Virtus Total Return Fund N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21680

DCA TOTAL RETURN FUND

(Formerly known as Dividend Capital Realty Income Allocation Fund)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

518 17^th Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Jeffrey Taylor

DCA Total Return Fund

518 17^th Street, Suite 1200

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Name of address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 228-2200

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record.

DCA
NAME:		HCP, Inc.
Ticker:		HCP
Meeting Date:		4/23/2009
Record Date:		3/3/2009
Security ID:		40414L109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Robert R. Fanning, Jr.	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director James F. Flaherty III	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Christine N. Garvey	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director David B. Henry	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Lauralee E. Martin	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Michael D. McKee	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Harold M. Messmer, Jr.	For	For	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Peter L. Rhein	For	For	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Kenneth B. Roath	For	For	Management
	1.10	Elect Director Richard M. Rosenberg	For	For	Management
	1.11	Elect Director Joseph P. Sullivan	For	For	Management
	2	Approve amendments to HCP’s 2006 Performance Incentive Plan.	For	For	Management
	3	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as HCP’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Lasalle Hotel Properties
Ticker:		LHO
Meeting Date:		4/23/2009
Record Date:		2/10/2009
Security ID:		517942108
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Darryl Hartley-Leonard	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Kelly L. Kuhn	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director William S. McCalmont	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Michael D. Barnello	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
	3	Consider and approve the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Simon Property Group, Inc.
Ticker:		SPG
Meeting Date:		5/8/2009
Record Date:		3/9/2009
Security ID:		828806109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1A	Approve proposal to amend the charter to: provide for the election of up to fifteen directors. (if this proposal is not approved by 80% of the votes entitled to cast, the Board will have only 9 directors, 5 of whom are elected by holders of the common stock).	For	For	Management
	1B	Approve proposal to amend the charter to: delete supermajority voting requirements.	For	For	Management
	1C	Approve proposal to amend the charter to: increase the number of authorized shares.	For	For	Management
	1D	Approve proposal to amend the charter to: delete or change obsolete or unnecessary provisions.	For	For	Management
	2.1	Elect Director Melvyn E. Bergstein	For	For	Management
	2.2	Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe	For	For	Management
	2.3	Elect Director Karen N. Horn, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	2.4	Elect Director Reuben S. Leibowitz	For	For	Management
	2.5	Elect Director J. Albert Smith, Jr.	For	For	Management
	2.6	Elect Director Pieter S. Van Den Berg	For	For	Management
	2.7	Elect Director Allan Hubbard	For	For	Management
	2.8	Elect Director Daniel C. Smith	For	For	Management
	3	Authorize management to adjourn, postpone or continue the meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the meeting to adopt proposal 1(A) or proposal 1(B) listed above.	For	For	Management
	4	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.	For	For	Management

