Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund Institutional Class (NFJEX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.66
+0.03 (0.28%)
Jul 9, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
4.10%
Fund Assets 486.51M
Expense Ratio 0.70%
Min. Investment $1,000,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.39
Dividend Yield 3.65%
Dividend Growth -73.14%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 18, 2025
Previous Close 10.63
YTD Return 2.60%
1-Year Return 8.00%
5-Year Return 66.80%
52-Week Low 9.07
52-Week High 11.60
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 71
Inception Date May 8, 2000

About NFJEX

Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund Institutional Class is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in large- and mid-cap companies. Emphasizing a value-oriented approach, the fund targets firms that exhibit a combination of attractive valuations, high-quality fundamentals, and strong shareholder yield. Its strategy involves detailed fundamental research and data analytics to identify companies with solid competitive positions and consistent financials, typically allocating at least 80% of its assets to equity securities. The portfolio is well-diversified across sectors, with notable holdings in financial services, utilities, real estate, technology, and healthcare. Managed by NFJ Investment Group, the fund leverages decades of value investing experience to uncover opportunities among companies with low market expectations and robust prospects for returning capital to shareholders. As part of the Large Value category, this fund plays a significant role in providing disciplined value exposure for institutional investors seeking a blend of income and growth within the U.S. equity landscape.

Fund Family Virtus
Category Large Value
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol NFJEX
Share Class Institutional
Index Russell 1000 Value TR

Performance

NFJEX had a total return of 8.00% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.46%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
ANDVX R6 0.65%
PNEAX A 1.02%
PNECX C 1.72%

Top 10 Holdings

31.10% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Intuit Inc. INTU 4.53%
Eversource Energy ES 3.78%
NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE 3.75%
Prologis, Inc. PLD 3.19%
Bank of America Corporation BAC 3.13%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 3.03%
Pfizer Inc. PFE 3.02%
Crown Castle Inc. CCI 2.45%
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM 2.11%
Citigroup Inc. C 2.10%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 18, 2025 $0.054 Jun 18, 2025
Mar 20, 2025 $0.05474 Mar 20, 2025
Dec 19, 2024 $0.23485 Dec 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 $0.04478 Sep 19, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 $0.04242 Jun 20, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.04697 Mar 21, 2024
Full Dividend History