Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (AOTIX)

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

Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (AOTIX) has returned 2.79% so far this year and 33.11% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, AOTIX has returned 8.05% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 28, 2004, AOTIX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.88%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 6.6 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +17.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -28.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, AOTIX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +15.0%, while the worst single day was Oct 15, 2008 at -10.8%.

Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.09%, beta of 0.87, and R² of 0.59 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 01, 2004.

• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.09% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.87 and R² of 0.59, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

AOTIX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.

AOTIX ranks 87 for risk / return — in the top 87% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (AOTIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund provided a 3.24% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.18 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities 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 Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund was 68.42%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2266 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund drawdown is 13.51%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.