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Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (VGI)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Hartford, United States | NYSE
7.62 USD +0.03 (0.395%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:07 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT

VGI is a fund that offers a high dividend yield of 12.73%, which is quite attractive for income-focused investors. However, the payout ratio of 1.2973 suggests that the fund is paying out more than its earnings, which could be a red flag for long-term sustainability. The recent price history shows a relatively stable trend, with the current price of $7.54 near the 52-week low of $7.13. This could indicate a potential buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. The fund's low short interest and low short percentage of float suggest that there is not much bearish sentiment in the market. Overall, while the dividend yield is appealing, the payout ratio and price history suggest that caution is warranted for long-term investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.019979
AutoARIMA0.026537
AutoETS0.026540
MSTL0.027454

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 202.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.037
Excess Kurtosis -0.58
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-12
Market Cap 86,205,776
Trailing P/E 10.30
Website https://www.virtus.com/our-products/closed-end-fund-details/VGI

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.06% 13.07% 15.15% 15.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-13 0.080 1.058201
2026-03-16 0.080 1.073810
2026-02-12 0.080 1.037061
2026-01-12 0.080 1.052921
2025-12-11 0.080 1.077380
2025-11-13 0.080 1.080128
2025-10-14 0.080 1.078703
2025-09-12 0.080 1.074644
2025-08-11 0.080 1.093593
2025-07-11 0.080 1.124509
2025-06-12 0.080 1.141854
2025-05-12 0.080 1.179542
2025-04-11 0.080 1.270729
2025-03-13 0.080 1.185136
2025-02-13 0.080 1.183618
2025-01-13 0.080 1.232121
2024-12-12 0.080 1.179756
2024-11-12 0.080 1.200573
2024-10-11 0.080 1.193089
2024-09-13 0.080 1.206383
2024-08-12 0.080 1.270494
2024-07-11 0.080 1.297241
2024-06-13 0.080 1.330039
2024-05-10 0.080 1.356784
2024-04-10 0.080 1.388058
2024-03-08 0.080 1.382261
2024-02-09 0.080 1.364240
2024-01-11 0.080 1.373006
2023-12-08 0.080 1.429985
2023-11-10 0.080 1.540119
2023-10-11 0.080 1.529236
2023-09-08 0.080 1.468252
2023-08-10 0.080 1.454935
2023-07-12 0.080 1.495436
2023-06-09 0.080 1.517404
2023-05-10 0.080 1.533440
2023-04-12 0.080 1.492071
2023-03-10 0.080 1.519080
2023-02-10 0.080 1.453646
2022-12-29 0.080 1.547284
2022-12-09 0.080 1.553485
2022-11-10 0.080 1.571311
2022-10-12 0.080 1.694433
2022-09-09 0.080 1.512105
2022-08-10 0.080 1.436480
2022-07-08 0.080 1.548446
2022-06-10 0.080 1.496075
2022-05-11 0.080 1.492509
2022-04-08 0.080 1.352317
2022-03-10 0.080 1.403913
2022-02-10 0.080 1.283413
2021-12-30 0.080 1.206076
2021-12-10 0.080 1.187031
2021-11-10 0.080 1.137420
2021-10-08 0.080 1.161557
2021-09-10 0.080 1.164503
2021-08-11 0.080 1.170357
2021-07-09 0.080 1.179231
2021-06-10 0.080 1.178265
2021-05-12 0.100 1.467909
2021-04-09 0.100 1.492177
2021-03-10 0.100 1.535230
2021-02-10 0.100 1.503361
2021-01-06 0.100 1.527122
2020-12-10 0.100 1.587579
2020-11-10 0.100 1.679124
2020-10-09 0.100 1.691298
2020-09-10 0.100 1.667497
2020-08-12 0.100 1.636066
2020-07-10 0.100 1.755290
2020-06-10 0.100 1.715009
2020-05-08 0.126 2.474417
2020-04-09 0.126 2.442211
2020-03-11 0.126 2.315375
2020-02-12 0.126 1.857654
2020-01-06 0.126 2.045153
2019-12-11 0.126 2.068866
2019-11-08 0.126 2.081316
2019-10-10 0.126 2.078989
2019-09-12 0.126 2.120971
2019-08-09 0.126 2.116937
2019-07-10 0.126 2.141053
2019-06-12 0.126 2.213907
2019-05-10 0.126 2.250425
2019-04-10 0.126 2.269383
2019-03-08 0.126 2.356521
2019-02-08 0.126 2.378910
2019-01-04 0.126 2.570912
2018-12-12 0.126 2.563407
2018-11-09 0.126 2.443170
2018-10-10 0.126 2.428572
2018-09-13 0.126 2.316545
2018-08-10 0.126 2.291696
2018-07-11 0.126 2.301068
2018-06-08 0.126 2.270234
2018-05-10 0.156 2.625067
2018-04-11 0.156 2.530379
2018-03-09 0.156 2.586904
2018-02-09 0.156 2.881959
2018-01-04 0.156 2.343482
2017-12-08 0.156 2.316567
2017-11-10 0.156 2.239554
2017-10-11 0.156 2.301937
2017-09-08 0.156 2.428684
2017-08-09 0.156 2.487639
2017-07-11 0.156 2.555007
2017-06-08 0.156 2.533403
2017-05-09 0.156 2.642861
2017-04-11 0.156 2.723643
2017-03-09 0.156 2.823125
2017-02-09 0.156 2.827265
2017-01-05 0.156 2.930576
2016-12-08 0.156 3.022481
2016-11-09 0.156 3.079932
2016-10-11 0.156 3.013325
2016-09-08 0.156 2.974756
2016-08-09 0.156 3.046001
2016-07-07 0.156 3.142232
2016-06-09 0.156 3.237559
2016-05-10 0.156 3.416175
2016-04-07 0.156 3.557032
2016-03-09 0.156 3.729955
2016-02-09 0.156 4.081590
2016-01-06 0.156 3.673200
2015-12-10 0.156 3.784079
2015-11-09 0.156 3.596666
2015-10-08 0.156 3.736625
2015-09-09 0.156 3.743624
2015-08-11 0.156 3.579969
2015-07-09 0.156 3.490115
2015-06-09 0.156 3.450456
2015-05-07 0.156 3.370505
2015-04-09 0.156 3.310338
2015-03-10 0.130 2.929560
2015-02-10 0.130 3.018283
2015-01-06 0.380 9.178062
2014-12-09 0.130 3.088192
