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Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (ACV)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US92840N1000
CUSIP
92840N100
Issuer
Virtus
Inception Date
May 26, 2015
Index Tracked
No Index (Active)
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Multi-Asset

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (ACV) has returned -5.69% so far this year and 34.98% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, ACV has achieved an annualized return of 15.40%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.


Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund

1D
2.36%
1M
-11.26%
YTD
-5.69%
6M
6.60%
1Y
34.98%
3Y*
19.76%
5Y*
8.00%
10Y*
15.40%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 22, 2015, ACV's average daily return is +0.06%, while the average monthly return is +1.16%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.0 years.

Historically, 59% of months were positive and 41% were negative. The best month was Jan 2023 with a return of +22.9%, while the worst month was Sep 2022 at -17.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, ACV closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 19, 2020 with a return of +15.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -23.1%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20266.78%-0.47%-11.26%-5.69%
20255.28%-5.59%-6.01%3.03%8.81%4.80%-0.26%2.58%5.35%7.67%1.59%3.33%33.70%
20247.86%0.88%7.47%-7.54%-2.60%0.75%-1.11%3.56%1.33%-3.06%10.83%-2.47%15.39%
202322.90%-9.09%-4.49%1.13%-3.39%8.87%4.49%-5.00%-3.31%-5.90%14.89%6.95%25.96%
2022-13.49%-4.03%-3.13%-7.77%-6.42%-8.95%15.30%-3.54%-17.12%15.27%2.06%-6.61%-35.98%
2021-0.83%4.28%-5.61%7.10%0.09%4.57%-0.88%5.76%-5.54%7.63%-5.78%13.26%24.45%

Benchmark Metrics

Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.87%, beta of 0.95, and R² of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since May 26, 2015.

  • This fund captured 133.76% of S&P 500 Index gains and 129.40% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
  • R² of 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
2.87%
Beta
0.95
0.45
Upside Capture
133.76%
Downside Capture
129.40%

Expense Ratio

ACV has a high expense ratio of 2.69%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

ACV ranks 88 for risk / return — in the top 88% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.


ACV Risk / Return Rank: 8888
Overall Rank
ACV Sharpe Ratio Rank: 8888
Sharpe Ratio Rank
ACV Sortino Ratio Rank: 8686
Sortino Ratio Rank
ACV Omega Ratio Rank: 8686
Omega Ratio Rank
ACV Calmar Ratio Rank: 8989
Calmar Ratio Rank
ACV Martin Ratio Rank: 9191
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (ACV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


ACVBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.78

0.90

+0.89

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.34

1.39

+0.95

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.37

1.21

+0.15

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

2.41

1.40

+1.01

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

10.61

6.61

+4.00

Explore ACV risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund provided a 10.47% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.54 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$2.54$2.54$2.16$2.16$2.36$7.80$2.38$2.00$2.00$2.00$2.00$1.00

Dividend yield

10.47%9.68%9.84%10.30%12.69%24.19%7.28%8.15%10.76%9.18%10.67%5.52%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.54
2025$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.56$2.54
2024$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$2.16
2023$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$2.16
2022$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.38$2.36
2021$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$5.97$7.80

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund was 53.64%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 96 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund drawdown is 12.80%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-53.64%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 202096Aug 4, 2020116
-48.8%Jan 14, 2022179Sep 30, 2022757Oct 8, 2025936
-36.81%May 27, 2015165Jan 20, 2016308Apr 10, 2017473
-28.26%Oct 3, 201857Dec 24, 201886Apr 30, 2019143
-15.69%Feb 17, 202127Mar 25, 202168Jul 1, 202195

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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