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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) and Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) announced a 20% decrease in their monthly distributions, effective from the April distribution payable on May 1, 2023. For NCV, the new distribution will be $0.034 per share, down from $0.0425. Similarly, NCZ's distribution will drop to $0.03 from $0.0375. The adjustment reflects increased costs of leverage and current earnings in the prevailing market environment. Additionally, the reported distribution amounts are estimates and subject to tax regulations, with final amounts determined by the funds' investment performance.
The Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) has declared a cash distribution of $0.34375 per share, payable on March 31, 2023, to Series A cumulative preferred shareholders of record as of March 13, 2023. The Series A preferred shares, which trade under the symbol NCZ PR A, are rated 'A' by Fitch Ratings and have an annual dividend rate of $1.375 per share. Approximately 4,360,000 shares were issued at $25.00 per share on September 11, 2018. This distribution covers the accrual period from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023, and the shares will be callable post September 11, 2023.
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV) and Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ) will redeem their remaining auction rate preferred shares (ARPS) from January 23 to January 27, 2023. This follows a prior tender offer where 99.7% of ARPS for NCV and 99.2% for NCZ were successfully tendered. The funds will redeem 29 shares for NCV at $725,000 and 49 shares for NCZ at $1,225,000, each at $25,000 per share plus unpaid dividends. The decision comes due to limited leverage benefits and ongoing costs associated with maintaining ARPS.
