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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
15.57 USD +0.03 (0.193%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 15.62 +0.05 (0.321%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:48 a.m. EDT

The fund offers an attractive 7.85% yield driven by a recent increase in distributions to $0.305 per quarter, yet this income comes with significant structural risks. The payout ratio sits at 76.7%, indicating that nearly three-quarters of earnings are distributed, which leaves little room for error if net interest margins compress or equity premiums shrink. While the recent price action shows a modest uptick, trading above the 50-day moving average, the underlying business is struggling with a 19.8% decline in revenue growth. The asset management industry faces persistent headwinds regarding fee compression and client outflows, making the current valuation of nearly 10x earnings precarious. The statistical forecast suggests a negligible 0.43% expected move over the next 45 days with moderate confidence, offering no clear catalyst for a short-term breakout. For investors seeking income, the high yield is compelling but carries a risk of being unsustainable if the fund's performance deteriorates further.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.014512
MSTL0.015595
AutoETS0.016602
AutoARIMA0.016626

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 64%
H-stat 2.43
Ljung-Box p 0.044
Jarque-Bera p 0.256
Excess Kurtosis 0.92
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Revenue per Share 0.302
Market Cap 1,465,164,416
Trailing P/E 9.79
Beta 1.10
Profit Margins 530.60%
Previous Name AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.02% 9.20% 9.26% 8.61%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.305 2.017196
2026-03-16 0.305 2.443910
2025-12-11 0.305 2.362510
2025-09-12 0.305 2.373541
2025-06-12 0.305 2.516502
2025-03-13 0.305 2.573840
2024-12-12 0.305 2.395915
2024-09-13 0.305 2.394035
2024-06-13 0.280 2.304527
2024-03-08 0.280 2.269044
2023-12-08 0.245 2.086882
2023-09-08 0.245 2.045075
2023-06-09 0.245 2.072758
2023-03-10 0.245 2.154793
2022-12-29 0.017 0.151650
2022-12-09 0.245 2.134146
2022-09-09 0.245 1.982201
2022-06-10 0.245 2.039967
2022-03-11 0.245 1.846270
2021-12-17 0.225 1.443233
2021-09-10 0.225 1.454428
2021-06-11 0.225 1.514132
2021-03-12 0.225 1.658069
2020-12-18 0.225 1.693002
2020-09-11 0.225 1.911640
2020-06-12 0.225 2.034358
2020-03-13 0.225 2.370917
2019-12-20 0.225 1.728111
2019-09-13 0.225 1.818917
2019-06-14 0.225 1.864126
2019-03-08 0.225 1.913265
2018-12-21 0.225 2.199414
2018-09-14 0.225 1.738794
2018-06-08 0.225 1.744186
2018-03-09 0.225 1.703255
2017-12-22 0.225 1.711027
2017-09-08 0.300 2.336449
2017-06-08 0.300 2.302379
2017-03-09 0.300 2.349256
2016-12-22 0.300 2.354788
2016-09-08 0.300 2.332815
2016-06-09 0.300 2.401922
2016-03-10 0.300 2.512563
2015-12-23 0.300 2.429150
2015-09-10 0.450 3.499222
2015-06-11 0.450 2.916397
2015-03-12 0.450 2.819549
2014-12-24 0.450 2.672209
2014-09-11 0.450 2.436383
2014-06-12 0.450 2.476610
2014-03-13 0.450 2.533784
2013-12-24 0.450 2.486188
2013-09-12 0.450 2.630041
2013-06-13 0.450 2.675386
2013-03-14 0.450 2.676978
2012-12-26 0.450 2.837327
2012-09-13 0.450 2.645503
2012-06-14 0.450 2.779493
2012-03-15 0.450 2.526670
2011-12-28 0.450 2.762431
2011-09-15 0.450 2.673797
2011-06-16 0.450 2.504174
2011-03-17 0.450 2.562642
2010-12-29 0.450 2.589183
2010-09-16 0.150 0.974659
2010-06-17 0.150 1.023891
2010-03-18 0.150 0.937500
2009-12-23 0.150 1.006711
2009-09-17 0.150 1.102941
2009-06-18 0.150 1.272265
2009-03-19 0.150 1.535312
2008-12-24 0.410 3.264331
2008-09-18 0.525 3.256824
2008-06-19 0.525 2.389622
2008-03-19 0.525 2.431681
2007-12-27 0.670 2.925764
2007-09-20 0.525 2.208666
2007-06-21 0.525 2.063679
2007-03-22 0.525 2.065303
2006-12-27 0.525 2.116082
2006-09-21 0.525 2.235946
2006-06-22 0.525 2.378795
2006-03-23 0.525 2.327128
2005-12-28 0.600 2.906977
2005-09-23 0.525 2.350045
2005-06-15 0.525 2.193899
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.22
dividendYield 7.84
exDividendDate 2026-06-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.22
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07850708
lastDividendValue 0.305
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2019-01-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20046258
Address1 1,633 Broadway
Address2 43rd Floor
All Time High 26.5
All Time Low 7.53
Ask 15.58
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 115,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 178,900
Average Volume 178,900
Average Volume10Days 115,270
Beta 1.095
Bid 15.55
Bid Size 400
Book Value 14.823
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,419,984,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 15.57
Current Ratio 3.207
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 15.61
Day Low 15.5
Dividend Date 1,546,560,000
Dividend Rate 1.22
Dividend Yield 7.84
Earnings Growth 1.777
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.723
Earnings Timestamp End 1,673,470,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,673,384,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 50.379
Enterprise Value 1,414,024,960
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 739 3948
Fifty Day Average 15.2876
Fifty Day Average Change 0.28240013
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.018472496
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.046257
Fifty Two Week High 15.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.1800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.011428591
Fifty Two Week Low 12.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.3199997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.27102038
Fifty Two Week Range 12.25 - 15.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,109,687,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.16
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0299997
Fullday Change Percent 0.193048
Fullday Price 15.62
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 28,068,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.41551998
Implied Shares Outstanding 94,101,764
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.305
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Long Business Summary Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC and NFJ Investment Group LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend-paying stocks of companies. The fund employs a combination of fundamental research with bottom up stock picking approach and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. It was formerly known as NFJ Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund. Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund was formed on February 28, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,465,164,416
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_20718981
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 148,930,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,444,710,971
Open 15.6
Operating Margins 0.46635
Payout Ratio 0.7673
Phone 212 739 3000
Post Market Change 0.05000019
Post Market Change Percent 0.32113162
Post Market Price 15.62
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Prev Name AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
Previous Close 15.54
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0503947
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 52.200527
Profit Margins 5.30604
Quick Ratio 3.184
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.193048
Regular Market Day High 15.61
Regular Market Day Low 15.5
Regular Market Day Range 15.5 - 15.61
Regular Market Open 15.6
Regular Market Previous Close 15.54
Regular Market Price 15.57
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 135,063
Return On Assets 0.00695
Return On Equity 0.10849
Revenue Growth -0.198
Revenue Per Share 0.302
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 92,967,244
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0001
Shares Short 7,749
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 178,222
Short Name AllianzGI NFJ Dividend, Interes
Short Percent Of Float 0.0001
Short Ratio 0.03
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol NFJ
Total Cash 33,475,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.36
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 28,068,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.22
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07850708
Trailing Eps 1.59
Trailing P E 9.792453
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.95505
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.6149492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11572507
Type Disp Equity
Volume 135,063
Zip 10,019