declared $0.08/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Payable April 19; for shareholders of record April 12; ex-div April 9.See ZTR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: Virtus Glob...

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Declares Distribution and Discloses Sources of Distribution - Section 19(a) Notice PR Newswire HARTFORD, Conn. , March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) today announced the following monthly di...

Several of the utility/infrastructure funds in the CEF space are quite popular. They are a good fit for a CEF portfolio; providing steady income and steady appreciation due to their stability. Looking at a review of past performance, valuation, distribution and what looks potentia...