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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ)

$15.140.00%
Close Sep 28, 2026 · split-adjusted
Sep 28, 2026$15.14▲ 16.73% in range
Sep 29, 2025Low $12.35 · High $15.73Sep 28, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Sep 28, 2026

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund closed at $15.14 on Sep 28, unchanged, 3.8% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 376.9K shares was 1.58× its 20-day average (above normal).

Split-adjusted performance: -2.6% over one month, +22.6% over six months, +18.3% over one year.

Short interest was 164.0K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 252.5% from the prior report (0.2% of float, 1.0 days to cover).

Market cap$1.41B93.0M shares
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Dividend yield8.06%$0.305 last paid
52-week range12.35 – 15.73−3.8% from high
Volume376.9K1.58× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d11.9%Annualised
Short % of float0.2%1.0 days to cover
Net cash—
Next earnings—Not scheduled
Split-adjusted performance
1W −1.2%1M −2.6%3M +0.7%6M +22.6%YTD +17.5%1Y +18.3%3Y +30.7%5Y +0.8%

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Shares short164.0K+252.5% vs prior
Days to cover1.0Settled Sep 15
% of float0.2%
Short vol. 10d40.3%of daily volume

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What does Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund do?
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a Massachusetts-based business trust. The primary investment objective of the company is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation.
What is NFJ's market cap?
$1.41B, based on the Sep 28 close of $15.14.
Does Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.305 per share (ex-date Sep 14), an annualised yield of 8.06%.
How much of NFJ is sold short?
164.0K shares, 0.2% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.

About Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a Massachusetts-based business trust. The primary investment objective of the company is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. It pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks and income-producing convertible securities.

Listed Feb 24, 2005corporate.virtus.com

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology