Virtus High Yield Bond Fund (AYBIX)
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.
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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.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
---|---|---|
1 month | -1.01% | -1.87% |
Year-To-Date | 2.62% | 4.25% |
6 months | 3.84% | 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
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | 5.56% | -1.53% | ||||||||||
2022 | -5.84% | 3.32% | 3.23% | -0.76% |
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.
Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
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 |
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-29.11% | May 21, 2008 | 143 | Dec 12, 2008 | 156 | Jul 29, 2009 | 299 |
-21.01% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 168 | Nov 18, 2020 | 191 |
-16.42% | Nov 10, 2021 | 224 | Sep 30, 2022 | — | — | — |
-14.34% | Jul 10, 2014 | 402 | Feb 11, 2016 | 124 | Aug 9, 2016 | 526 |
-12.41% | Jul 21, 1998 | 67 | Oct 21, 1998 | 123 | Apr 12, 1999 | 190 |
-9.97% | Mar 9, 2001 | 138 | Oct 1, 2001 | 317 | Jan 6, 2003 | 455 |
-9.78% | Jul 29, 2011 | 47 | Oct 4, 2011 | 76 | Jan 24, 2012 | 123 |
-9.16% | Sep 18, 2000 | 53 | Nov 30, 2000 | 51 | Feb 14, 2001 | 104 |
-6.6% | Oct 3, 2018 | 58 | Dec 26, 2018 | 54 | Mar 15, 2019 | 112 |
-5.86% | May 30, 2007 | 41 | Jul 27, 2007 | 52 | Oct 10, 2007 | 93 |
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.