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Ticker:		DLR
Meeting Date:		4/28/2009
Record Date:		3/3/2009
Security ID:		253868103
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Richard A. Magnuson	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Michael F. Foust	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Laurence A. Chapman	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Kathleen Earley	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Dennis E. Singleton	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
Ticker:		NHP
Meeting Date:		5/5/2009
Record Date:		3/6/2009
Security ID:		638620104
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director William K. Doyle	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Richard I. Gilchrist	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Robert D. Paulson	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Jeffrey L. Rush	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Keith P. Russell	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the calendar year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Ticker:		ESS
Meeting Date:		5/5/2009
Record Date:		2/27/2009
Security ID:		297178105
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director George M. Marcus	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Gary P. Martin	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Michael J. Schall	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Ticker:		HOT
Meeting Date:		5/6/2009
Record Date:		3/12/2009
Security ID:		85590A401
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Adam Aron	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Thomas Clarke	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Clayton Daley, Jr.	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Bruce Duncan	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Lizanne Galbreath	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Eric Hippeau	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Stephen Quazzo	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Thomas Ryder	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.10	Elect Director Frits Van Paasschen	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.11	Elect Director Kneeland Youngblood	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		Federal Realty Investment Trust
Ticker:		FRT
Meeting Date:		5/6/2009
Record Date:		3/19/2009
Security ID:		313747206
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Trustee Gail P. Steinel	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Trustee Joseph S. Vassalluzzo	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Grant Thorton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
	3	Consider proposal to amend the Declaration of Trust to eliminate the classified Board.	For	Unvoted	Management
	4	Consider proposal to ratify an amendment to the Shareholder Rights Plan to extend the term for three years and to add a qualified offer provision.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Public Storage
Ticker:		PSA
Meeting Date:		5/7/2009
Record Date:		3/9/2009
Security ID:		74460D109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director B. Wayne Hughes	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr.	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Dann V. Angeloff	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director William C. Baker	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director John T. Evans	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Tamara Huges Gustavson	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Uri P. Harkham	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director B. Wayne Hughes, Jr.	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Harvey Lenkin	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.10	Elect Director Gary E. Pruitt	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.11	Elect Director Daniel C. Staton	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Ventas, Inc.
Ticker:		VTR
Meeting Date:		5/7/2009
Record Date:		3/16/2009
Security ID:		92276F100
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Douglas Crocker II	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Ronald G. Geary	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Jay M. Gellert	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Robert D. Reed	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director James D. Shelton	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Thomas C. Theobald	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		AMB Property Corp.
Ticker:		AMB
Meeting Date:		5/7/2009
Record Date:		3/3/2009
Security ID:		00163T109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Hamid R. Moghadam	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director T. Robert Burke	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director David A. Cole	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director J. Michael Losh	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Frederick W. Reid	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Jeffrey L. Skelton	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Thomas W. Tusher	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Carl B. Webb		Unvoted
	2	Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		Health Care REIT, Inc.
Ticker:		HCN
Meeting Date:		5/7/2009
Record Date:		3/12/2009
Security ID:		42217K106
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Pier C. Borra	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director George L. Chapman	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Sharon M. Oster	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Jeffrey R. Otten	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Approval of the amended and restated Health Care REIT, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan	For	Unvoted	Management
	3	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Kimco Realty Corp.
Ticker:		KIM
Meeting Date:		5/12/2009
Record Date:		3/18/2009
Security ID:		49446R109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director M. Cooper	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director R. Dooley	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director J. Grills	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director D. Henry	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director F.P. Hughes	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director F. Lourenso	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director R. Saltzman	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director P. Coviello	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
NAME:		Realty Income Corp.
Ticker:		O
Meeting Date:		5/12/2009
Record Date:		3/12/2009
Security ID:		756109104
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Donald R. Cameron	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Priya Cherian Huskins	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Thomas A. Lewis	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Michael D. McKee	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Gregory T. McLaughlin	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Ronald R. Merriman	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Entertainment Properties Trust
Ticker:		EPR
Meeting Date:		5/13/2009
Record Date:		2/18/2009
Security ID:		29380T105
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Jack A. Newman, Jr.	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director James A. Olson	For	For	Management
	2	Approve an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, issuable under the Plan, from 950,000 shares to 1,950,000 shares.	For	For	Management
	3	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Vornado Realty Trust
Ticker:		VNO
Meeting Date:		5/14/2009
Record Date:		3/13/2009
Security ID:		929042109
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Steven Roth	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Michael D. Fascitelli	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Russell B. Wight, Jr.	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the selection of independent registered public accounting firm.	For	For	Management
	3	Shareholder proposal regarding majority voting for trustees.	Against	Against	Shareholder
	4	Shareholder proposal regarding the appointment of an independent chairman.	Against	For	Shareholder

