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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund · Financial Services · United States · $374M cap · $1.3M/day traded

$15.35 +1.9% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

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Quality
58
Value
61
Momentum
53

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) is 76/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 58, Value 61, Momentum 53, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
3.3x
peers 13.0x
ROE
20.1%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
10.9%
trailing yield
AI CONVICTION THESIS

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund is a leveraged closed-end fund holding convertible bonds and high-yield debt and paying a high monthly distribution. Returns depend on the manager's credit and equity-linked selections and on the fund's discount to net asset value, not on any company-level moat. Recent news covers distributions and portfolio-management changes only.

ABOUT VIRTUS CONVERTIBLE & INCOME FUND

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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2023202420252026CAGRTTM
Revenue-80.3M8.9M65.8M84.7M207.9%21.5M
EPS-3.600.362.643.72221.5%4.60
Shares22.6M22.6M22.6M22.6M+0.0%—
Debt170.0M34.0M34.0M34.0M-41.5%99.6M
Equity468.4M432.8M455.5M497.2M2.0%—
Op CF121.1M128.4M32.3M36.9M-32.7%36.9M
Inv CF——————
Fin CF-123.7M-113.1M-36.9M-36.9M——
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-2.0%
14.815.115.515.816.116 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsVery calm

Calmer than 94% of stocks we rank over the past year (18% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$15.35
RSI (14)
54.7
52-Week Range-10.1% from high
Low $13.26High $17.08

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
58
ROIC (ROA)
1.7%*56.1
ROE
20.1%84.3
GP/Assets
3.5%35.3
Op. Margin
75.7%91.2
FCF/Assets
1.0%42.0
Piotroski
684.8
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.19x66.5
Current Ratio
0.50x14.7
Value
61
P/E (TTM)
3.3x97.5
EV/EBITDA
n/mN/A
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
0.8x75.4
P/S
—N/A
Div Yield
10.9%94.5
Momentum
53
52W High %
90%63.3
RS 6M
-10%30.8
SMA 50/200
0.99x37.8
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
100%86.0

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$374M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of NCV are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
NCVVirtus Convertible & Income Fund(you)$374M76Buy
SPXXNuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund$331M78Buy
MCIBarings Corporate Investors$356M70Buy
TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund$286M75Buy
HRZNHorizon Technology Finance Corporation$265M69Buy
SCDLMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.$342M63Hold
WHGWestwood Holdings Group, Inc.$180M77Buy
NCZVirtus Convertible & Income Fund II$265M66Buy
GCMGGCM Grosvenor Inc.$756M81Strong Buy
WIWWestern Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund$507M62Hold

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.2%

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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV): Stock Score Summary

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) has a MoatMap StockRank of 76/100 based on Quality (58/100), Value (61/100), and Momentum (53/100) factor scores. The current signal is BUY. Virtus Convertible & Income Fund is a leveraged closed-end fund holding convertible bonds and high-yield debt and paying a high monthly distribution. Returns depend on the manager's credit and equity-linked selections and on the fund's discount to net asset value, not on any company-level moat. Recent news covers distributions and portfolio-management changes only.

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$15.35
Market Cap$374M
P/E (TTM)3.25
Price/Book0.81
Return on Equity20.1%
Debt/Equity0.19x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin75.7%
Revenue Growth-7.7%
Dividend Yield10.9%
Free Cash Flow$6M

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virtus Convertible & Income Fund’s (NCV) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) is 76/100, with a Buy signal. It is a composite of Quality (58), Value (61), and Momentum (53), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Virtus Convertible & Income Fund have an economic moat?
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) has a Quality factor score of 58/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Virtus Convertible & Income Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) is Buy, based on a StockRank of 76/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Virtus Convertible & Income Fund in?
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).