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Virtus Seix High Yield Fund (SAMHX)
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Virtus Seix High Yield Fund (SAMHX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The fund normally invests in various types of lower-rated, higher yielding debt instruments, including corporate obligations, floating rate loans and other debt obligations. It normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield securities. The fund may invest in debt obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market debt. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in investment grade securities.

Fund Info

ISIN

US92837F6723

CUSIP

92837F672

Issuer

Virtus

Inception Date

Dec 29, 2000

Category

High Yield Bonds

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SAMHX has an expense ratio of 0.64%, placing it in the medium range.

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Virtus Seix High Yield Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

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Returns By Period

Virtus Seix High Yield Fund (SAMHX) returned 0.69% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.80% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SAMHX returned 4.37% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.

SAMHX

YTD

0.69%

1M

0.95%

6M

0.97%

1Y

6.80%

3Y*

5.83%

5Y*

4.85%

10Y*

4.37%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.10%0.53%-1.22%-0.47%0.78%0.69%
20240.54%0.28%0.97%-0.70%0.76%0.13%2.03%1.26%0.89%-0.17%1.21%-0.30%7.08%
20233.54%-1.12%1.07%0.86%-0.52%1.48%1.41%0.29%-1.02%-1.01%4.21%3.19%12.92%
2022-2.51%-1.29%-0.91%-3.46%0.29%-7.12%5.77%-1.76%-3.88%2.95%2.09%-0.55%-10.49%
2021-0.01%0.11%0.26%1.05%0.22%1.02%0.13%0.68%-0.13%-0.33%-1.37%2.26%3.90%
20200.02%-1.22%-9.32%4.89%4.57%0.79%4.77%0.61%-1.14%0.66%4.19%1.57%9.95%
20193.92%1.52%1.05%1.03%-1.00%2.22%0.29%0.80%0.24%0.39%0.50%1.34%12.94%
20180.42%-0.79%-0.49%0.68%-0.01%0.37%0.95%0.66%0.66%-1.20%-0.86%-2.03%-1.68%
20170.95%1.43%-0.14%0.93%0.69%0.11%0.93%-0.01%1.05%0.69%-0.17%0.34%7.02%
2016-1.50%-0.06%3.72%3.62%0.39%0.84%1.81%1.93%0.70%-0.06%-0.26%1.57%13.32%
20150.15%2.87%-0.58%1.03%0.56%-1.27%-0.47%-1.87%-2.53%2.57%-2.05%-3.21%-4.88%
20140.60%2.36%0.30%0.69%1.17%0.95%-1.31%1.19%-1.90%1.02%-0.86%-1.64%2.52%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 89, SAMHX is among the top 11% of 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.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SAMHX is 8989
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SAMHX is 9090
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SAMHX is 8989
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SAMHX is 9191
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SAMHX is 8888
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SAMHX is 8787
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 Seix High Yield Fund (SAMHX) 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 Seix High Yield Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.75
  • 5-Year: 0.95
  • 10-Year: 0.80
  • All Time: 1.11

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 Seix High Yield Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

Virtus Seix High Yield Fund provided a 6.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.54 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%16.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.20$1.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.54$0.54$0.48$0.40$0.37$0.40$0.40$0.46$0.46$0.47$0.47$1.37

Dividend yield

6.92%6.82%6.07%5.42%4.16%4.55%4.79%5.84%5.46%5.70%6.07%15.82%

Monthly Dividends

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.17
2024$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.54
2023$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.48
2022$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.40
2021$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.37
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.40
2019$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.40
2018$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.46
2017$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.46
2016$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.47
2015$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.47
2014$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.84$1.37

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 Seix High Yield 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 Seix High Yield Fund was 27.61%, occurring on Dec 5, 2008. Recovery took 195 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Seix High Yield Fund drawdown is 0.93%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-27.61%Jun 1, 2007382Dec 5, 2008195Sep 16, 2009577
-19.04%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 202053Jun 8, 202078
-15.02%Jan 3, 2022187Sep 29, 2022308Dec 20, 2023495
-13.65%Jun 1, 2015178Feb 11, 2016123Aug 8, 2016301
-10.13%Jun 2, 201187Oct 4, 201184Feb 3, 2012171
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

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