2014-11-10 0.130 2.966920
2014-10-09 0.130 2.972109
2014-09-10 0.120 2.682191
2014-08-07 0.120 2.711562
2014-07-09 0.120 2.699346
2014-06-10 0.120 2.702346
2014-05-08 0.120 2.759804
2014-04-09 0.120 2.820860
2014-03-11 0.120 2.908428
2014-02-11 0.120 2.941487
2014-01-03 0.272 6.707369
2013-12-10 0.120 3.023658
2013-11-07 0.120 2.961988
2013-10-09 0.120 3.048432
2013-09-11 0.120 3.116727
2013-08-08 0.120 2.981997
2013-07-09 0.120 3.014765
2013-06-11 0.120 2.950595
2013-05-09 0.117 2.648902
2013-04-09 0.117 2.723688
2013-03-07 0.117 2.753348
2013-02-07 0.117 2.735735
2013-01-03 0.220 5.216351
2012-12-11 0.117 2.868096
2012-11-08 0.117 2.806335
2012-10-09 0.117 2.830841
2012-09-12 0.117 2.905969
2012-08-09 0.117 2.922665
2012-07-10 0.117 3.025060
2012-06-07 0.117 3.230701
2012-05-09 0.117 2.964354
2012-04-13 0.117 2.902528
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.96
dividendYield 12.65
exDividendDate 2026-05-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-04-13
dividendDate 2019-02-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.03972602
Address1 One Financial Plaza
Address2 26th Floor
All Time High 20.25
All Time Low 6.68
Ask 7.64
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 51,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 47,632
Average Volume 47,632
Average Volume10Days 51,610
Bid 7.6
Bid Size 2,800
City Hartford
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.62
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 7.625
Day Low 7.6
Dividend Date 1,550,534,400
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 12.65
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,738,335,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,738,335,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,738,330,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,738,330,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 860-241-1024
Fifty Day Average 7.654
Fifty Day Average Change -0.03399992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0044421116
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.972602
Fifty Two Week High 8.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.47000027
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.058096446
Fifty Two Week Low 7.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.42000008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.058333345
Fifty Two Week Range 7.2 - 8.09
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,330,093,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.8
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.40634
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,313,094
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,038,400
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Long Business Summary Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. and Newfleet Asset Management, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in both investment grade and high yield debt instruments issued by the government, corporate, bank loans, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, taxable municipal bonds, and tax-exempt municipal bonds. It invests in securities with average duration which varies within three years (plus or minus) of the duration of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a top-down and bottom-up stock picking approach while focusing on factors such as yield and spreads, supply and demand, investment environment, sector fundamentals, assessment of credit risk, company management, issue structure, technical market conditions, and valuations to create its portfolio. It seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Virtus-Newfleet Global Multi-Sector Income Fund. Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund was formed on February 23, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 86,205,776
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_171124769
Non Diluted Market Cap 85,866,383
Open 7.61
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.2973
Phone 800-248-7971
Previous Close 7.59
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.029999733
Regular Market Change Percent 0.3952534
Regular Market Day High 7.625
Regular Market Day Low 7.6
Regular Market Day Range 7.6 - 7.625
Regular Market Open 7.61
Regular Market Previous Close 7.59
Regular Market Price 7.62
Regular Market Time 1,776,438,422
Regular Market Volume 3,585
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 11,313,094
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0016
Shares Short 17,972
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 28,766
Short Name Virtus Global Multi-Sector Inco
Short Percent Of Float 0.0019
Short Ratio 0.69
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol VGI
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.74
Trailing P E 10.2972975
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.8207
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.20070028
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0256627
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,585
Website https://www.virtus.com/our-products/closed-end-fund-details/VGI
Zip 6,103