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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.96% -14.89% 1.318B 230748.9
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
2.99% 102.0% -160.02M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks and income-producing convertible securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA All US Convertible TR USD 25.00%
Russell 1000 Value TR USD 75.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
John Mowrey 6.76 yrs
R. McKinney 6.76 yrs
Thomas Oliver 6.76 yrs
Justin Kass 3.16 yrs
Kris Marca 3.16 yrs
Ethan Turner 1.18 yrs
Michael Yee 1.17 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 18, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
12.79%
-11.95%
30.89%
12.08%
26.73%
-23.86%
21.34%
-3.98%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
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26.29%
5.50%
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21.50%
-3.52%
9.81%
2.58%
33.77%
-8.55%
16.98%
-6.62%
24.72%
-6.07%
-2.14%
-0.09%
37.46%
5.49%
31.05%
29.50%
20.28%
-26.50%
22.60%
6.82%
28.93%
-13.86%
43.42%
10.94%
28.70%
-20.21%
24.74%
0.23%
As of April 18, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of March 31, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 1.67% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 79.10% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 1.15% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 16.96% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 1.12% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks and income-producing convertible securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA All US Convertible TR USD 25.00%
Russell 1000 Value TR USD 75.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
John Mowrey 6.76 yrs
R. McKinney 6.76 yrs
Thomas Oliver 6.76 yrs
Justin Kass 3.16 yrs
Kris Marca 3.16 yrs
Ethan Turner 1.18 yrs
Michael Yee 1.17 yrs

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