ZTR Dividend
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 10.26%
- Annual dividend
- $0.62
- Payout ratio
- 0.51
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $6.04
- Market cap
- $286M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0550
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is ZTR a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is far above the marketAt 10.26%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.51 means roughly 51% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut 13 timesAcross 38 complete years, the annual total fell in 2012, 2020, 2024 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2024.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
ZTR dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 1988 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does ZTR pay a dividend?
- Yes. Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 10.26% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.62 per share.
- How much does ZTR pay in dividends?
- $0.62 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next ZTR ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is October 13, 2026, with payment on October 29, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.