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Virtus Convertible and Income Fund (NCV)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US92838X8056
CUSIP
92838X102
Issuer
Virtus
Inception Date
Mar 31, 2003
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Multi-Asset
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Virtus Convertible and Income Fund (NCV) has returned 0.79% so far this year and 28.65% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, NCV has returned 7.77% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Virtus Convertible and Income Fund

1D
2.41%
1M
-7.95%
YTD
0.79%
6M
4.51%
1Y
28.65%
3Y*
16.49%
5Y*
3.03%
10Y*
7.77%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 31, 2003, NCV's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.78%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.4 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +33.3%, while the worst month was Nov 2008 at -34.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, NCV closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +42.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -30.7%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20266.46%2.84%-7.95%0.79%
20255.65%-4.99%-4.34%1.44%4.85%6.55%1.95%4.18%2.26%5.45%-0.60%-1.07%22.57%
2024-1.68%-0.20%4.16%-4.40%3.29%2.31%6.27%2.18%1.58%-2.49%11.12%-5.85%16.18%
202317.81%-5.31%-8.31%3.41%-6.31%10.22%3.03%-4.40%-6.47%-5.06%8.75%8.44%12.66%
2022-8.24%-5.28%1.71%-10.76%-6.90%-9.30%8.04%-0.49%-16.40%11.14%4.36%-4.99%-34.02%
20210.20%0.18%0.40%2.69%1.45%6.45%-2.09%4.08%-2.74%6.27%-7.81%1.97%10.68%

Benchmark Metrics

Virtus Convertible and Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.01%, beta of 0.91, and R² of 0.37 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 01, 2003.

  • This fund participated in 132.15% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 118.43% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • R² of 0.37 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
0.01%
Beta
0.91
0.37
Upside Capture
118.43%
Downside Capture
132.15%

Expense Ratio

NCV has an expense ratio of 0.03%, which is considered low.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

NCV ranks 85 for risk / return — in the top 85% 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.


NCV Risk / Return Rank: 8585
Overall Rank
NCV Sharpe Ratio Rank: 8484
Sharpe Ratio Rank
NCV Sortino Ratio Rank: 8282
Sortino Ratio Rank
NCV Omega Ratio Rank: 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
NCV Calmar Ratio Rank: 9090
Calmar Ratio Rank
NCV Martin Ratio Rank: 8888
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Convertible and Income Fund (NCV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


NCVBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.61

0.90

+0.72

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.14

1.39

+0.76

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.32

1.21

+0.11

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

2.48

1.40

+1.08

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

9.53

6.61

+2.92

Explore NCV risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Virtus Convertible and Income Fund provided a 10.97% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.63 per share.


8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%16.00%18.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$1.63$1.63$1.63$1.73$2.04$2.04$2.16$2.67$3.12$3.12$3.12$3.92

Dividend yield

10.97%10.77%11.76%12.86%15.00%8.75%9.41%11.61%15.03%11.10%12.23%17.69%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.41
2025$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$1.63
2024$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$1.63
2023$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$1.73
2022$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$2.04
2021$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.17$2.04

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 Convertible and Income 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 Convertible and Income Fund was 78.94%, occurring on Nov 21, 2008. Recovery took 545 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Convertible and Income Fund drawdown is 9.25%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-78.94%Jun 6, 2007372Nov 21, 2008545Jan 24, 2011917
-56.18%Feb 14, 202023Mar 18, 2020183Dec 7, 2020206
-48.01%Jul 7, 2014389Jan 20, 2016438Oct 13, 2017827
-44.6%Nov 9, 2021225Sep 30, 2022780Nov 10, 20251005
-30.41%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 2018283Feb 10, 2020352

Volatility

Volatility Chart

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