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		Corporate Office Properties Trust
Ticker:		OFC
Meeting Date:		5/14/2009
Record Date:		3/16/2009
Security ID:		22002T108
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Jay H. Shidler	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Clay W. Hamlin, III	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Thomas F. Brady	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Robert L. Denton	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Douglas M. Firstenberg	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Randall M. Griffin	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Steven D. Kesler	For	For	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Kenneth W. Sweet, Jr.	For	For	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Kenneth D. Wethe	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Boston Properties, Inc.
Ticker:		BXP
Meeting Date:		5/19/2009
Record Date:		3/24/2009
Security ID:		101121101
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Frederick J. Iseman	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Edward H. Linde	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director David A. Twardock	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
	3	Stockholder proposal concerning the annual election of directors.	Against	For	Shareholder
	4	Stockholder proposal concerning majority voting.	Against	Against	Shareholder
	5	Stockholder proposal concerning the preparation of a sustainability report.	Against	Against	Shareholder
	6	Stockholder proposal concerning an independent board chairman.	Against	For	Shareholder
NAME:		Extra Space Storage, Inc.
Ticker:		EXR
Meeting Date:		5/20/2009
Record Date:		3/23/2009
Security ID:		30225T102
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Spencer F. Kirk	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Anthony Fanticola	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Hugh W. Horne	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Joseph D. Margolis	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Roger B. Porter	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director K. Fred Skousen	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Kenneth M. Woolley	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Prologis
Ticker:		PLD
Meeting Date:		5/20/2009
Record Date:		3/23/2009
Security ID:		743410102
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Stephen L. Feinberg	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director George L. Fotiades	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Christine N. Garvey	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Lawrence V. Jackson	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Donald P. Jacobs	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Walter C. Rakowich	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director D. Michael Steuert	For	For	Management
	1.8	Elect Director J. Andre Teixeira	For	For	Management
	1.9	Elect Director William D. Zollars	For	For	Management
	1.10	Elect Director Andrea M. Zulberti	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.	For	For	Management

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Ticker:		AVB
Meeting Date:		5/21/2009
Record Date:		3/6/2009
Security ID:		053484101
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Bryce Blair	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Bruce A. Choate	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.3	Elect Director John J. Healy, Jr.	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Gilbert M. Meyer	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Timothy J. Naughton	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Lance R. Primis	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Peter S. Rummell	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.8	Elect Director H. Jay Sarles	For	Unvoted	Management
	1.9	Elect Director W. Edward Walter	For	Unvoted	Management
	2	Approve the AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.	For	Unvoted	Management
	3	Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	Unvoted	Management
Ticker:		BRE Properties, Inc.
Meeting Date:		5/21/2009
Record Date:		3/20/2009
Security ID:		05564E106
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Paula F. Downey	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director Edward F. Lange, Jr.	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Irving F. Lyons III	For	For	Management
	1.4	Elect Director Edward E. Mace	For	For	Management
	1.5	Elect Director Christopher J. McGurk	For	For	Management
	1.6	Elect Director Matthew T. Medeiros	For	For	Management
	1.7	Elect Director Constance B. Moore	For	For	Management
	1.8	Elect Director Jeanne R. Myerson	For	For	Management
	1.9	Elect Director Thomas E. Robinson	For	For	Management
	1.10	Elect Director Dennis E. Singleton	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
Ticker:		The Macerich Company
Meeting Date:		6/8/2009
Record Date:		3/10/2009
Security ID:		554382101
Meeting Type:		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Elect Director Arthur M. Coppola	For	For	Management
	1.2	Elect Director James S. Cownie	For	For	Management
	1.3	Elect Director Mason G. Ross	For	For	Management
	2	Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
	3	Approve the amended and restated 2003 equity incentive plan.	For	For	Management
	4	Approve the amendment to the charter to increase the authorized shares of common stock to 250,000,000 and the total number of authorized shares of stock to 325,000,000.	For	For	Management

