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Virtus Small-Cap Fund (AZBIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Apr 1, 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 companies with smaller market capitalizations. The manager expects to invest principally in U.S. companies but may invest to a lesser extent in non-U.S. companies. The manager currently considers smaller market capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations that are smaller than the largest company in the fund's benchmark, in the Russell 2000 Index.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Virtus Small-Cap Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $23,193 for a total return of roughly 131.93%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


100.00%110.00%120.00%130.00%140.00%150.00%160.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
131.93%
154.59%
AZBIX (Virtus Small-Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Virtus Small-Cap Fund

Return

Virtus Small-Cap Fund had a return of 4.94% year-to-date (YTD) and -7.14% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Virtus Small-Cap Fund had an annualized return of 9.02%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.07%, indicating that Virtus Small-Cap Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-2.30%3.51%
Year-To-Date4.94%7.03%
6 months15.96%12.88%
1 year-7.14%-10.71%
5 years (annualized)6.19%9.25%
10 years (annualized)9.02%10.07%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20236.51%0.85%
2022-9.10%11.94%4.88%-5.22%

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 Small-Cap Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.31. 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.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.31
-0.46
AZBIX (Virtus Small-Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Virtus Small-Cap Fund granted a 4.55% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.95 per share.


PeriodTTM2022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.95$0.95$3.50$0.11$0.11$1.62$2.81$0.01$0.59$0.94$0.18

Dividend yield

4.55%4.78%14.49%0.54%0.66%11.61%18.25%0.05%5.40%8.43%1.67%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.95
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.50
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.11
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.62
2017$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.80
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.59
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.94
2013$0.18

Drawdowns Chart

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


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-17.56%
-14.33%
AZBIX (Virtus Small-Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Virtus Small-Cap 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 Small-Cap Fund is 40.80%, recorded on Mar 23, 2020. It took 163 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-40.8%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020163Nov 11, 2020186
-29.85%Nov 8, 2021222Sep 26, 2022
-25.91%Sep 5, 201877Dec 24, 2018266Jan 15, 2020343
-22.5%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016194Nov 16, 2016355
-12.81%Jul 2, 201472Oct 13, 201471Jan 26, 2015143
-9.12%Jan 24, 201812Feb 8, 201868May 17, 201880
-8.36%Mar 19, 201441May 15, 201432Jul 1, 201473
-7.93%Mar 16, 20217Mar 24, 202155Jun 11, 202162
-7.48%Feb 16, 202113Mar 4, 20216Mar 12, 202119
-7.38%Jan 23, 201410Feb 5, 201418Mar 4, 201428

Volatility Chart

Current Virtus Small-Cap Fund volatility is 18.86%. 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.


10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
18.86%
15.42%
AZBIX (Virtus Small-Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)