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Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (VSHY)

High Yield Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
21.69 USD -0.02 (-0.084%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:23 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 21.69
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral as the fund trades flat against its moving averages, offering no immediate catalyst for a directional move despite a very high-confidence statistical model predicting a negligible drift. Long-term, the asset presents a mixed picture: while the business has recovered from a severe multi-year decline to end the trailing period on a positive note, the cumulative loss of over 12% since inception suggests lingering structural headwinds or a persistent discount relative to peers. The dividend yield of 6.28% is attractive but appears to be a compensation for the equity-like volatility and lack of capital appreciation rather than a sign of a fortress balance sheet. Investors should view this as a speculative income play rather than a core holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.002119
MSTL0.002245
AutoARIMA0.002330
AutoETS0.002330

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 83%
H-stat 1.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.055
Excess Kurtosis -0.14

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 6.18% 6.74% 6.55%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.111 0.512939
2026-07-20 0.097 0.447830
2026-06-22 0.115 0.530198
2026-05-20 0.106 0.489381
2026-04-20 0.113 0.520905
2026-03-20 0.104 0.485210
2026-02-20 0.110 0.502742
2026-01-20 0.061 0.279688
2025-12-22 0.172 0.790078
2025-11-20 0.117 0.538798
2025-10-20 0.117 0.533102
2025-09-22 0.121 0.550626
2025-08-20 0.123 0.564738
2025-07-21 0.120 0.550459
2025-06-20 0.126 0.580779
2025-05-20 0.117 0.541541
2025-04-21 0.124 0.587427
2025-03-20 0.113 0.520066
2025-02-20 0.078 0.356002
2025-01-21 0.010 0.045627
2024-12-20 0.228 1.052146
2024-11-20 0.122 0.557587
2024-10-21 0.072 0.329519
2024-09-20 0.167 0.761375
2024-08-20 0.132 0.607483
2024-07-22 0.126 0.582551
2024-06-20 0.131 0.613439
2024-05-20 0.119 0.556855
2024-04-22 0.141 0.666194
2024-03-20 0.122 0.567970
2024-02-21 0.107 0.500468
2024-01-22 0.010 0.046806
2023-12-20 0.292 1.366401
2023-11-20 0.137 0.657547
2023-10-20 0.133 0.663011
2023-09-20 0.160 0.760818
2023-08-21 0.105 0.503476
2023-07-20 0.123 0.581698
2023-06-20 0.119 0.568698
2023-05-22 0.131 0.633462
2023-04-20 0.120 0.572519
2023-03-20 0.113 0.547348
2023-02-21 0.105 0.506634
2023-01-20 0.010 0.047371
2022-12-20 0.226 1.101633
2022-11-21 0.117 0.572127
2022-10-20 0.126 0.621149
2022-09-20 0.089 0.433301
2022-08-22 0.157 0.731935
2022-07-20 0.096 0.460542
2022-06-21 0.136 0.651185
2022-05-20 0.104 0.482375
2022-04-20 0.106 0.465832
2022-03-21 0.092 0.398199
2022-02-22 0.097 0.415435
2022-01-20 0.020 0.082833
2021-12-20 0.201 0.832298
2021-11-22 0.115 0.472609
2021-10-20 0.108 0.440816
2021-09-20 0.102 0.414348
2021-08-20 0.104 0.425880
2021-07-20 0.100 0.408463
2021-06-21 0.109 0.442550
2021-05-20 0.104 0.424663
2021-04-20 0.092 0.375971
2021-03-22 0.087 0.358985
2021-02-22 0.069 0.281174
2021-01-20 0.020 0.081800
2020-12-21 0.173 0.719036
2020-11-20 0.076 0.318658
2020-10-20 0.081 0.345195
2020-09-21 0.095 0.407201
2020-08-20 0.069 0.295339
2020-07-20 0.067 0.289918
2020-06-22 0.058 0.252393
2020-05-20 0.025 0.112994
2020-04-20 0.058 0.259044
2020-03-20 0.076 0.361474
2020-02-20 0.092 0.381584
2020-01-21 0.018 0.074596
2019-12-20 0.163 0.677192
2019-11-20 0.087 0.367554
2019-10-21 0.081 0.341989
2019-09-20 0.087 0.366162
2019-08-20 0.087 0.367865
2019-07-22 0.085 0.357218
2019-06-20 0.086 0.359532
2019-05-20 0.215 0.894715
2019-04-22 0.115 0.477575
2019-03-20 0.104 0.433785
2019-02-20 0.131 0.552044
2019-01-22 0.062 0.261438
2018-12-20 0.162 0.703614
2018-11-20 0.117 0.491803
2018-10-22 0.121 0.499793
2018-09-20 0.108 0.440241
2018-08-21 0.119 0.486807
2018-07-20 0.101 0.411255
2018-06-20 0.102 0.415073
2018-05-22 0.111 0.455105
2018-04-20 0.123 0.501182
2018-03-20 0.096 0.387097
2018-02-21 0.096 0.387347
2018-01-22 0.071 0.284000
2017-12-20 0.225 0.907258
2017-11-20 0.106 0.424424
2017-10-20 0.099 0.394816
2017-09-20 0.095 0.379545
2017-08-21 0.101 0.404647
2017-07-20 0.093 0.369825
2017-06-20 0.084 0.335597
2017-05-22 0.080 0.318408
2017-04-20 0.072 0.287425
2017-03-20 0.040 0.160128
2017-02-22 0.032 0.127515
2017-01-20 0.006 0.023952
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 6.28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 26.98
All Time Low 19.35
Ask 21.84
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,509
Average Volume 1,509
Average Volume10Days 650
Beta3 Year 0.58
Bid 18.74
Bid Size 300
Category High Yield Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 21.71
Day Low 21.6601
Dividend Yield 6.28
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 21.71396
Fifty Day Average Change -0.022161484
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00102061
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.7633567
Fifty Two Week High 22.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.38820076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.017581556
Fifty Two Week Low 21.398
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.29379845
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.013730182
Fifty Two Week Range 21.398 - 22.08
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,481,725,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.041533697
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0181999
Fullday Change Percent -0.083832
Fullday Price 21.6918
Fund Family Virtus
Fund Inception Date 1,480,896,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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 a diversified portfolio of high yield bonds and other debt securities. It invests primarily in U.S. securities but may invest in foreign securities including those in emerging markets (i.e., those that are in the early stages of their economic development). The fund may use credit default swaps to increase or hedge (decrease) investment exposure to various fixed income sectors and instruments.
Long Name Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_323495438
Nav Price 21.68132
Net Assets 31,436,088.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.39
Open 21.67
Phone 877-332-8172
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 21.6918
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 21.71
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0181999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.083832
Regular Market Day High 21.71
Regular Market Day Low 21.6601
Regular Market Day Range 21.6601 - 21.71
Regular Market Open 21.67
Regular Market Previous Close 21.71
Regular Market Price 21.6918
Regular Market Time 1,787,945,024
Regular Market Volume 1,417
Short Name Virtus Newfleet Short Duration
Source Interval 15
Symbol VSHY
Three Year Average Return 0.0818321
Total Assets 31,436,088
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.90286
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.90286
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 21.76762
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.07582092
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0034831977
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,417
Yield 0.062800005
Ytd Return 2.44604