Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ)Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
13.74 USD
-0.04
(-0.290%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.87 +0.13 (0.946%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT
NFJ is a fund focused on dividend, interest, and premium strategies, with a current price of $13.33. The dividend yield is high at 9.22%, but the payout ratio is over 100%, indicating potential sustainability risks. The recent price history shows some volatility, with a recent uptrend but not a clear momentum wave. The fund's price has been trading near its 52-week low, which could present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. However, the forecasting model suggests a slight downward trend over the next 45 days, which may indicate caution. For long-term investors, the fund's fundamentals are mixed, with a low return on assets and a high price-to-sales ratio, suggesting caution. The dividend payments have been relatively consistent, but there are signs of a decline in recent years. Overall, the fund may be suitable for conservative investors seeking yield, but the risks should be carefully considered. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.025696 |
| AutoETS | 0.025924 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.025925 |
| AutoTheta | 0.031107 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.141 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-15 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-15 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.302 |
| Market Cap | 1,277,369,984 |
| Trailing P/E | 8.64 |
| Beta | 1.09 |
| Profit Margins | 530.60% |
| Previous Name | AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.44% | 10.06% | 10.56% | 10.47% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | 0.305 | 2.443910 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.305 | 2.420643 |
| 2025-09-12 | 0.305 | 2.489113 |
| 2025-06-12 | 0.305 | 2.701358 |
| 2025-03-13 | 0.305 | 2.832638 |
| 2024-12-12 | 0.305 | 2.703537 |
| 2024-09-13 | 0.305 | 2.765961 |
| 2024-06-13 | 0.280 | 2.726265 |
| 2024-03-08 | 0.280 | 2.746250 |
| 2023-12-08 | 0.245 | 2.583182 |
| 2023-09-08 | 0.245 | 2.584418 |
| 2023-06-09 | 0.245 | 2.672860 |
| 2023-03-10 | 0.245 | 2.836070 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.017 | 0.203848 |
| 2022-12-09 | 0.245 | 2.873111 |
| 2022-09-09 | 0.245 | 2.725036 |
| 2022-06-10 | 0.245 | 2.861305 |
| 2022-03-11 | 0.245 | 2.640891 |
| 2021-12-17 | 0.225 | 2.101980 |
| 2021-09-10 | 0.225 | 2.149024 |
| 2021-06-11 | 0.225 | 2.269727 |
| 2021-03-12 | 0.225 | 2.523242 |
| 2020-12-18 | 0.225 | 2.619295 |
| 2020-09-11 | 0.225 | 3.007684 |
| 2020-06-12 | 0.225 | 3.262237 |
| 2020-03-13 | 0.225 | 3.880665 |
| 2019-12-20 | 0.225 | 2.902839 |
| 2019-09-13 | 0.225 | 3.108112 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.225 | 3.243516 |
| 2019-03-08 | 0.225 | 3.391100 |
| 2018-12-21 | 0.225 | 3.972446 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.225 | 3.208091 |
| 2018-06-08 | 0.225 | 3.273886 |
| 2018-03-09 | 0.225 | 3.252625 |
| 2017-12-22 | 0.225 | 3.323954 |
| 2017-09-08 | 0.300 | 4.616280 |
| 2017-06-08 | 0.300 | 4.654592 |
| 2017-03-09 | 0.300 | 4.858626 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.300 | 4.983677 |
| 2016-09-08 | 0.300 | 5.053707 |
| 2016-06-09 | 0.300 | 5.325466 |
| 2016-03-10 | 0.300 | 5.704367 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.300 | 5.653793 |
| 2015-09-10 | 0.450 | 8.347466 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.450 | 7.199813 |
| 2015-03-12 | 0.450 | 7.164781 |
| 2014-12-24 | 0.450 | 6.982315 |
| 2014-09-11 | 0.450 | 6.536434 |
| 2014-06-12 | 0.450 | 6.805276 |
| 2014-03-13 | 0.450 | 7.135098 |
| 2013-12-24 | 0.450 | 7.178360 |
| 2013-09-12 | 0.450 | 7.780642 |
| 2013-06-13 | 0.450 | 8.121145 |
| 2013-03-14 | 0.450 | 8.348133 |
| 2012-12-26 | 0.450 | 9.086178 |
| 2012-09-13 | 0.450 | 8.713475 |
| 2012-06-14 | 0.450 | 9.399295 |
| 2012-03-15 | 0.450 | 8.783446 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.450 | 9.847162 |
| 2011-09-15 | 0.450 | 9.788656 |
| 2011-06-16 | 0.450 | 9.416946 |
| 2011-03-17 | 0.450 | 9.877072 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.450 | 10.239242 |
| 2010-09-16 | 0.150 | 3.953409 |
| 2010-06-17 | 0.150 | 4.193660 |
| 2010-03-18 | 0.150 | 3.879516 |
| 2009-12-23 | 0.150 | 4.204831 |
| 2009-09-17 | 0.150 | 4.653551 |
| 2009-06-18 | 0.150 | 5.426950 |
| 2009-03-19 | 0.150 | 6.632966 |
| 2008-12-24 | 0.410 | 14.313702 |
| 2008-09-18 | 0.525 | 14.751077 |
| 2008-06-19 | 0.525 | 11.190939 |
| 2008-03-19 | 0.525 | 11.659353 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.670 | 14.363514 |
| 2007-09-20 | 0.525 | 11.156054 |
| 2007-06-21 | 0.525 | 10.650848 |
| 2007-03-22 | 0.525 | 10.878547 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.525 | 11.377078 |
| 2006-09-21 | 0.525 | 12.273314 |
