Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund Class A (PNEAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.58
+0.07 (0.67%)
Jul 10, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
4.75%
Fund Assets 486.51M
Expense Ratio 1.02%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.35
Dividend Yield 3.19%
Dividend Growth -74.80%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 18, 2025
Previous Close 10.51
YTD Return 2.47%
1-Year Return 7.67%
5-Year Return 66.25%
52-Week Low 8.94
52-Week High 11.44
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 71
Inception Date Oct 31, 2001

About PNEAX

Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund Class A is an open-end mutual fund designed to deliver both capital growth and income. Its primary strategy targets large- and mid-capitalization companies that demonstrate a blend of value, quality, and shareholder yield. The fund is managed by NFJ Investment Group, a value equity manager with decades of experience, leveraging a disciplined fundamental research process and advanced data analytics to identify companies with attractive valuations, robust financials, and consistent dividend payments. The portfolio is well-diversified across sectors such as financials, technology, utilities, and industrials, with a significant focus on firms exceeding $2 billion in market capitalization. Notably, the fund maintains substantial exposure to dividend-paying equities and may allocate up to 25% to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a portion to international securities. This approach aims to capitalize on undervalued opportunities across various industries, seeking to benefit from both income and potential appreciation. The fund’s active management and emphasis on risk control underscore its role as a core holding for investors seeking value-oriented exposure with an income component in the broader equity market.

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

Performance

PNEAX had a total return of 7.67% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.26%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
SWDSX Schwab Schwab Dividend Equity Fund™ 0.88%

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%
NFJEX Institutional 0.70%
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 $0.0465 Jun 18, 2025
Mar 20, 2025 $0.04591 Mar 20, 2025
Dec 19, 2024 $0.22599 Dec 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 $0.03629 Sep 19, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 $0.02881 Jun 20, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.03836 Mar 21, 2024
Full Dividend History