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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : -7.30% (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Virtus Total Return Fund 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.36.

During the past 12 months, Virtus Total Return Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -12.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Virtus Total Return Fund was 24.60% per year. The lowest was -12.70% per year. And the median was -3.75% per year.

Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 14.40. As of today, Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividend Yield % is 13.46%.

Warning Sign:

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Virtus Total Return Fund's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus Total Return Fund's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Virtus Total Return Fund's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Virtus Total Return Fund's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virtus Total Return Fund's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Virtus Total Return Fund 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Virtus Total Return Fund  (NYSE:ZTR) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Nov. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=0.36/ 0.025
=14.40

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Virtus Total Return Fund was 6.42. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.79.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Virtus Total Return Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0500002024-04-102024-04-112024-04-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002024-03-082024-03-112024-03-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002024-02-092024-02-122024-02-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002024-01-112024-01-122024-01-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-12-082023-12-112023-12-19Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-11-102023-11-132023-11-24Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-10-112023-10-122023-10-24Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-09-082023-09-112023-09-21Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0800002023-08-102023-08-112023-08-23Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0800002023-07-122023-07-132023-07-25Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0800002023-06-092023-06-122023-06-23Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0800002023-05-102023-05-112023-05-23Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.72/5.35
=13.46 %

Current Share Price is $5.35.
Virtus Total Return Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.72.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Virtus Total Return Fund was 24.39%. The lowest was 3.60%. And the median was 11.37%.

Warning Sign:

Virtus Total Return Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Virtus Total Return Fund (Virtus Total Return Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, USA, 01301-9668
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, with current income as a secondary objective. The company provides solutions to individuals, financial advisors, and institutions.
Executives
Bradley William Patrick Iii officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06115
Philip R Mcloughlin director 800 SCUDDERS HILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Brian T Zino director 100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Virtus Partners Inc other: Affiliate of the Adviser C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL ST., 9TH FLOOR, HARTFORD CT 06103
James M Oates director C/O INVESTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, 200 CLARENDON ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Willliam R Moyer director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., HARTFORD CT 06103
George W Karpus 10 percent owner
Wright William H Ii director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
David Dickerson officer: SVP & PM of the Adviser
Christopher Ruddy director 1120 BEAR ISLAND DRIVE WEST PALM BEACH FL 33409
Carlton Neel officer: SVP & Portfolio Manager ZWEIG FUNDS 900 THIRD AVE NEW YORK NY 10022
Wendy W Luscombe director 480 TAGHKANIC CHURCH TOWN ROAD, CRARYVILLE NY 12521
Rogers James B Jr director 14 WESLEY STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
George R Aylward director, officer: President & CEO C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
William J Renahan officer: Chief Legal Off. & Secretary 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022