DCA Proxy Voting Records

NAME:		Alcon, Inc.
Ticker:		ACL
Meeting Date:		5/5/2009
Record Date:		4/23/2009
Security ID:		H01301102
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1	Approval of the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts of Alcon, Inc. and the 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements of Alcon, Inc. and subsidiaries	For	For	Management
	2	Appropriation of available earnings and proposed dividend to shareholders for the financial year 2008	For	For	Management
	3	Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors for the financial year 2008	For	For	Management
	4	Election of KPMG AG, Zug, as group and parent company auditors	For	For	Management
	5	Election of OBT AG, Zurich, as special auditors	For	For	Management
	6.1	Election to the Board of Directors: Kevin Buehler	For	For	Management
	6.2	Election to the Board of Directors: Paul Bulcke	For	For	Management
	6.3	Election to the Board of Directors: Joan Miller, M.D.	For	For	Management
	6.4	Election to the Board of Directors: Hermann Wirz	For	For	Management
	7	Approval of share cancellation	For	For	Management
	8	Editorial amendments to the Articles of Association	For	For	Management
NAME:		Amazon.com, Inc.
Ticker:		AMZN
Meeting Date:		5/28/2009
Record Date:		5/14/2009
Security ID:		023135106
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Election of Director: Jeffrey P. Bezos	For	For	Management
	1.2	Election of Director: Tom A. Alberg	For	For	Management
	1.3	Election of Director: John Seely Brown	For	For	Management
	1.4	Election of Director: L. John Doerr	For	For	Management
	1.5	Election of Director: William B. Gordon	For	For	Management
	1.6	Election of Director: Alain Monie	For	For	Management
	1.7	Election of Director: Thomas O. Ryder	For	For	Management
	1.8	Election of Director: Patricia Q. Stonesifer	For	For	Management
	2	Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent auditors for 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		America Movil, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Ticker:		AMX
Meeting Date:		4/20/2009
Record Date:		4/15/2009
Security ID:		02364W105
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1	Appointment or, as the case may be, reelection of the members of the Board of Directors of the company that the holders of the Series “L” shares are entitled to appoint. Adoption of resolution thereon.	For	Abstain	Management
	2	Appointment of delegates to execute and, if applicable, formalize the resolutions adopted by the meeting. Adoption of resolutions thereon.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Celgene Corporation
Ticker:		CELG
Meeting Date:		6/17/2009
Record Date:		6/10/2009
Security ID:		151020104
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Election of Director Sol J. Barer, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	1.2	Election of Director Robert J. Hugin	For	For	Management
	1.3	Election of Director Michael D. Casey	For	For	Management
	1.4	Election of Director Rodman L. Drake	For	For	Management
	1.5	Election of Director A.H. Hayes, Jr., M.D.	For	For	Management
	1.6	Election of Director Gilla Kaplan, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	1.7	Election of Director James J. Loughlin	For	For	Management
	1.8	Election of Director Ernest Mario, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	1.9	Election of Director Walter L. Robb, Ph.D.	For	For	Management
	2	Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.	For	For	Management
	3	Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2008 stock incentive plan.	For	For	Management
	4	Stockholder proposal regarding the voting standard for Director elections.	Against	Against	Shareholder

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NAME:		ENSCO International Incorporated
Ticker:		ESV
Meeting Date:		5/28/2009
Record Date:		5/13/2009
Security ID:		26874Q100
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Election of Director: Gerald W. Haddock	For	For	Management
	1.2	Election of Director: Paul E. Rowsey, III	For	For	Management
	1.3	Election of Director: C. Christopher Gaut	For	For	Management
	2	Approval of an amendment to the ENSCO 2005 long-term incentive plan and reapproval of the material terms of the performance goals therein for purposes of Section 162(m) of the internal revenue code.	For	For	Management
	3	Ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Guess?, Inc.
Ticker:		GES
Meeting Date:		6/23/2009
Record Date:		6/12/2009
Security ID:		401617105
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1.1	Election of Director Carlos Alberini	For	For	Management
	1.2	Election of Director Alice Kane	For	For	Management
	2	To re-approve the performance criteria for performance-based awards set forth in the Company’s 2004 equity incentive plan.	For	For	Management
	3	To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2010.	For	For	Management
NAME:		Infosys Technologies Limited
Ticker:		INFY
Meeting Date:		6/20/2009
Record Date:		6/4/2009
Security ID:		456788108
Meeting Type		Annual
#		Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
	1	To receive, consider and adopt the balance sheet as at March 31, 2009 and the profit and loss account for the year ended on that date and the report of the directors and auditors thereon.		For	Management
	2	To declare a final dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2009.		For	Management
	3	To appoint a director in place of Deepak M. Satwalekar, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, seeks re-appointment.		For	Management
	4	To appoint a director in place of Dr. Omkar Goswami, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, seeks re-appointment.		For	Management
	5	To appoint a director in place of Rama Bijapurkar, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, seeks re-appointment.		Abstain	Management
	6	To appoint a director in place of David L. Boyles, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, seeks re-appointment.		For	Management
	7	To appoint a director in place of Prof. Jeffrey S. Lehman, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, seeks re-appointment.		For	Management
	8	To appoint auditors to hold office from the conclusion of the annual general meeting held on June 20, 2009, until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting, and to fix their remuneration.		For	Management
	09	To appoint K.V. Kamath as director, liable to retire by rotation.		For	Management

