Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
Closed-end fund
$24.10
TTM yield11.15%Trailing twelve months
12-month dividends$2.695 payments per share
Last dividend$0.580Ex-date Sep 14, 2026
1Y total return+3.83%Reinvested at ex-date close
Performance
Growth of NIE. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
NIE
NIE
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 30, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in NIE became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$9,640
−3.60%
- Price change
- -3.60%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$9,590
−4.10%
- Price change
- -6.26%
- Dividends
- $226
6 months$9,698
−3.02%
- Price change
- -7.24%
- Dividends
- $446
1 year$10,383
+3.83%
- Price change
- -6.55%
- Dividends
- $1,041
2 years$12,588
+25.88%
- Price change
- +4.15%
- Dividends
- $2,025
5 years$14,420
+44.20%
- Price change
- -22.18%
- Dividends
- $4,616
Dividend history Payout steady +0%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 14, 2026$0.580No change
- Jun 15, 2026$0.580+16.00%
- Mar 16, 2026$0.500−4.94%
- Dec 29, 2025$0.526+5.20%
- Dec 11, 2025$0.500No change
- Sep 12, 2025$0.500No change
- Jun 12, 2025$0.500No change
- Mar 13, 2025$0.500—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.580 | — | — | $0.580 | — | — | — | $1.66 |
| 2025 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $1.03 | $2.53 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.500 | — | — | $0.500 | $2.00 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.