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Virtus Real Asset Income ETF (VRAI)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US26923G7806

CUSIP

26923G780

Inception Date

Feb 7, 2019

Region

North America (U.S.)

Category

REIT

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Indxx Real Asset Income Index

Asset Class

Real Estate

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VRAI has an expense ratio of 0.55%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Virtus Real Asset Income ETF (VRAI) returned 2.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.57% over the past 12 months.


VRAI

YTD

2.15%

1M

5.65%

6M

-0.66%

1Y

1.57%

5Y*

9.26%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.79%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.35%

5Y*

15.12%

10Y*

10.89%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.51%0.93%0.97%-6.91%5.03%2.15%
2024-3.83%1.46%4.90%-2.87%2.23%-1.66%5.17%1.42%0.88%-2.86%4.66%-6.09%2.68%
20237.33%-6.23%0.75%1.58%-5.16%4.48%3.11%-3.78%-4.18%-2.46%6.48%5.34%6.14%
2022-2.30%2.11%6.79%-5.24%0.81%-9.95%5.63%-4.72%-10.21%5.38%8.47%-4.91%-9.98%
2021-0.22%4.20%6.47%4.63%2.82%-1.17%0.16%0.68%-3.13%4.91%-2.08%5.30%24.35%
2020-3.88%-9.67%-26.07%16.19%3.79%1.94%1.08%1.46%-5.41%-1.57%20.16%3.90%-5.94%
20192.39%0.82%0.27%-5.52%5.10%-1.40%-3.83%4.94%-0.21%-0.06%3.53%5.61%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VRAI is 21, meaning it’s performing worse than 79% of other ETFs 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 VRAI is 2121
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VRAI is 2020
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VRAI is 2020
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VRAI is 2121
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VRAI is 2222
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VRAI is 2424
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 Real Asset Income ETF (VRAI) 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 Real Asset Income ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 18, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.11
  • 5-Year: 0.56
  • All Time: 0.15

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 Real Asset Income ETF 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 Real Asset Income ETF provided a 6.99% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.60 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 5 consecutive years.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022202120202019
Dividend$1.60$1.62$1.20$1.06$0.92$0.89$0.71

Dividend yield

6.99%7.13%5.02%4.48%3.34%3.91%2.80%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.32
2024$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.63$1.62
2023$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.37$1.20
2022$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.37$1.06
2021$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.92
2020$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.89
2019$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.71

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 Real Asset Income ETF. 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 Real Asset Income ETF was 47.51%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 241 trading sessions.

The current Virtus Real Asset Income ETF drawdown is 9.27%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-47.51%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020241Mar 8, 2021285
-26.73%Apr 21, 2022123Oct 14, 2022
-10.47%Apr 8, 201997Aug 23, 201986Dec 26, 2019183
-7.05%Jun 11, 202126Jul 19, 202166Oct 20, 202192
-6.71%Nov 16, 202111Dec 1, 202123Jan 4, 202234

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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