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VDIVirtus International Dividend ETF

Get incomeNewRanked #1,240 of 1,624 in this goal

Seeks current income.

By Virtus · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.39%

#1,958 of 5,568 · average

Fund Size

$16M

#4,495 of 5,568 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

Track Record

6 months

#5,039 of 5,568 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,916+19.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 18.4% of fundwell diversified

Roche Holding AG
2.3%
HSBC Holdings PLC
2.3%
Novartis AG
2.0%
BHP Group Ltd
1.9%
ASML Holding NV
1.7%
BNP Paribas SA
1.7%
Rio Tinto PLC
1.6%
Advantest Corp
1.6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou
1.6%
Iberdrola SA
1.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.2%
Cash
1.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-10.4%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income.
Strategy
Invests primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies tied to developed non-US markets, including common stocks and preferred stocks. Employs a quantitative investment process using AI for sentiment analysis and risk management, focusing on sectors like Financials and Industrials.
Inception date
December 2, 2025
Fund family
Virtus

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-20