Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Announces Distributions and Discloses Sources of Distribution -- Section 19(a) Notice
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 20, 2024--
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund $(AIO)$ today announced the following monthly distributions:
Amount of Distribution Ex-Date/Record Date Payable Date
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$0.15 December 12, 2024 December 30, 2024
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$0.15 January 13, 2025 January 30, 2025
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$0.15 February 13, 2025 February 27, 2025
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$0.15 March 13, 2025 March 28, 2025
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The Fund previously announced the following monthly distribution on August 29, 2024:
Amount of Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date
Distribution
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$0.15 November 12, 2024 November 12, 2024 November 27, 2024
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Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund's aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder's capital. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
The Fund provides this estimate of the sources of the distributions:
Distribution
Estimates November 2024 $(MTD)$ Fiscal Year-to-Date (YTD) (1)
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Percentage
of Percentage
Per Share Current Per Share of Current
(Sources) Amount Distribution Amount Distribution
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Net Investment
Income - 0.0% $ 0.006 0.4%
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Net Realized
Short-Term
Capital Gains 0.071 47.3% 0.597 39.8%
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Net Realized
Long-Term Capital
Gains 0.079 52.7% 0.750 50.0%
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Return of Capital
(or other Capital
Source) - 0.0% 0.147 9.8%
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Total Distribution $ 0.150 100.0% $ 1.500 100.0%
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(1) Fiscal year started February 1, 2024.
Information regarding the Fund's performance and distribution rates is set forth below. Please note that all performance figures are based on the Fund's net asset value $(NAV)$ and not the market price of the Fund's shares. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance.
October 31, 2024
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Average Annual Total Return on NAV
for the 5-year period (2) 13.35%
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Annualized Current Distribution Rate
(3) 8.14%
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Fiscal YTD Cumulative Total Return on
NAV (4) 14.15%
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Fiscal YTD Cumulative Distribution
Rate (5) 6.11%
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(2) Average Annual Total Return on NAV
is the annual compound return for
the five-year period. It reflects
the change in the Fund's NAV and
reinvestment of all distributions.
(3) Annualized Current Distribution Rate
is the current distribution rate
annualized as a percentage of the
Fund's NAV at month end.
(4) Fiscal YTD Cumulative Total Return
on NAV is the percentage change in
the Fund's NAV from the first day
of the fiscal year to this month
end, including distributions paid
and assuming reinvestment of those
distributions.
(5) Fiscal YTD Cumulative Distribution
Rate is the dollar value of
distributions from the first day of
the fiscal year to this month end
as a percentage of the Fund's NAV
at month end.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions for tax purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
About the Fund
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund is a diversified closed-end fund that seeks to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. A multi-asset approach based on fundamental research is employed, dynamically allocating to attractive segments of a company's debt and equity in order to offer an attractive risk/reward profile. The Fund has a limited term and will terminate on or around October 29, 2031, absent approval by the Fund's Board of Trustees to extend the Fund's term by up to 18 months. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and Voya Investment Management is its subadviser.
For more information on the Fund, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the Closed-End Funds section of virtus.com.
Fund Risks
An investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund's shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV. For more information about the Fund's investment objective and risks, please see the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report may be obtained free of charge by contacting "Shareholder Services" as set forth at the end of this press release.
About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment management products and services from our affiliated managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.
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Shareholder Services
(866) 270-7788
closedendfunds@virtus.com
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