
The Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II is a closed-end mutual fund focused on fixed income, launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, with Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC serving as co-manager. The fund's investment strategy concentrates on fixed income markets within the United States, primarily allocating capital to convertible instruments and high-yield, non-convertible bonds rated below investment grade. Its holdings generally feature a weighted average maturity ranging from five to ten years. Portfolio construction relies on fundamental analysis and a…
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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II and Virtus Convertible & Income Fund hold nearly identical portfolios, yet they trade unusually far apart. NCZ trades at a 9.51% discount versus NCV's 12.13% discount, a gap about two standard deviations above its one-year average of roughly 0.5 points. With a 0.998 correlation in daily NAV moves over the past year, rotating from NCZ to NCV keeps essentially the same convertibles exposure at a lower valuation.

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II blends convertible securities and high-yield bonds, delivering high current income and capital appreciation potential. NCZ common stock trades at an 11.3% discount to NAV, near decade lows, with a 10.37% dividend yield and strong 5-year peer outperformance. NCZ.PR.A preferred shares, rated "A" by Fitch, yield 7.49%—the price decline reflects interest rate risk, not credit deterioration.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) announced today that it has declared a $0.34375 per share cash distribution payable on September 30, 2026 to Series A cumulative preferred shareholders of record on September 23, 2026. The Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NCZ PR A, are rated “A” by Fitch Ratings and have an annual dividend rate of $1.375 per share. The 4,360,000 Series A Cumulati.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) and Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) today announced the following distributions on their respective common shares: Virtus Convertible & Income Fund: Ticker Amount of Distribution Ex-Date/Record Date Payable Date NCV $0.136 September 14, 2026 September 29, 2026 NCV $0.136 October 13, 2026 October 29, 2026 NCV $0.136 November 12, 2026 November 27, 2026 Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE: AIO), Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (NYSE: ACV), Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV), Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ), and Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NYSE: NIE) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today certain portfolio management refinements approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the refined portfolio management s.