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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 2.90% (As of Jan. 2023)
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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2023 was $0.49.

The historical rank and industry rank for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

NFJ' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.2   Med: 2.9   Max: 2.9
Current: 2.9

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund was 2.90% per year. The lowest was -7.20% per year. And the median was 2.90% per year.

NFJ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
55.77% of 866 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs NFJ: 2.90

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jan. 2023 was 2.66. As of today, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividend Yield % is 8.54%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is 0.97, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund  (NYSE:NFJ) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2023 )
=0.49/ 0.184
=2.66

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund was 0.97. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.52.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is 0.97, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2802024-03-082024-03-112024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2452023-12-082023-12-112023-12-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2452023-09-082023-09-112023-09-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2452023-06-092023-06-122023-06-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.015/11.92
=8.52 %

Current Share Price is $11.92.
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.015.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund was 11.00%. The lowest was 5.60%. And the median was 7.57%.

Good Sign:

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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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