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Virtus Technology Fund (DRGTX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US92837Q8437

CUSIP

018919464

Inception Date

Dec 26, 1995

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

DRGTX has a high expense ratio of 1.16%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Virtus Technology Fund (DRGTX) returned -0.33% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.35% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DRGTX returned 3.65% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


DRGTX

YTD

-0.33%

1M

19.73%

6M

-0.75%

1Y

19.35%

5Y*

4.51%

10Y*

3.65%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of DRGTX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.19%-7.62%-10.55%3.56%12.87%-0.33%
20244.13%8.64%1.10%-4.64%5.66%8.02%-4.67%2.65%4.19%-0.92%7.36%0.49%35.67%
202313.91%0.63%9.14%-1.69%12.10%7.81%4.94%-2.46%-5.95%-3.29%14.01%4.95%65.59%
2022-12.14%-1.74%0.35%-14.24%-4.95%-8.97%11.40%-3.27%-10.93%2.13%2.22%-24.77%-51.54%
20210.28%3.27%-5.54%6.22%-1.83%4.79%0.44%4.27%-4.55%8.02%-0.47%-23.87%-12.52%
20206.90%-4.31%-10.11%13.34%12.08%6.64%9.69%8.77%-4.10%-1.72%12.61%-8.07%45.02%
201911.44%5.48%2.48%6.61%-8.00%5.86%2.65%-3.55%-6.00%2.58%7.31%-13.88%10.35%
201811.58%-0.07%-1.75%0.29%7.03%-0.41%0.44%11.17%-0.57%-12.61%-0.42%-23.73%-13.71%
20176.56%4.42%3.27%3.31%6.65%-2.29%4.96%3.29%1.79%8.60%0.52%-14.87%26.87%
2016-6.13%-3.24%6.67%-3.00%4.88%-2.02%6.68%1.97%2.52%-1.57%-1.20%-4.84%-0.33%
2015-3.41%7.84%-1.81%1.23%3.72%-2.13%1.90%-8.73%-1.63%9.36%2.21%-15.04%-8.69%
20140.59%6.25%-4.84%-3.49%4.19%4.69%-1.53%5.56%-1.77%0.99%4.86%-18.18%-5.29%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of DRGTX is 59, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DRGTX is 5959
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DRGTX is 5858
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DRGTX is 6262
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DRGTX is 6262
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DRGTX is 5757
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DRGTX is 5656
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Technology Fund (DRGTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Virtus Technology Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.59
  • 5-Year: 0.14
  • 10-Year: 0.12
  • All Time: 0.25

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Virtus Technology Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History


Virtus Technology Fund doesn't pay dividends

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 Technology 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 Technology Fund was 83.33%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 4481 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Technology Fund drawdown is 22.42%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-83.33%Mar 10, 2000645Oct 9, 20024481Aug 5, 20205126
-66.46%Nov 19, 2021283Jan 5, 2023
-33.84%Jul 21, 199858Oct 8, 199832Nov 23, 199890
-17.94%Dec 17, 2020100May 12, 2021113Oct 21, 2021213
-14.69%Apr 12, 19997Apr 20, 199951Jun 30, 199958

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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