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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.07% -10.03% 674.16M 70999.63
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
0% 104.0% -24.54M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds investment objective is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and income-producing convertible securities. The Fund also employs a strategy of writing (selling) call options on the stocks held in the Equity Component as well as on equity indexes, generally with respect to up to approximately 70% of the value of the securities in the Equity Component. The extent of the Fund’s use of this options strategy will vary depending on market conditions and other factors.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Moderately Aggressive Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Mod Agg Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Aggressive Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US Convt Bonds TR USD 40.00%
Russell 1000 Growth TR USD 60.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Justin Kass 15.58 yrs
Michael Yee 15.58 yrs
David Oberto 1.67 yrs
Ethan Turner 1.18 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 23, 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
23.69%
-5.70%
31.06%
33.52%
18.78%
-26.70%
26.66%
7.10%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
6.76%
27.96%
-4.91%
38.77%
26.62%
30.74%
-24.25%
20.80%
8.10%
28.00%
-5.88%
28.59%
11.31%
29.41%
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17.88%
4.81%
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-3.29%
1.35%
22.15%
14.42%
-12.09%
-3.57%
3.88%
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32.18%
24.85%
22.20%
-25.84%
22.70%
3.79%
As of April 23, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of March 31, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 3.85% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 63.60% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 3.39% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 26.53% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 2.62% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds investment objective is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and income-producing convertible securities. The Fund also employs a strategy of writing (selling) call options on the stocks held in the Equity Component as well as on equity indexes, generally with respect to up to approximately 70% of the value of the securities in the Equity Component. The extent of the Fund’s use of this options strategy will vary depending on market conditions and other factors.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Moderately Aggressive Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Mod Agg Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Aggressive Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US Convt Bonds TR USD 40.00%
Russell 1000 Growth TR USD 60.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Justin Kass 15.58 yrs
Michael Yee 15.58 yrs
David Oberto 1.67 yrs
Ethan Turner 1.18 yrs

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