Virtus Westchester Credit Event Fund (WCFRX)
The fund will invest principally in fixed income investments and other investments related to specific events or catalysts that the Adviser expects will cause material credit events or similar situations, such as capital structure arbitrage, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, credit restructurings, IPOs of debt, re-financings, debt maturities, asset monetizations, and other restructurings. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US95737C7074
95737C707
Dec 28, 2017
$2,500
Expense Ratio
WCFRX has a high expense ratio of 1.90%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Virtus Westchester Credit Event Fund (WCFRX) returned 2.02% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.52% over the past 12 months.
WCFRX
2.02%
1.49%
2.16%
6.52%
5.70%
9.17%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WCFRX, 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 | 0.97% | 0.44% | -0.43% | -0.44% | 1.49% | 2.02% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.54% | 0.53% | 0.71% | -0.09% | 0.70% | 0.87% | 0.78% | 0.69% | 0.43% | 0.51% | 0.84% | 0.13% | 6.83% |
| 2023 | 2.25% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.73% | -0.00% | 1.08% | 1.16% | 0.09% | 0.09% | -0.26% | 1.68% | 1.36% | 9.23% |
| 2022 | -0.62% | -0.89% | -0.18% | -1.35% | -1.55% | -4.17% | 2.42% | -0.09% | -0.94% | 1.43% | 0.75% | -0.06% | -5.28% |
| 2021 | 3.41% | 6.19% | -4.09% | 1.11% | -0.16% | 0.55% | -0.31% | -0.39% | 0.55% | 0.47% | 0.31% | -0.46% | 7.07% |
| 2020 | 0.96% | -1.61% | -14.86% | 4.31% | 2.61% | 4.56% | 2.53% | 1.68% | 3.60% | -2.35% | 11.43% | 4.54% | 16.26% |
| 2019 | 3.56% | 1.21% | 0.70% | 2.28% | 0.19% | 1.16% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.96% | -0.47% | -0.29% | 2.30% | 12.59% |
| 2018 | 0.10% | 0.50% | -1.09% | 0.10% | 0.70% | -0.30% | -0.20% | 0.20% | -0.00% | -1.30% | -0.51% | -1.45% | -3.22% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 96, WCFRX is among the top 4% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Virtus Westchester Credit Event Fund (WCFRX) 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 Westchester Credit Event Fund provided a 5.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.61 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.61 | $0.61 | $0.47 | $0.02 | $1.56 | $0.11 | $0.31 | $0.14 |
Dividend yield | 5.22% | 5.33% | 4.15% | 0.22% | 13.78% | 0.90% | 2.98% | 1.44% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Virtus Westchester Credit Event 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.61 | $0.61 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.47 | $0.47 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.56 | $1.56 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2018 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
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 Westchester Credit Event 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 Westchester Credit Event Fund was 23.56%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 121 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23.56% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 121 | Sep 14, 2020 | 143 |
| -15% | Feb 22, 2021 | 344 | Jul 1, 2022 | 508 | Jul 16, 2024 | 852 |
| -4.57% | Jun 12, 2018 | 135 | Dec 21, 2018 | 37 | Feb 15, 2019 | 172 |
| -3.75% | Jan 26, 2021 | 2 | Jan 27, 2021 | 6 | Feb 4, 2021 | 8 |
| -3.43% | Sep 21, 2020 | 30 | Oct 30, 2020 | 13 | Nov 18, 2020 | 43 |
Volatility
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