| 2006-06-22 | 0.525 | 13.348209 |
| 2006-03-23 | 0.525 | 13.368432 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.600 | 17.087966 |
| 2005-09-23 | 0.525 | 14.215361 |
| 2005-06-15 | 0.525 | 13.578367 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.26422024 |
| Address1 | 1,633 Broadway |
| Address2 | 43rd Floor |
| All Time High | 26.5 |
| All Time Low | 7.53 |
| Ask | 13.83 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 196,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 196,432 |
| Average Volume | 196,432 |
| Average Volume10Days | 196,840 |
| Beta | 1.091 |
| Bid | 13.7 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Book Value | 13.91 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,419,984,000 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.74 |
| Current Ratio | 3.207 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 13.8751 |
| Day Low | 13.74 |
| Dividend Date | 1,546,560,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.88 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,673,470,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,673,384,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 44.317 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,243,894,912 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.59 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,619,200 |
| 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 | 13.1588 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.58119965 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.044168133 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.422024 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.92 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.012931056 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.9099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.26869804 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.83 - 13.92 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,109,687,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 8.09 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| 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 | 0.42810002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 92,967,244 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,619,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.305 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | AllianzGI NFJ 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. AllianzGI NFJ 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 | 1,277,369,984 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_20718981 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,817,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-16 |
| Net Income To Common | 148,930,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,277,369,932 |
| Open | 13.8 |
| Operating Margins | 0.46635 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.7673 |
| Phone | 212 739 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.13000011 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.9461435 |
| Post Market Price | 13.87 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,161 |
| Prev Name | AllianzGI Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund |
| Previous Close | 13.78 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.98777854 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 45.509834 |
| Profit Margins | 5.30604 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.184 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.290275 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.8751 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.74 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.74 - 13.8751 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.8 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.78 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.74 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 171,975 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00695 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10849 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.302 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 92,967,244 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0025 |
| Shares Short | 231,972 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 153,611 |
| Short Name | AllianzGI NFJ Dividend, Interes |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0028 |
| Short Ratio | 1.45 |
| 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 | 0.08853411 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.59 |
| Trailing P E | 8.641509 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.97385 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.7661495 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.059053365 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 171,975 |
| Zip | 10,019 |