Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II:NCZ

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    Overview

    As of 10/16/2026. NAV as of 10/15/2026.

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$13.76$15.23-9.65%
    52 Wk Avg$14.70$16.23-9.43%
    52 Wk High$16.17$18.02-4.56%
    52 Wk Low$12.95$14.70-12.79%
    Regular Distribution Type†Income Only
    Distribution Rate10.30780000%
    Distribution Amount$0.1200
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Funds investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income. The fund seeks to achieve it's objective by identifying potential investments that it expects will exceed minimum credit statistics and exhibit the highest visibility of future expected operating performance.

    Capital Structure

    As of 10/16/2026

    Total Investment Exposure:$447.553M
    Total Common Assets:$289.811M
    Common Shares Outstanding:19,028,938
    Leverage

    As of 10/16/2026

    Preferred Share Assets: $109.000M
    Total Debt (USD): $48.742M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $157.742M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $157.742M
    Effective Leverage (%): 35.25%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 1/31/2026

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees1.09%
    Other Expenses:0.18%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.94%
    Total: 2.22%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC

    Portfolio Managers
    Justin M. Kass, George Goudelias, K. Mathew Axline, David Oberto, Ethan Turner

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Convertibles
    Ticker: NCZ
    NAV Ticker: XNCZX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 63,837
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.938M
    Inception Date: 7/31/2003
    Inception Share Price: $15.00
    Inception NAV: $14.33
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: January 31
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    Distributions

    As of 10/16/2026

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions†
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 7/31/2026
    $0.0902
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 10/16/2026
    9.46%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 10/16/2026
    12.35%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 10/16/2026
    4.93%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 10/16/2026
    35.25%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 10/16/2026

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-9.07%
    1 Year-9.43%
    3 Year-9.95%
    5 Year-10.36%
    Z-Score

    As of 10/16/2026

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.87
    6 Month-0.26
    1 Year-0.12
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 9/30/2026
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD9.91%9.19%7.43%11.64%
    202522.28%22.88%14.39%21.10%
    202418.37%11.00%21.90%10.92%
    202317.68%13.68%13.00%11.93%
    2022-35.95%-31.00%-29.07%-25.53%
    20219.24%6.32%13.98%5.77%
    202011.14%20.21%25.59%32.33%
    201927.54%24.03%33.46%25.30%
    2018-18.13%-11.64%-10.90%-6.14%
    201722.06%11.25%18.81%12.46%
    201629.13%23.12%17.56%11.29%
    2015-35.37%-16.39%-13.28%-6.40%
    201411.10%1.32%4.99%1.66%
    201328.14%24.33%  
    201214.43%22.88%  
    2011-5.48%-3.80%  
    201026.51%20.18%  
    2009145.36%95.64%  
    2008-60.76%-57.95%  
    2007-13.14%5.44%  
    200626.91%16.65%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 9/30/2026
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 10/15/2026
    4.93%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 9/30/2026
    402
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 1/31/2026
    119.00%
    Average Bond Price:
    As of 9/30/2026
    $109.21
    Asset Allocation

    As of 9/30/2026

    Top Sectors

    As of 9/30/2026

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)140.20%
    Convertible63.58%
    Corporate Bond37.82%
    Bank Loan21.83%
    Preferred Stock16.96%
    Defensive (Super Sector)3.51%
    Utilities2.58%
    Sensitive (Super Sector)1.02%
    Healthcare0.94%
    Industrials0.73%
    Top Holdings

    As of 9/30/2026

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Alphabet Inc PRF PERPETUAL USD 1000 - 1/20th Int Ser B$20.70M6.95%
    Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 2.875%$8.26M2.77%
    Wells Fargo & Co 7 1/2 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Shs -A- Series -L-$7.63M2.56%
    Welltower OP LLC 3.125%$7.48M2.51%
    Nebius Group N.V. 0.5%$6.93M2.33%
    Datadog Inc$6.85M2.30%
    Lumentum Holdings Inc. 0.375%$6.82M2.29%
    Cloudflare Inc$6.60M2.21%
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 7.625% PRF CONVERT 01/09/2027 USD 50 - Ser C$6.34M2.13%
    Guardant Health Inc$5.61M1.88%
    Credit Quality

    As of 9/30/2026

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 9/30/2026

    Country Allocation

    As of 9/30/2026

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income34.24%
    United States - Equity4.54%
    Denmark - Fixed Income0.48%
    Switzerland - Fixed Income0.37%
    Canada - Fixed Income0.37%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income0.32%
    Australia - Fixed Income0.04%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    † Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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