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NAME:			Mastercard Incorporated
Ticker:			MA
Meeting Date:			6/9/2009
Record Date:			6/1/2009
Security ID:			57636Q104
Meeting Type			Annual
#			Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
		1.1	Election of Director Richard Haythornthwaite	For	For	Management
		1.2	Election of Director David R. Carlucci	For	For	Management
		1.3	Election of Director Robert W. Selander	For	For	Management
		2	Approval of amendment of Sections 6.1(a) and 6.4(b) of the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation	For	For	Management
		3	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2009	For	For	Management
NAME:			Noble Corporation
Ticker:			NE
Meeting Date:			5/28/2009
Record Date:			5/19/2009
Security ID:			H5833N103
Meeting Type			Annual
#			Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
		1	Approval of the payment of a dividend through a reduction of the par value of the shares in an amount equal to Swiss Francs 0.25	For	For	Management
		2.1	Election of Director Julie H. Edwards	For	For	Management
		2.2	Election of Director Marc E. Leland	For	For	Management
		2.3	Election of Director David W. Williams	For	For	Management
		3	Approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Noble Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009	For	For	Management
		4	Approval of an amendment of Article 21 paragraph 1(d) of the Articles of Association in order to limit the changes to authorized and conditional capital that require approval of at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting to an increase in the amount of the authorized or conditional share capital	For	For	Management
NAME:			Transocean, Ltd.
Ticker:			RIG
Meeting Date:			5/15/2009
Record Date:	��		5/11/2009
Security ID:			H8817H100
Meeting Type			Annual
#			Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast	Sponsor
		1	Approval of the 2008 annual report, the consolidated financial statements of Transocean Ltd. for fiscal year 2008 and the statutory financial statements of Transocean Ltd.	For	For	Management
		2	Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Officers for fiscal year 2008	For	For	Management
		3	Appropriation of the available retained earnings without payment of a dividend to shareholders for fiscal year 2008 and release of CHF 3.5 billion of legal reserves to other reserves.	For	For	Management
		4	Authorization of a share repurchase program	For	For	Management
		5	Approval of the long-term incentive plan of Transocean Ltd. in the form as amended and restated effective as of 2/12/09	For	For	Management
		6.1	Reelection of Class I Director for a three year term: W. Richard Anderson	For	For	Management
		6.2	Reelection of Class I Director for a three year term: Richard L. George	For	For	Management
		6.3	Reelection of Class I Director for a three year term: Robert L. Long	For	For	Management
		6.4	Reelection of Class I Director for a three year term: Edward R. Muller	For	For	Management
		6.5	Reelection of Class III Director for a two-year term: Victor E. Grijalva	For	For	Management
		7	Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Transocean Ltd.’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2009 and reelection of Ernst & Young Ltd., Zurich, as Transocean Ltd.’s auditor pursuant to the Swiss Code of Obligations for a further one-year term	For	For	Management

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DCA Total Return Fund

By:	/s/    Jeffrey Taylor
	Jeffrey Taylor
	President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 27, 2009