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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund) Beta : 1.12 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-13), Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta is 1.12.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Beta Chart

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Annual Data
Trend Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.00 -0.08 1.05 1.08 1.11

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 -0.06 1.08 1.07 1.11

Competitive Comparison of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Beta falls into.



Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund  (NYSE:NFJ) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, USA, 01301
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a Massachusetts-based business trust. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks and income-producing convertible securities.
Executives
Donald C Burke director C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mcdaniel Connie D director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
Geraldine M Mcnamara director 150 EAST 44TH ST, APT 35G, NEW YORK NY 10017
R Keith Walton director 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Christine Hurtsellers other: CEO - Subadviser to the issuer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Vincent J Costa other: CIO-Subadviser to the issuer 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Paul Zemsky other: CIO-Subadviser to the issuer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Voya Investment Management Co other: Subadviser to the issuer 10 STATE HOUSE SQUARE, SH12, HARTFORD CT 06103-3602
Brian T Zino director 100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deborah A Decotis director 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
George R Aylward director, officer: President and CEO C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
James S Macleod director 250 E KILBOURN AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Richard W Smirl officer: EVP C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06103
F Ford Drummond director 100 N BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Francis G Waltman officer: EVP C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103

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