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NIE

Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund
$26.21 -0.31 (-1.17%) At close · Jul 17
Market Cap
$726.25M
Shares
27,708,965

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$26.21 Open$26.30 Day$26.10–26.31 52W$21.89–27.24 Avg vol 30d62K Short int40K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol54% DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Up next
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Jul 31, 2026 Est
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 18.8 · elevated Equity put/call 0.73
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +3%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −1%
below
RSI (14) 45
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 81%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +1%
trailing
6-month return +4%
trailing
YTD return +7%
this year
Relative strength −3%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $27 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
17 of 86 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -3.4K sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.14% of float · ▲ +275.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
86 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 39
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 13%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −9%
past year
ATR 1.5%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+3% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−1% Neutral
RSI (14)
45 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
81% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $27 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
17 of 86 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -3.4K sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.14% of float · ▲ +275.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
86 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $22 Now $26 · 81% 52-wk high $27
vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg -1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
NIE
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund
this stock
$726.25M +7.4% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$349.20B +0.7% +16.2% 27.0 0.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$97.45B -4.6% 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$94.28B -16.7% +9.2% 32.5 3.1%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$90.63B -20.7% -11.0% 1.7%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
86
% held
25.6%
Reported
17 of 86
Top holder
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
9
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
39.6K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+29.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
54%
As of
Jul 17, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
945
Value
$25.1K
As of
Jun 30, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
76.9%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Apr 20, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
NIE -2.0% +1.0% +4.4% -2.4% +7.4%
SPY -1.5% +0.3% +7.8% -0.5% +9.0%
vs SPY -0.4% +0.7% -3.4% -2.0% -1.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.58 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
Raised 16%
Paid (TTM)
$2.606 / share · 5 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
9.94%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1383441 CUSIP 92841M101 13F (30d) 18 filings 18 filers