Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund (NFJEX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of companies that pay or are expected to pay dividends. Under normal conditions, it will invest primarily in common stocks of companies with market capitalizations greater than $3.5 billion.
Fund Info
US92837N6004
018918227
May 8, 2000
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
NFJEX has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund (NFJEX) returned -2.73% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.42% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, NFJEX returned -2.95% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
NFJEX
-2.73%
6.83%
-10.41%
-1.42%
4.64%
-2.95%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of NFJEX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.62% | -0.74% | -3.01% | -6.05% | 3.78% | -2.73% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.71% | 1.89% | 4.18% | -4.43% | 2.37% | -1.04% | 6.35% | 2.94% | 1.39% | -2.74% | 5.45% | -9.09% | 3.48% |
| 2023 | 9.01% | -5.20% | -0.48% | 2.08% | -4.85% | 7.11% | 6.98% | -3.40% | -5.81% | -4.65% | 11.72% | -2.17% | 8.55% |
| 2022 | -3.97% | -4.74% | 4.01% | -5.43% | 3.36% | -7.89% | 6.41% | -4.80% | -10.49% | 7.49% | 8.84% | -18.51% | -25.94% |
| 2021 | -0.89% | 1.61% | 7.22% | 4.21% | 1.82% | 0.34% | 2.41% | 1.60% | -3.76% | 7.26% | -2.62% | 2.00% | 22.64% |
| 2020 | -1.78% | -10.88% | -15.71% | 10.10% | 4.33% | -0.88% | 4.92% | 2.74% | -2.30% | -2.93% | 10.57% | 3.07% | -2.13% |
| 2019 | 6.95% | 3.29% | 0.32% | 3.96% | -6.89% | 6.74% | 0.66% | -2.44% | 3.30% | 1.70% | 3.35% | -8.63% | 11.56% |
| 2018 | 5.25% | -4.17% | -2.23% | 0.27% | 1.13% | -1.45% | 4.51% | 1.16% | 0.40% | -5.86% | 0.74% | -26.97% | -27.56% |
| 2017 | 0.18% | 3.26% | -1.00% | -0.29% | -0.23% | 2.21% | 1.85% | -0.62% | 3.30% | 3.11% | 2.64% | -19.53% | -7.28% |
| 2016 | -4.75% | 0.82% | 7.15% | 1.59% | 0.82% | -0.93% | 2.53% | 0.49% | -0.65% | -0.68% | 6.69% | -0.74% | 12.41% |
| 2015 | -4.65% | 5.97% | -2.69% | 1.96% | -0.41% | -1.23% | 0.78% | -6.75% | -4.43% | 6.35% | -0.25% | -2.44% | -8.33% |
| 2014 | -3.82% | 4.29% | 2.21% | 1.66% | 1.15% | 3.19% | -1.51% | 2.77% | -1.92% | 0.53% | 1.81% | -0.48% | 10.02% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NFJEX is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund (NFJEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund provided a 1.85% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.18 | $0.41 | $0.23 | $0.20 | $0.22 | $0.26 | $0.35 | $0.40 | $0.43 | $0.43 | $0.36 |
Dividend yield | 1.85% | 1.71% | 4.01% | 2.36% | 1.45% | 1.95% | 2.16% | 3.24% | 2.62% | 2.57% | 2.77% | 2.09% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus NFJ Dividend Value 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 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.18 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.41 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.23 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.20 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.22 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.26 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.35 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.40 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.43 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.43 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.36 |
Drawdowns
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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 NFJ Dividend Value 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 NFJ Dividend Value Fund was 63.86%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1167 trading sessions.
The current Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund drawdown is 37.44%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63.86% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1167 | Oct 25, 2013 | 1582 |
| -60.03% | Dec 21, 2017 | 565 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -30.23% | May 24, 2002 | 95 | Oct 9, 2002 | 295 | Dec 11, 2003 | 390 |
| -18.59% | Feb 18, 2015 | 249 | Feb 11, 2016 | 192 | Nov 14, 2016 | 441 |
| -14.91% | Aug 3, 2001 | 31 | Sep 21, 2001 | 168 | May 23, 2002 | 199 |
Volatility
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