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Virtus Newfleet Securitized Income ETF (VABS)

Securitized Bond - Diversified | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
24.18 USD

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:30 a.m. EDT

The security offers a robust 5.06% yield driven by consistent quarterly distributions ranging from $0.03 to $0.20, indicating a stable income stream suitable for income-focused investors. However, the underlying business quality is mediocre; despite a recent price uptick, the asset has failed to generate meaningful capital appreciation over the last four years, trading within a narrow range near its 52-week lows. The statistical forecasting model flags a very high probability of a slight decline over the next 45 days, suggesting near-term headwinds. Consequently, while the dividend provides a floor, the lack of growth trajectory and the negative short-term momentum signal prevent this from being a compelling buy for either aggressive growth or deep value strategies.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.001307
AutoARIMA0.001307
AutoTheta0.001352
MSTL0.001394

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 81%
H-stat 4.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.677
Excess Kurtosis -0.35

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 5.04% 4.94% 3.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.079 0.327665
2026-05-20 0.098 0.406639
2026-04-20 0.101 0.417355
2026-03-20 0.096 0.397598
2026-02-20 0.107 0.439786
2026-01-20 0.053 0.218512
2025-12-22 0.147 0.606811
2025-11-20 0.102 0.420272
2025-10-20 0.097 0.398603
2025-09-22 0.083 0.339191
2025-08-20 0.161 0.658352
2025-07-21 0.101 0.413494
2025-06-20 0.107 0.438686
2025-05-20 0.101 0.415638
2025-04-21 0.104 0.428442
2025-03-20 0.103 0.423433
2025-02-20 0.060 0.246761
2025-01-21 0.032 0.131040
2024-12-20 0.165 0.683938
2024-11-20 0.103 0.426572
2024-10-21 0.098 0.404624
2024-09-20 0.200 0.821187
2024-08-20 0.099 0.407911
2024-07-22 0.098 0.406470
2024-06-20 0.098 0.408844
2024-05-20 0.088 0.368586
2024-04-22 0.105 0.440899
2024-03-20 0.082 0.343240
2024-02-21 0.076 0.319167
2024-01-22 0.010 0.042114
2023-12-20 0.182 0.772168
2023-11-20 0.078 0.333476
2023-10-20 0.076 0.326180
2023-09-20 0.075 0.321268
2023-08-21 0.133 0.571797
2023-07-20 0.070 0.299529
2023-06-20 0.066 0.283140
2023-05-22 0.071 0.304983
2023-04-20 0.067 0.288172
2023-03-20 0.061 0.261522
2023-02-21 0.065 0.280354
2023-01-20 0.030 0.129060
2022-12-20 0.083 0.362129
2022-11-21 0.058 0.254665
2022-10-20 0.061 0.267779
2022-09-20 0.044 0.189166
2022-08-22 0.067 0.286019
2022-07-20 0.041 0.174840
2022-06-21 0.042 0.179181
2022-05-20 0.041 0.172668
2022-04-20 0.036 0.150691
2022-03-21 0.035 0.145349
2022-02-22 0.039 0.159705
2022-01-20 0.019 0.077142
2021-12-20 0.048 0.193744
2021-11-22 0.035 0.141214
2021-10-20 0.035 0.140562
2021-09-20 0.029 0.116000
2021-08-20 0.032 0.127923
2021-07-20 0.018 0.071885
2021-06-21 0.042 0.168236
2021-05-20 0.042 0.168168
2021-04-20 0.038 0.152244
2021-03-22 0.044 0.176282
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 25.35
All Time Low 22.745
Ask 24.2
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 24,332
Average Volume 24,332
Average Volume10Days 2,750
Beta3 Year 0.2
Bid 24.18
Bid Size 200
Category Securitized Bond - Diversified
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.19
Day Low 24.19
Dividend Yield 5.06
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.17394
Fifty Day Average Change 0.0060596466
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00025066856
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.2254894
Fifty Two Week High 24.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5100002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.020656144
Fifty Two Week Low 24.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.09000015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0037359963
Fifty Two Week Range 24.09 - 24.69
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,612,967,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0326613
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Virtus
Fund Inception Date 1,612,828,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund's sub-adviser, seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in asset-backed securities ("ABS") and mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), including commercial MBS and residential MBS. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest not less than 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade tranches of ABS and MBS, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such investments.
Long Name Virtus Newfleet Securitized Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_700802198
Nav Price 24.17397
Net Assets 112,342,672.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.39
Open 24.19
Phone 877-332-8172
Previous Close 24.18
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 24.19
Regular Market Day Low 24.19
Regular Market Day Range 24.19 - 24.19
Regular Market Open 24.19
Regular Market Previous Close 24.18
Regular Market Price 24.18
Regular Market Time 1,784,124,904
Regular Market Volume 218
Short Name Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VABS
Three Year Average Return 0.0615793
Total Assets 112,342,672
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.03477
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.03477
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.270445
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.090444565
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.003726531
Type Disp ETF
Volume 218
Yield 0.0506
Ytd Return 1.78852