Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund (PHRAX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in publicly-traded REITs and companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. It offers exposure to the equity real estate investment trust ("REIT") market utilizing utilizing a quality and relative value style with a fundamental security analysis approach designed to identify the most attractive investment candidates.
Fund Info
US92828R5862
92828R586
Mar 1, 1995
$2,500
Expense Ratio
PHRAX has a high expense ratio of 1.36%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund (PHRAX) returned -0.80% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.54% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PHRAX returned -5.66% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
PHRAX
-0.80%
7.84%
-12.09%
7.54%
2.78%
-5.66%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PHRAX, 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 | 0.53% | 3.28% | -3.53% | -1.65% | 0.71% | -0.80% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.39% | 1.98% | 1.24% | -6.77% | 5.32% | 2.87% | 6.46% | 6.89% | 3.04% | -2.06% | 4.36% | -13.26% | 3.66% |
| 2023 | 10.46% | -4.98% | -1.90% | 1.25% | -3.86% | 4.31% | 1.80% | -3.24% | -6.58% | -4.05% | 10.96% | -1.81% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | -6.87% | -3.92% | 5.87% | -4.31% | -7.05% | -7.81% | 9.57% | -5.77% | -11.71% | 3.68% | 5.50% | -13.34% | -32.86% |
| 2021 | -0.45% | 3.88% | 4.44% | 8.79% | 1.19% | 2.73% | 5.79% | 2.60% | -5.48% | 8.58% | -0.85% | 5.37% | 42.13% |
| 2020 | 1.47% | -7.22% | -18.25% | 7.19% | 1.68% | 2.65% | 4.46% | 0.57% | -3.28% | -3.03% | 11.29% | 0.08% | -5.52% |
| 2019 | 10.41% | 1.17% | 3.32% | 0.71% | 0.17% | 1.07% | 0.90% | 4.52% | 2.88% | 1.71% | -1.01% | -17.38% | 6.21% |
| 2018 | -3.72% | -7.49% | 4.31% | 1.83% | 2.55% | 3.93% | 0.67% | 2.46% | -2.47% | -4.00% | 4.32% | -21.54% | -20.30% |
| 2017 | -0.37% | 3.69% | -2.75% | 0.20% | -0.80% | 1.65% | 2.00% | 0.03% | -0.36% | 0.10% | 2.23% | -14.26% | -9.46% |
| 2016 | -4.55% | -0.55% | 10.82% | -2.60% | 2.47% | 6.91% | 3.26% | -3.44% | -2.27% | -5.02% | -2.08% | -12.44% | -10.92% |
| 2015 | 6.17% | -3.54% | 1.70% | -5.68% | 0.43% | -4.15% | 5.64% | -5.79% | 2.69% | 5.51% | -0.52% | -15.21% | -13.98% |
| 2014 | 3.95% | 5.78% | 0.90% | 3.48% | 1.91% | 0.82% | -0.34% | 2.56% | -5.43% | 10.80% | 1.97% | -2.68% | 25.39% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PHRAX is 45, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund (PHRAX) 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 Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund provided a 2.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.37 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.37 | $0.35 | $0.41 | $0.26 | $0.37 | $0.39 | $0.45 | $0.33 | $0.52 | $0.57 | $0.54 | $0.46 |
Dividend yield | 2.00% | 1.88% | 2.23% | 1.41% | 1.30% | 1.93% | 2.07% | 1.58% | 1.96% | 1.90% | 1.58% | 1.13% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities 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 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.35 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.41 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.37 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.39 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.45 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.33 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.52 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.57 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.54 |
| 2014 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.46 |
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 Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities 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 Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund was 73.50%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1026 trading sessions.
The current Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund drawdown is 49.81%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -73.5% | Feb 8, 2007 | 521 | Mar 6, 2009 | 1026 | Apr 5, 2013 | 1547 |
| -66.29% | Jan 28, 2015 | 1297 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -33.04% | Oct 8, 1997 | 243 | Sep 11, 1998 | 582 | Dec 15, 2000 | 825 |
| -19.49% | May 22, 2013 | 156 | Jan 2, 2014 | 209 | Oct 30, 2014 | 365 |
| -18.5% | Apr 2, 2004 | 26 | May 10, 2004 | 80 | Sep 2, 2004 | 106 |
Volatility
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