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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-19-043650
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190906
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000836412
		IRS NUMBER:				133474242
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05620
		FILM NUMBER:		191078543

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 MUNSON STREET
		CITY:			GREENFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-272-2700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 MUNSON STREET
		CITY:			GREENFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20160929

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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          <font style="text-transform:uppercase;">United States</font> <br ><font style="text-transform:uppercase;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font> <br ><font style="text-transform:uppercase;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div>
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        <div style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; width:541pt; line-height:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the <br >Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </div>
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        <div style="margin-top:6pt; width:541pt; line-height:12pt;">Check the appropriate box: <br >&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary Proxy Statement <br >&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font> <br ><font style="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive Proxy Statement <br ><font style="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive Additional Materials <br >&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12 </div>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (ZF)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Virtus Global Dividend &amp; Income Fund Inc. (ZTR)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><U>Important Notice</U>:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Please exercise your right to vote as soon as possible!</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Shareholder:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
need your help. </FONT>We recently sent you proxy materials concerning important proposals affecting your fund(s), which will be
considered at a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders on November 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the offices of Virtus
Investment Partners, Inc., One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103. This letter was sent because you held shares in the fund(s)
on the record date and <B><I>we have not received your vote</I></B>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>After careful review, the Fund's Board
has unanimously approved the proposals detailed in your proxy materials and is recommending that shareholders vote FOR the proposals.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Every vote matters, no matter the size of your holdings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Please take a moment now to cast your vote using one of the
options listed below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><B>1.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Vote Online</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Log on to the website or scan
the QR code shown on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card in hand to access your control number (located in the box) and
follow the on-screen instructions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt"><B>2.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt"><B>Vote By Touch-Tone Telephone</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Call the toll-free number listed
on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card in hand to access your control number (located in the box) and follow the recorded
instructions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><B>3.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Vote By Mail</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Complete, sign and date the proxy card and then return
it in the enclosed postage paid envelope.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The proxy
materials we sent you contain important information regarding the proposals that you and other shareholders are being asked to
consider. Please read the materials carefully. If you have any questions regarding the proposals, or need assistance with voting,
you may call Computershare Fund Services, the funds&rsquo; proxy solicitor, toll free at <B>1-888-916-1746</B>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">View or download the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 212pt 0pt 0"><U>https://www.proxy-direct.com/vir-30838</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
If you have already voted, we appreciate your participation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">R1_30838_S89369</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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