HARTFORD, Conn., March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Total
Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) today announced the following monthly
distributions:
Amount of
Distribution
|
Ex-Date
|
Record
Date
|
Payable
Date
|
$0.113
|
April 9,
2020
|
April 13,
2020
|
April 20,
2020
|
$0.113
|
May 8, 2020
|
May 11,
2020
|
May 18,
2020
|
Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will
seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid
in part or in full from net investment income and realized capital
gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however,
that if the Fund's aggregate net investment income and net realized
capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level,
the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and will
constitute a return of the shareholder's capital. You should not
draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from
the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's
Managed Distribution Plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income
and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be
a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for
example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the
Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution
does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and
should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
The Fund provided this estimate of the sources of the
distributions:
Distribution
Estimates
|
February 2020
(MTD)
|
Fiscal
Year-to-Date (YTD)(1)
|
(Sources)
|
Per
Share
Amount
|
Percentage
of Current
Distribution
|
Per Share
Amount
|
Percentage
of Current
Distribution
|
Net Investment
Income
|
$
0.026
|
22.9%
|
$
0.080
|
23.6%
|
Net Realized
Short-Term Capital Gains
|
-
|
0.0%
|
-
|
0.0%
|
Net Realized
Long-Term Capital Gains
|
-
|
0.0%
|
-
|
0.0%
|
Return of Capital (or
other Capital Source)
|
0.087
|
77.1%
|
0.259
|
76.4%
|
Total
Distribution
|
$
0.113
|
100.0%
|
$
0.339
|
100.0%
|
(1)
Fiscal year starts December 1, 2019
|
Information regarding the Fund's performance and distribution
rates is set forth below. Please note that all performance figures
are based on the Fund's NAV and not the market price of the Fund's
shares. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual
shareholder performance.
February 28,
2020
|
|
Average Annual
Total Return on NAV for the 5-year period
(2)
|
6.80%
|
Current Fiscal YTD
Annualized Distribution Rate (3)
|
13.74%
|
Fiscal YTD
Cumulative Total Return on NAV (4)
|
-1.44%
|
Fiscal YTD
Cumulative Distribution Rate (5)
|
3.43%
|
|
|
(2)
|
Average Annual Total
Return on NAV is the annual compound return for the five-year
period. It reflects the change in the Fund's NAV and
reinvestment of all distributions.
|
(3)
|
Current Fiscal YTD
Annualized Distribution Rate is the current distribution rate
annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV at month
end.
|
(4)
|
Fiscal YTD Cumulative
Total Return on NAV is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV from
the first day of the fiscal year to this month end, including
distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those
distributions.
|
(5)
|
Fiscal YTD Cumulative
Distribution Rate is the dollar value of distributions from the
first day of the fiscal year to this month end as a percentage of
the Fund's NAV at month end.
|
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice
are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting
purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions will
depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of
its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax
regulations. The Fund or your broker will send shareholders a Form
1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders what
distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
About the Fund
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. is a
diversified closed-end fund whose investment objective is capital
appreciation, with income as a secondary objective. The Fund also
pursues an options overlay strategy that seeks to generate
additional income. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. has been the
investment adviser, and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
and Newfleet Asset Management, LLC have been subadvisers to the
Fund since December 9, 2011. Rampart
Investment Management has been a subadviser since October 15, 2018. Performance and
characteristics prior to December 9,
2011 were attained by the previous adviser using a different
investment strategy.
For more information on the Fund, contact shareholder services
at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or
through the closed end fund section on the web at
www.virtus.com.
Fund Risks
An investment in a fund is subject to
risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund's
shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid
for them. The options overlay strategy may not be successful
in achieving its objective of increasing distributable income while
limiting the risk of loss and, in periods of significant moves in
the S&P 500® Index, has resulted in and, in the future, may
result in, losses for investors. Shares of closed-end funds
may trade at a discount to their net asset value. For more
information about each Fund's investment objective and risks,
please see the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's most
recent annual report may be obtained free of charge by contacting
"Shareholder Services" as set forth at the top of this press
release.
About Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. has more than 35 years
of experience managing investment portfolios, including
institutional separate accounts and open- and closed-end funds
investing in utilities, master limited partnerships (MLPs),
infrastructure, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and
international equity. For more information visit
www.dpimc.com.
About Newfleet Asset Management
Newfleet Asset
Management, an affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners,
provides comprehensive fixed income portfolio management in
multiple strategies. The Newfleet Multi-Sector Strategies team that
manages the Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. leverages the knowledge
and skill of investment professionals with expertise in every
sector of the bond market, including evolving, specialized, and
out-of-favor sectors. The team employs active sector rotation and
disciplined risk management to portfolio construction, avoiding
interest rate bets and remaining duration neutral to each
strategy's stated benchmark. For more information, visit
www.newfleet.com.
About Rampart Investment Management
Rampart Investment Management is an affiliated manager of
Virtus Investment Partners specializing in option strategies. A
registered investment adviser since 1983, Rampart manages client
positions and portfolios using domestic and international index and
equity options.
About Virtus Investment Partners
Virtus Investment
Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique
investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success
of individual and institutional investors. The company provides
investment management products and services through its affiliated
managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment
style, autonomous investment process, and individual brand. For
more information, visit www.virtus.com.
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