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Virtus High Yield Bond Fund (AYBIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 22, 2023

The fund seeks to achieve its objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), which are fixed income securities rated below investment grade or unrated and determined to be of similar quality. The fund's fixed income securities may be fixed-, variable- or floating-rate.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Virtus High Yield Bond Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $37,805 for a total return of roughly 278.05%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
7.98%
8.82%
AYBIX (Virtus High Yield Bond Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Virtus High Yield Bond Fund

Return

Virtus High Yield Bond Fund had a return of 2.62% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.04% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Virtus High Yield Bond Fund had an annualized return of 2.81%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.92%, indicating that Virtus High Yield Bond Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-1.01%-1.87%
Year-To-Date2.62%4.25%
6 months3.84%2.64%
1 year-4.04%-10.31%
5 years (annualized)2.09%8.11%
10 years (annualized)2.81%9.92%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20235.56%-1.53%
2022-5.84%3.32%3.23%-0.76%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Virtus High Yield Bond Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.48. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-2.00-1.50-1.00-0.50NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.48
-0.44
AYBIX (Virtus High Yield Bond Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Virtus High Yield Bond Fund granted a 7.50% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.54 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$0.54$0.43$0.44$0.47$0.47$0.48$0.52$0.56$0.62$0.70$0.81$0.75

Dividend yield

7.50%6.16%5.60%6.29%6.52%7.61%7.81%8.96%11.22%12.16%14.06%14.21%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.04$0.04
2022$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2021$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2020$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2019$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2018$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2017$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2016$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05
2015$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05
2014$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06
2013$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.15
2012$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-9.22%
-16.55%
AYBIX (Virtus High Yield Bond Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus High Yield Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Virtus High Yield Bond Fund is 29.11%, recorded on Dec 12, 2008. It took 156 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-29.11%May 21, 2008143Dec 12, 2008156Jul 29, 2009299
-21.01%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020168Nov 18, 2020191
-16.42%Nov 10, 2021224Sep 30, 2022
-14.34%Jul 10, 2014402Feb 11, 2016124Aug 9, 2016526
-12.41%Jul 21, 199867Oct 21, 1998123Apr 12, 1999190
-9.97%Mar 9, 2001138Oct 1, 2001317Jan 6, 2003455
-9.78%Jul 29, 201147Oct 4, 201176Jan 24, 2012123
-9.16%Sep 18, 200053Nov 30, 200051Feb 14, 2001104
-6.6%Oct 3, 201858Dec 26, 201854Mar 15, 2019112
-5.86%May 30, 200741Jul 27, 200752Oct 10, 200793

Volatility Chart

Current Virtus High Yield Bond Fund volatility is 5.28%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
5.28%
22.09%
AYBIX (Virtus High Yield Bond Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)